I just completed the Preceptor Pro course and it is helping me greatly. I've been a nurse for only 2 years and I wasn't sure if I should be the one precepting our new hire despite management telling me that I was ready. I wanted her to be successful but felt I was still learning myself. We are about 4 weeks into orientation and she is doing very well. I read the blogs and remembered all the tips and advice from this course and it helped me map out a plan for her each week. I learned the appropriate ways to communicate with the orientee and it gave me more confidence in myself as her teacher. She has previous work experience on the mother and baby floor and she was seeking a new experience to learn more skills so she joined me in the orthopedic unit. Thank you for all the guidance Katy!

[PRECEPTOR PRO] It was very helpful to just evaluate myself as a preceptor and the course gave so many good questions to ask myself and my preceptee so we both can be our best.

[PRECEPTOR PRO] I think reflecting on going into precepting being friendly but not making a friend was impactful. It is hard to have those difficult conversations for improvement, so getting tips to create a friendly environment while maintaining objectivity made me really reflect on my self.

[PRECEPTOR PRO] I liked that it was very relatable. The examples that were used were real life. It was also helpful that the course talked about the good the bad and the ugly.

[PRECEPTOR PRO] I appreciated the 'hands on' suggestions for how to handle being a preceptor. Also the description of where the orientee is in their growth as the fledgling new nurse in the world of nursing or new department. I loved the real to life examples. I very much appreciate the paperwork part of the course. I will use these to help in my work as I try to teach new preceptors to be successful in their responsibilities.

[PRECEPTOR PRO] I audited this course for my ICU, I plan to share my learnings with our preceptor staff. I'd like to see us improve our training process especially as it relates to the soft skills Kati covers such as time management, delegation, building rapport, giving and receiving feedback. Our unit educator and corporate training program covers the technical skills, but I am happy to find a resource to help us standardize our process with these more subjective skills.