In this episode, our hosts Kristen and Maddi are sharing their best tips for getting the most out of your preceptorship! You’re starting your new job as a nurse and it’s time to dive in and learn the ropes working as a team with your preceptor(s)! Kristen and Maddi share the experiences they had with their preceptors, and well as Maddi’s experience being a preceptor herself! From creating good communication and trust, knowing how you personally learn best, and when they felt confident working as a nurse on their own - Kristen and Maddi talk all things preceptorship and taking the reigns in your new nursing job!

00:45 You’ll get out - what you put into it!

02:30 How long was your preceptorship?

03:15 How important is your relationship and trust with your preceptor?

04:50 What if you are paired with a preceptor that you don’t feel comfortable with?

07:00 Did you have one or multiple preceptors? Did you mesh with them right off the bat?

09:00 Did your preceptors let you take the reigns and be hands-on?

12:40 Different styles of how you learn as a preceptee!

15:50 What are the Pros and Cons of having multiple preceptors?

18:15 What is the routine you have found works best for you for assessments, meds, and charting?

21:20 How did you become a preceptor? 

23:00 What is your experience like being a preceptor?

25:40 Eliminating the fear of asking “dumb” questions!

28:15 How to deal with other nurses that aren’t open to new nurses?

30:15 The best advice I got as a new nurse for creating relationships with my unit!

31:40 Was there a moment it hit you that you were confident as a nurse?

34:00 What was your experience starting in Tele and the ICU on your own when you finished your preceptorships?

37:00 One thing that will help you really get the most out of your preceptorship!

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