TY - JOUR
T1 - A centralized, computerized, and relational data base for student clinical placements
AU - Lears, Mary Kathleen
AU - Olsen, Sharon J.
AU - Morrison, Candis
AU - Vessey, Judith A.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Quality clinical experiences are a critical component of advanced practice nursing (APN) curricula. Historically, nursing instructors coordinated both the didactic and clinical components of a course. Increasingly, course coordinators organize the didactic component, and external preceptors working in the clinical setting function as practicuum teachers. Both scenarios involve labor-intensive processes, and neither facilitate the scheduling of clinical experiences that build on progressive learning across the student's curriculum. A centralized, computerized, relational data base for efficient management of APN preceptors and students across the curriculum was designed. One master's-prepared clinical coordinator maintains the data base and performs all related functions. This system offers numerous benefits to students, preceptors, faculty, and nursing school, including balanced and progressively complex clinical learning experiences for students from competent preceptors; consistent interface with students and preceptors; faculty relief from time-consuming tasks; rapid generation of a variety of tables, rosters, and reports; consistent tracking of preceptor evaluations; timely acknowledgment of preceptor assistance; and efficient communication among students, preceptors, faculty, and school administration.
AB - Quality clinical experiences are a critical component of advanced practice nursing (APN) curricula. Historically, nursing instructors coordinated both the didactic and clinical components of a course. Increasingly, course coordinators organize the didactic component, and external preceptors working in the clinical setting function as practicuum teachers. Both scenarios involve labor-intensive processes, and neither facilitate the scheduling of clinical experiences that build on progressive learning across the student's curriculum. A centralized, computerized, relational data base for efficient management of APN preceptors and students across the curriculum was designed. One master's-prepared clinical coordinator maintains the data base and performs all related functions. This system offers numerous benefits to students, preceptors, faculty, and nursing school, including balanced and progressively complex clinical learning experiences for students from competent preceptors; consistent interface with students and preceptors; faculty relief from time-consuming tasks; rapid generation of a variety of tables, rosters, and reports; consistent tracking of preceptor evaluations; timely acknowledgment of preceptor assistance; and efficient communication among students, preceptors, faculty, and school administration.
KW - Advanced practice nurse
KW - Clinical
KW - Computer
KW - Data base
KW - Preceptor
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U2 - 10.1016/S8755-7223(98)80037-9
DO - 10.1016/S8755-7223(98)80037-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 9549212
AN - SCOPUS:0032012704
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 14
SP - 97
EP - 101
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
IS - 2
ER -