"How to train the feet on the floor how to train the feet on the floor" specially designed for the preceptor nurse and nurse educator.
About Us
What we teach
We believe in the mission of the nurse mentor so much that we've dedicated ourselves to making a 2-day course specially designed for organizations looking to develop their Nurse Preceptors. We understand that nursing is dynamic, and one size does NOT fit all. The expectation of the patients, the family and the organization don't change between ER, MedSurg, Cath lab, ICU, etc. The standard of care remains a constant. Training the nurse preceptor on HOW to train the new nurse as a mentor and in an objective fashion is critical to making sure new nurses are delivering!
Mentorship
The organization has hired someone who wants to dedicate themselves to taking care of others. That cannot be underscored enough. Now, we have to take a preceptor and make them a mentor! The mentor has to understand what being a mentor looks like. A mentor has to understand their role as a confidant to that new nurse. Couple with how adult learners learn, needs of a new employee without lowering standards, recognition primed decision making, and understanding the normalization of deviance are all parts of what it means to be a mentor. With those concepts taught, we start to show HOW to use an evaluation model that is consistent and reliable and defensible but is OBJECTIVE. Generally, this has nurse managers and human resources screaming "yes please."
Evaluation model
Evaluating a combination of cognitive and psychomotor skills is hard. Especially since those clearly change between each floor or department. Fortunately, our friends in Law Enforcement have been using a model since the 70's that is used in all 50 states and is proven and defensible. The organization and preceptor should never lower standards. The evaluation model allows a preceptor to track progression as well as regression and help identify the need for remedial training if necessary. The training model also allows solid, objective documentation in the event that the new nurse isn't meeting the standards, or the organization and employment is terminated. As we like to say, "it's not what you know, it's what you can prove." This model is that proof.