Rural Nurse Preceptor Certificate
Preceptors are clinical instructors, perhaps the most important instructor a nurse ever has. The preceptor translates “book learning” into professional practice. The new graduate learns the professional role and provider practices from the preceptor.
The Northwest Rural Nurse Residency (NWRNR) provides preceptor education, preceptor testing, teaching materials, and competence validation materials.
NWRNR Preceptors Receive:
- 16 CNE Contact Hours for initial education
- 104 Mentored Hours
- Evidence-Based Practice preceptor supports
- Library Subscription
- Certificate of “Rural Nurse Preceptor” upon completion of all documentation
Idaho State University School of Nursing Office of Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Washington State Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval& Recognition Program (CEARP), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation