Preceptor Foundations Workshop

• IMPORTANT: Unit leadership approval is required to participate.

• Minimum of 6 students to confirm a class. If this is not met, the class will be cancelled and the students will be offered the option to transfer to another class.

This course describes the roles and responsibilities, characteristics and key skills of an effective preceptor.

Greetings,

Thank you all for your interest in pursuing your preceptor competency as developed and available through the preceptor program and committee at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. This course describes the roles and responsibilities, characteristics and key skills of an effective preceptor.

Below you will find a list of prerequisites as well as in course requirements that you will need to adhere to in order to receive full credit for your course completion.

In- Course Requirements:

• Participation in group activities is required as your input is valuable to all learners participating in the course.

After course requirements:

• Complete survey
• Complete 6 month follow up survey
• Complete and maintain ongoing competency requirements

Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe ethical challenges associated within the Preceptor relationship and how to mitigate them.
• Understand preceptor roles and responsibilities, including policy and competency requirements and validation.
• Identify 4 ways to assess or develop critical thinking the preceptee.
• Describe the strategies that can be used to communicate or give feedback effectively.
• Discuss and apply concepts to mitigate and prevent bullying or conflict within Preceptor/Preceptee relationship.
• Describe ethical challenges associated within the Preceptor relationship and how to mitigate them.
• ​Develop understanding about how to establish a strong therapeutic interpersonal peer to peer relationship in the Preceptor role.​
• Apply knowledge, skills and attitudes gained from this workshop to their preceptor role.
• Discuss how implicit bias (attitudes or opinions regarding – race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status or other characteristics) that could impact the preceptor/preceptee relationship and how this indirectly impacts patient care outcomes.

This continuing education (CE) course is offered through Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford by the Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry (CPEI). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider Number 9713.

Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry is accredited as provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Provider Number P0668.

• Number of BRN Contact Hours: PENDING
• Number of ANCC Contact Hours: PENDING

Other Medical Professionals:

• Contact your professional board to determine if they accept continuing education (CE) credits approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Earning CE Credits

• To be eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credits, participants are required to attend the entire course or event and complete the course evaluation. Partial credit cannot be granted for late arrivals or early departures.

Certificate Issuance and Record Keeping

• CE certificates will be distributed within 30 days of course completion. Participants are responsible for maintaining their personal records of accrued CE documentation. Certificates must be retained for four years following the course date and are valid for a single use toward registered nurse license renewal.

• Clinical/Registered Nurses
• Other Medical Professionals

• This FREE training is exclusively offered to Stanford Medicine Children's Health employees.
• Stanford Children's Employees (with no CE credits) = FREE
• Stanford Children's Employees (with CE credits) = $45 (plus admin fees)
• The Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry (CPE&I) accepts card payments ONLY for course fees and materials. Transfer of Funds are no longer accepted. Employees seeking reimbursement for educational expenses must obtain their manager's approval through Bright Horizon. Employees must submit proof of completion and receipts upon completion of a course in order to be reimbursed. Click for Reimbursement Guidelines.

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• Join Waitlist: Please note that being on the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment to the course but it certainly increases your chances when an opening becomes available. Our waitlist is maintained on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon seat availability, you will be contacted automatically with further instructions on how to register.

• FULL REFUND for cancellations at least 2 weeks prior to class date.
• PARTIAL REFUND for cancellations less than 2 weeks prior to class date.
• NO REFUND for cancellations less than 5 days prior to class date.
• For SCH Employees: NO SHOWS or cancellations on the day of class are considered unexcused absences. Managers will be notified. A medical note may be required in the event of illness or medical emergencies.
• Cancellation by CPEI: Schedules, venues and details are subject to change and cancellation. Registered participants will be provided with as much advance notice as possible if this should occur. If CPEI cancels class, full refund will be given.
• Email [email protected] to request cancellation and refund.

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