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Course Description
The Preceptor Workshop is designed to help registered nurses enhance their skills and knowledge to effectively precept and improve patient care. Participants will integrate the ICOACH model to foster collaboration and introspection, assess their emotional intelligence to manage interactions better, and review adult learning principles to tailor teaching strategies. The course will also emphasize effective communication strategies, focusing on feedback and conflict management to strengthen interactions with patients, families, and healthcare teams. By clarifying the roles and responsibilities of preceptors at Children’s National Hospital, the workshop ensures participants are prepared to deliver safer, more effective patient care.
Pre-Work Requirement (Must Be Completed Prior to Attending the Workshop)
Participants are required to complete the Preceptor Development Curriculum prior to the workshop. This curriculum outlines the competencies, performance criteria, and related learning activities of the Preceptor Development Program, including the core competencies of the five preceptor roles: Socializer, Educator, Evaluator, Conflict Resolver, and Role Model.
The Preceptor Development Curriculum is completed in Cornerstone at the following link. (In order for this link to work, the employee must be signed in to Cornerstone via SSO.)
[Preceptor Development Curriculum Link]
Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support
No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this education activity.
Target Audience
Nurses
Learning Objectives
- Integrate concepts of ICOACH model into the preceptor roles of socializer, role model and educator
- Assess personal emotional intelligence and personality traits to identify areas for improvement in managing patient and colleague interactions effectively.
- Apply adult learning principles and communication strategies to develop tailored teaching methods that enhance preceptorship and improve learner engagement in the clinical environment.
- Apply communication strategies to employ feedback and conflict management strategies
- Identify how to assess, validate, evaluate, and remediate learner competency
Additional Information
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 Preceptor Workshop Agenda | 193.84 KB |
Ashley Moore, Ashley Moore MSN-Ed., RN, CPN
Ashley Moore, Ashley Moore MSN-Ed., RN, CPN
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362
Available Credit
- 3.50 ANCCChildren’s National Hospital will provide 3.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
- 3.50 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.
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