Building Bridges: Cultivating a Successful Student-Preceptor Relationship
Webinar Overview
This webinar is designed for graduate nursing students seeking to maximize their learning opportunities through effective and sustained relationships with preceptors. Participants will gain insights into the roles of students, preceptors, and faculty in creating a supportive practicum learning environment. Through engaging discussion and practical strategies, participants will learn how to establish positive relationships with preceptors and maintain those connections beyond graduation. The webinar will include a presentation and interactive discussion, allowing participants to share their strategies on networking and mentorship. By the end of this webinar, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of how to effectively navigate their relationships with preceptors, laying the foundation for a successful nursing career and lifelong professional development.
Objectives:
- Understand the roles of the student, preceptor, and faculty in fostering a collaborative learning environment.
- Describe strategies for establishing a positive relationship with preceptors, including approaches to conflict resolution and professional boundaries.
- Discuss the importance of self-reflection and its role in strengthening the student-preceptor relationship.
- Employ strategies for maintaining ongoing professional relationships with preceptors post-graduation, focusing on networking, mentorship, and continued learning opportunities in the nursing field.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speaker
Courtney Pitts, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Courtney Pitts, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a Clinical Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty Director at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. She is a nationally certified and actively practicing FNP with a clinical background in primary care and the management of patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Her experience as a nurse educator includes curricular oversight, clinical training program development and clinical practicum placement. As a former project director of a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) federally funded advanced nursing education workforce grant, Dr. Pitts focused on establishing and maintaining academic practice partnerships required to support nurse practitioner student success in their clinical learning. In 2021, Dr. Pitts was appointed by the United States Secretary of Health to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP). In this role, she serves with a national cadre of colleagues who focus on nursing workforce, practice, and education issues. Other roles of leadership include service or past service within the National League for Nursing (NLN), the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF).
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to GNSA members, deans, faculty, and staff from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.