PRECEPTOR ROLES
ADULT LEARNING THEORIES
LEARNING STYLES
DEEP DIVE INTO BENNER
QSEN
REVIEW
100

Expands knowledge through sharing expertise, connects theory with practice, shows examples and determines areas of strength and opportunities for growth.

What is the Teacher/Coach role?

100

This theory identifies 5 developmental states that nurses experience as they progress throughout their professional careers. 

What is Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert Theory?

100

Learning style where learner would rather observe than discuss.

What is visual?

100

Feels confident and organized, plans and sets goals, thinks abstractly and can multi task. 

What is a Competent Practitioner?

100

Meets the challenge of preparing future nurses who will have the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work.

What are the goals of the QSEN project?

200

Displays the values of a caring and professional nurse: altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice.

What is the Leader/Influencer Role

200

A hierarchy of needs, consisting of eight advancing levels that a preceptor can refer to when helping the preceptee grow and develop.

What is Expansion of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

200

Preceptee prefers to be hands on rather than just observing. 

What is Kinesthetic?

200

Limited skills, relies on rules and expectation of others for direction. 

What is a Novice?

200

Recognizing the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

What is Patient Centered Care?

300

Helps develop coping skills to feel impowered.

What is the Protector role?

300

The preceptee is watching. The preceptor should reflect on and be self-aware of behaviors to ensure professionalism and adherence to EBP guidelines and facility policies. 

What is Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory?

300

Learner enjoys attending lectures. 

What is auditory?

300

Marginally competent skills, uses theory and principals, has difficulty with prioritization. 

What is an Advanced Beginner?

300

Integrating best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.

What is Evidence Based Practice?

400

Creates a positive, safe, non-threatening environment in which the preceptee feels comfortable sharing experiences and asking questions. 

What is the Facilitator role?

400

This theory has 3 elements: EXPERIENCE, CRITICAL REFLECTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

What is Jack Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory?

400

Learner struggles with verbal instructions. 

What is Visual?

400

Performs fluidly, grasps patient needs automatically, expertise comes naturally.

What is an Expert Practitioner?

400

Minimizing risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.

What is Safety?

500

Consistently displays professional verbal and non-verbal behaviors. 

What is a Role Model?

500

This 6 principled theory includes: learner's need to know, self-Concept of learner, prior experience of learner, readiness to learn, orientation to learning, and motivation to learn.

What is Malcolm Knowles' Adult Learning Theory?

500

Learner should repeat new information as is is learned.

What is Auditory?

500

Views patient holistically and recognizes subtle changes.

What is a Proficient Practitioner? 

500

Functioning effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.

What is teamwork and collaboration?

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