The Effective Respiratory

Care Preceptor

RTI/RTC will provide quality career education and leadership opportunities through skilled training and community partnerships in a continually changing

society.

Objectives

Define the role and expectations of the preceptor

Review training principles and tools used with the adult learner

Review of the paperwork involved for both student and preceptor

Definition of a Preceptor

Rule of Action or Conduct – Merriam-Webster

Tutor, Mentor, Teacher, Advisor

Assistant to the overall educational process

Documenter and Communicator of the clinical process

Preceptor Role

Be the eyes and ears of the training program

Help the student succeed in their chosen program

Provide guidance to both student and program

Share your knowledge and skill with others

Preceptor Role

Be knowledgeable and creditable about the subject matter / area your precepting

Teach – Tell or show the fundamentals or skill of

something Cause to know the consequences Impart the knowledge of

Merriam-Webster

Preceptor Role

Maintain a High Degree of Professionalism

Be Responsible to:

Your Patients Your Department or Service Your Student The Training Program

Preceptor Role

If the student does not meet expectations with a procedure or concept - Make Student Aware

Explain to the student how to improve the outcome

You must remember these students are entry level – not experts, that’s why your there to advise, guide and mold them

Teaching Principles and Tools for Adult Learners

Get to know the student and their needs

Use experiences both yours and theirs

Tie theory to practice

Provide positive learning environment

Teaching Principles and Tools for Adult Learners

Provide feedback positive if and when deserved, negative if and when deserved as long as you can also provide improvement suggestions

Assist the student to find resources and to look up answers, don’t spoon feed, it’s not fair to you or them

THE ADULT LEARNER NEEDS SOMEONE TO

Model the expected behavior, talk the talk, walk the walk

Have a positive attitude

Provide environment of support, acceptance, and teamwork

Remember and Relate the fact that you were once a student, you did not come out of the womb all knowing and powerful

Share your thoughts tactfully on how they are doing in your clinical setting

THE ADULT LEARNER NEEDS SOMEONE TO

Measurement of the Student and Preceptor Performance

Evaluation Evaluation Communication Communication Evaluation Communication

Evaluation and Communication

Observe the students interactions, thinking abilities and treatment of patients, family, and health care practitioners

Talk with the student about the patient contact, the overall interaction and treatment

Read the Documentation and Evaluate appropriately for the situation

Evaluation and Communication

Call –Preceptors please contact the Clinical Coordinator to give insight and feedback positive and negative of the student – NEVER hesitate if questions, concerns or accolades

Remediate when needed, classroom, lab, clinical

Catch Problems as they are developing, head them off early before they become insurmountable

LEARNING

A Process not an Event

A Change in Behavior due to Interactions with Environment of Experience

The Acquisitions of Habits, Knowledge and Attitudes

Both are a Product of and an Active Process with you the Preceptor

Documentation

1) REVIEW AND VERIFY PROCEDURE NUMBERS

2) EVALUATE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE *

3) PLEASE DOCUMENT ANY INFORMATION NEEDED TO INCLUDE POSITIVE OUTCOMES *

4) DOCUMENT STUDENTS TIME IN CLINIC *

* Students are not to document in areas designated here with an asterisk

BLUE SHEET Please Click and View

Documentation

COMPETENCY SHEET Please click and view

LAB – 1ST Column

Students must have the lab column

completed with initial and date before

demonstrating the skill in clinic

Documentation

COMPETENCY SHEET Please click and view

CLINIC PRACTICE – 2nd Column

After a competent demonstrating of the

skill the clinic preceptor/instructor may

date and initial the column

Competent: Minimal required level, no critical

errors; able to correct with coaching;

meets expectations; SAFE

Documentation

COMPETENCY SHEET Please click and view

CLINIC TEST – 4th Column

Columns 1 through 3 must be complete

Student will perform the skill again at a competent level.

The clinic preceptor/instructor can document the student has completed the clinic test by dating and initialing in the Clinic Test Column.

Competency Skill Completion Form - GREEN SHEET – Must be completed

Documentation

COMPETENCY SKILL COMPETION FORMCLICK TO VIEW

Student will complete top section Please document the level at which the student performed the competency by initialing in only one of the boxes Please print name Please sign name

Clinic Preceptor/Instructor sections highlighted in green Student section highlighted in blue

Some thoughts for Some thoughts for

EducatorsEducators

and and

PreceptorsPreceptors

to keep in mindto keep in mind

Never try to makeNever try to make

another human another human

exactly likeexactly like

yourselfyourself

one is enough one is enough

Never judge aNever judge a

person’s need, or refuse yourperson’s need, or refuse your

consideration, solely because consideration, solely because

of of

the trouble he or she causes the trouble he or she causes

Do not blame heredityDo not blame heredity

nor the environment in nor the environment in

general, general,

people can overcome their people can overcome their

environmentsenvironments

Try never to give a personTry never to give a person

up as hopeless or cast them up as hopeless or cast them

out unless all otherout unless all other

avenues of aid have failedavenues of aid have failed

and its been well Documentedand its been well Documented

Try to help Try to help

everyone becomeeveryone become

sensitive and compassionatesensitive and compassionate

along withalong with

Capable, competent, Capable, competent,

and tough mindedand tough minded

Do not steal from anyDo not steal from any

person their responsibility person their responsibility

for determining their own for determining their own

conduct conduct

and the consequences ofand the consequences of

that conductthat conduct

Please honor anyone Please honor anyone

engaged in the pursuitengaged in the pursuit

of learning extend and of learning extend and

share the profession, knowledge share the profession, knowledge and critical thinking skills of and critical thinking skills of

Respiratory care Respiratory care

Understand there are noUnderstand there are no

universal remedies Do not universal remedies Do not

expect expect

miracles andmiracles and

Remember were not godsRemember were not gods

Cherish a healthy sense of Cherish a healthy sense of

humor. it may save youhumor. it may save you

from becoming shocked, from becoming shocked,

depressed, and/or depressed, and/or

complacentcomplacent

Remember you are important to Remember you are important to

the educational processthe educational process

recall however, there is more recall however, there is more

than one way to skin a cat than one way to skin a cat

if cat skinning is what’s neededif cat skinning is what’s needed

RECAP

Preceptors are the life blood of any program, Please remember we respect you and need you

The students need you to be active preceptors, counselors, teachers and motivators

Our expectations are for you to be our eyes and ears, to teach, evaluate, remediate, document

Communicate, through good communications all things are possible

Thank you