Getting the Most Out Of Your Preceptorship

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! ………………………….. Connect with us on Instagram: @lifeinscrubspodcast https://www.instagram.com/lifeinscrubspodcast/?hl=en Follow along with our personal Instagram pages too! @thenursekristen  https://www.instagram.com/thenursekristen/?hl=en @themaddiward   https://www.instagram.com/themaddiward/?hl=en