Purpose
This Preceptor Handbook is designed to provide both the preceptor and the student with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities in this collaborative effort. It includes information about the Graduate Nursing Program, role expectations, and tips for you as a preceptor.
As a preceptor, you play a key role in not only direct supervision to ensure competent, safe completion of specific skills, but also in guiding the graduate nurse's development within the clinical learning environment to promote self-awareness and critical thinking.
Your support and guidance can prove beneficial for both the graduate student and clinical site and contributes to the next generation of advanced practice nurses and nurse leaders. The Nursing faculty are readily available to graduate students and their preceptors for consultation and assistance. Again, thank you for your support. If you require any further information, please feel free to contact us.
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Preceptors may be registered nurses, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. All preceptors are considered to be experts in their area of practice, with a minimum of 2 years of practice experience, teaching skills and willingness to precept students at various stages of learning. Preceptors must be currently licensed to practice and preceptors for nurse practitioner students must be certified in their practice specialty. Preceptors must have a minimum Master’s degree in the appropriate specialty. Each preceptor must submit a current resume which is required to be on file for program accreditation purposes |
Preceptor Benefits
Preceptors may apply for status as a Clinical Affiliate Faculty member. To apply, contact Katie Bennett.
At minimum, individuals who apply for Clinical Affiliate Faculty status will be considered if they are aligned with the SPU mission and have consistently contributed to the education of SPU Graduate Nursing students in ways such as:
- Precepting a minimum of one quarter per year
- Providing tutoring/mentoring for specific students
- Acting as a guest lecturer/lab faculty
- Writing case studies/unfolding cases
Benefits to affiliate faculty members may include:
- Invitation to School of Health Sciences events
- Access to SPU Library (on-site and remote)
- Discounts for athletic and fine arts events on campus may also be available
Preceptor Handbook Contents
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Contact Us
Dr. Christine Hoyle, Associate Dean
Dr. Bethany Rolfe Witham, Nurse Practitioner Faculty
Dr. Melissa Hutchinson, Clinical Nurse Specialist Faculty
Katie Bennett, Graduate Programs Manager
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Nominate a Student for the DAISY Award
Does your DNP student exemplify exceptional compassion, advocacy, or leadership?
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students is designed to remind students, even on the hardest days in nursing school, why they want to be a nurse. By recognizing nursing students for the above-and-beyond care and compassion shown to patients and their families, we celebrate what it truly means to be a nurse. We honor the nurse-patient connection that makes all the difference to patients and their families in their healthcare experience and that makes great nurses truly great.
Nominate a Seattle Pacific University nursing student at https://app.roundsplus.getwellnetwork.com/SurveyAction/SurveyGo/mjoVx3rqMd1Js
The DAISY Award is an international recognition program started in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Pat’s family experienced firsthand the difference his nurses made in his care through clinical excellence and outstanding compassionate care.