Transcript I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends!

The NAWC® Preceptor Program
Making a difference in the Wound Care Community
Objectives
1. Introduce the concept of mentoring
2. Discuss the role of a Preceptor
3. Discuss the qualifications to become a Preceptor
Who Do You Look Up To?
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people
will forget what you did, but people will never forget how
you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
Famous Role Models
“ Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Gandhi
Famous Mentors
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
Mother Theresa
Mentoring
• Mentoring another nurse is a professional means
of passing along knowledge, skills, behaviors and
values to a less experienced individual who is
often referred to as the “mentee” or “protégé”
(NLN, 2006).
Mentoring
Who Mentored you?
My Mentors
Pass it FORWARD !!!
Mentoring
• Takes place in a one-onone relationship where
the mentor makes a
personal investment in
the person being
mentored
Mentoring
• Includes aspects of
professional
development as
well as personal
development
Mentoring
• Goals tend to be broad
Mentoring
• Voluntary
• Long term relationship
• Paired by similar
characteristics
• Teaching goes beyond
skills only
• Role Models
Effects of Mentoring
• Increases:
• Access to information
• Self - esteem &
confidence
• Job satisfaction
• Empowerment to cope
• Professionalism
Effects of Mentoring
• Decreases:
• Stress
• Frustration
• Lack of initiative
To Become a Mentor
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Have the desire
Be committed
Make the time
Be patient
Effects of Mentoring
• Be experienced in the
subject matter
• Show enthusiasm
Benefits to Mentee
• 3 “E’s”
• Emotional support
• Encouragement
• Empathy
Benefits to Mentee
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Receive motivation
Valuable direction
Gain knowledge
Different perspective
A Preceptor
A Preceptor
• Relationship is
sustained over
time but is time
limited (Collegesemester/qtr/orientation)
• Specific time
frame-to be a
WCC preceptor
120 hrs/3wks
Goal - Preceptor
• Goals of preceptorship
• specific, course related,
objective, measurable
• Related to practice
performance of a
particular role ie. WCC
• WCC- Competnancy
Checklist
Role - Preceptor
• Role Modeldemonstrates how
competent preceptee
perform their tasks
Role - Preceptor
• Socializer-helps preceptee feel welcome & integrated
First Day for Preceptor
• To set the tone for a proper
learning environment allow
30 mins. on first day:
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Meet & Greet
Learning about each other
Address mutual expectations
Identify previous experience
• Many WCC students do not
have a lot of clinical experience
Get student on the Same Page
• Responsibilities
• Be as explicit as possible
about the entire spectrum of
responsibilities.
• Consider such mundane
but important aspects
• How to dress
• Where to park & enter the
bldg
• Where to store personal
possessions
Get student on the Same Page
• Discuss clinical site rules &
regulations.
• Be clear on how you want
the student to contribute to
the rotation
• Some activities may be
observational
• While others may require
hands-on participation
Get student on the Same Page
• Teaching - You may wish to tell
the student you:
• “Teach on the fly”
• Primarily by asking questions
• Role-modeling & directing the
learner to the literature to
answer important content
questions.
• Whatever approach you choose
• Briefly describe what will occur
• What the student must do to make
the process work
Get student on the Same Page
• Evaluation & Feedback
• The student needs to know
when and how it will occur
• Have a clear idea of what
criteria will be used for
evaluation
• Use this time to reassure
the learner that you will
offer informal feedback
frequently during the
experience
Your Role as a Preceptor
• Educator
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Helps preceptee
Assess learning needs
Plan learning experiences
Implement the plan
Evaluate performance
Preceptor Tips of the Trade
• Listen to what the students
need/want to learn
• Do not present only what you
want to teach
• One teaches more by what one
does than by what one says
• Get to know the student’s
strengths and weaknesses
• Help find experiences to address
the weaknesses
• Capitalize on the strengths
Preceptor Tips of the Trade
• Do not always provide
answers
• Provide tips to help guide
through the problem-solving
process
• Immediate feedback is
most effective
• Correct a misunderstood
situation/mistake as soon as
it happens
Preceptor Tips of the Trade
• Not only do preceptors
teach, but they also learn
by teaching.
• Student questions require
you to provide a rationale for
the treatment regime of the
patient.
• Additionally, it gives you the
opportunity to reevaluate the
treatment approach related to
certain conditions.
Preceptor Tips of the Trade
• Let people make mistakes
• Does not jeopardize patient safety
• This is an excellent way for learning
to have an impact
• Encourage questions
• Make sure the student understands
that no question is stupid
Preceptor Tips of the Trade
• Go step by step:
1. Students cannot be
taught short cuts
2. They first need to learn
things the established
way
3. On the other hand, if
there is a safe short
cut, share it!
Preceptor Tips of the Trade
• Every individual is unique and
that you must tailor the
learning to the individual
learning style
• Recognize and accommodate
the learning style of your
student
• Some like a lot of discussion
before trying out a new skill
• While others want to practice
right away-then discuss
Benefits to preceptee
• Participate in wound
care practice in a
variety of settings
• Experience the "real
world" of practice
Benefits to preceptee
• Socialization into the
profession
• Gain competence and
confidence
Benefits to preceptee
• Investigate employment
opportunities.
• Begin the transition from
the role of student to WCC
Ready to Become a Preceptor??
NAWC® Preceptor Program
• WCC® certification option
that allows licensed,
healthcare clinicians who
have a strong passion for
healing wounds, but do not
have the required wound
care experience to earn
the WCC credential.
NAWC Preceptor Program
• 4 wk program that
includes
• 1 wk WCEI Course
• 3 wk/120 hours with a
WCC preceptor-clinical
setting
Qualifications to Become a Preceptor
• Approval from employer
• 1. Current unrestricted
professional license
• 2. Current active certification
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National Alliance of Wound Care®
as a “WCC”
• Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
Certification Board (WOCNCB) as a
"CWCN", “CWON” or "CWOCN“
• American Academy Wound Management CWS
Qualifications to Become a Preceptor
• 2 yrs of clinical WC experience
• Within the last 5 yrs
• Min of 1 yr since you have been
WC Certified
• Approval from employer
• Check requirements needed to bring
student in-house
Qualifications to Become a Preceptor
• Sufficient clinical
population &
opportunities
• provide hands-on wound care
skills
• learning experiences to
student
• Submission & approval
of the NAWC clinical
preceptor application
In Closing
• There are many ways to
share your knowledge
• It starts with you
• There is always a need
• You can make the
difference for a deserving
WCC candidate
• Become a WCC Preceptor
today
You’ve been great!
Thank you
Bibliography
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