Assembly of Didactic and Clinical Educators: Giving Your Preceptors What They Need: An Innovative Plan for Developing a Clinical Preceptor Education Program (1 Class A CE)

Sunday, August 20, 2023

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM PDT

Location: CC Level 5- Ballroom 3

Speaker(s)

Amy D. Yerdon, DNP, CRNA (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Athens, Alabama, United States
Susan McMullan, PhD, CRNA, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, FAAN

Associate Professor, Director Nurse Anesthesia
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Schl of Nursing Post-BSN to DNP Pathway for Nurse Anesthesia
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Katie Woodfin, DNP, CRNA (she/her/hers)

Instructor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Huntsville , Alabama, United States

Slides

This presentation describes the design, implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of a clinical preceptor education program designed to synthesize and disseminate knowledge needed for clinical preceptor expertise, with the goal of improving preceptor confidence in clinical teaching.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the educational barriers that exist between clinical preceptor and Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists.
Describe the process required to address the educational needs of clinical preceptors.
Identify strategies for the creation, dissemination, and evaluation of a clinical preceptor educational program.