Leadership Preceptor Orientation
NURS 4650 | Professional Leadership Capstone | Leadership Clinicals
- For the clinical leadership practicum, students will have an opportunity to apply what they have learned in their BSN education to develop a quality improvement project (QIP). The student is not required to implement the QIP.
- Students will be working their assigned preceptor’s shift on Fridays, beginning the 4th week of the semester.
- Students are assigned to a leader within the unit that holds the role of:
- Nurse Administrator, Nurse Director, Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator, Nurse Educator, Nursing House Supervisor, Quality Improvement Nurse and Infection Control Nurse.
- Note: For this course, the role of Charge Nurse does not meet the requirements for an appropriate of Leadership Preceptor
- Nurse Administrator, Nurse Director, Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator, Nurse Educator, Nursing House Supervisor, Quality Improvement Nurse and Infection Control Nurse.
- Discuss the impact of current trends, nursing roles, and principles of leadership and management that influence health care delivery systems.
- Apply principles of program planning and evaluation, budgeting, staffing and decision making in establishing productive patient care operations for nursing management.
- Discuss principles of personnel management and motivation related to employee productivity, recruitment, retention and quality patient care delivery in complex settings characterized by ambiguity.
- Investigate the application of Change and Systems theories in nursing practice and management of health care activities.
- Analyze healthcare policy as it relates to healthcare delivery systems, organizations, reimbursement and their effectiveness in protecting patient safety.
- Analyze healthcare economics and law as it relates to the provision of healthcare to individuals, families, groups, communities and populations.
- Analyze aspects of informatics and their impact on health care.
- Compare and contrast the various evidence and principles of leadership and management used by the nurse in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
- Value the relationships between development, culture, spirituality, family dynamics, socioeconomics, health and health promotion of patients and families in selected healthcare settings.
- Utilize information and technology to promote communication, quality care, and safety when caring for patients.
- Evaluate own learning needs and plan appropriate educational interventions to maintain professional practice and licensure.
- Communicate clearly in a professional manner using verbal, written and technological skills.
- Demonstrate the professional, legal, and ethical principles embodied in the Texas Nursing Practice Act (2021), the Texas Board of Nursing Differentiated Essential Competencies (2021), the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education (2021), the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2021), the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (2015), and the Mission of UIW as foundations for nursing practice.
Leadership Frequently Asked Questions
The clinical liaison and faculty collaboratively facilitate clinical placements with consideration for students’ learning objectives and interests and the available clinical sites and RN preceptors.
We understand there are situations where a student might not be able to accompany their preceptor. In these cases, the Leadership preceptor should arrange for a temporary learning experience with an appropriate alternate preceptor (see roles listed above). The student is also allowed to use this time to work on their QIP project in a secure area at the clinical site.
Yes. Students may participate in off-site events or meetings that are part of the leadership preceptor’s workday. These off-site events or meetings must be approved by the clinical faculty prior to attending. Students must provide their own transportation and cannot travel with the preceptor.
Students are expected to be on the unit ready to start when the preceptor would normally start their responsibilities. Students who are ill or unable to attend clinical must contact their clinical faculty, preceptor, and the clinical unit. The preceptor should notify clinical faculty anytime a student is not meeting these expectations.
When a preceptor is out on PTO or is ill, the student should be reassigned by the preceptor or charge nurse to an appropriate alternate Leadership preceptor (see roles listed above). Students should not arrange to work with other staff members without the approval or knowledge of the preceptor and faculty. If this is occurring, then preceptors should clarify their expectations with the student and notify the clinical faculty.
The ability of all students to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with appropriate professional nurse expectations is expected. Preceptors who are working with a student who is not behaving in a professional or safe manner should contact the SNHP clinical faculty member as soon as deficits are seen to discuss their concerns and to develop a plan of action. The SNHP clinical faculty is ultimately the one who must decide if the student is performing at a satisfactory level.
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