IU School of NursingPreceptor Online Training: Indiana University Indianapolis

Welcome to the IU School of Nursing Capstone Preceptor Training!

This course introduces you to the general principles of serving as a Capstone preceptor for a student who is having a Capstone experience at your facility. During the Capstone practicum, you will have students demonstrate the course competencies as well as complete an evidence-based project on your unit. Faculty will be available to support you and the student throughout the practicum.

Preceptor Online Training Objectives

At the conclusion of this course you will be able to:

Describe preceptor responsibilities in Capstone
Discuss strategies to enhance student learning
Describe the preceptor role in the evidence-based project component of the Capstone course
Describe the student evaluation process

Course Introduction

Select from the modules below to proceed. We recommend you proceed in sequence of the modules for the best learning experience.

Capstone Practicum

Getting Started

Evaluating the Clinical Experience

Learning Styles & Teaching Strategies

Evidence-based Practice

Finishing Up

Capstone Preceptors

Preceptors are crucial to the successful implementation of the Capstone clinical practicum. Although requirements vary across schools of nursing and clinical agencies, you likely were selected based on the following qualifications. You:

Have 18 months experience as an RN
Have completed training in the preceptor role
Agree to precept the nursing student
Were recommended by the relevant leader or supervisor for the role

It is preferable for preceptors to be BSN prepared; however, those without a BSN are eligible to be preceptors if a mentor prepared at the BSN or higher level is readily available.

Thank you and Welcome to Capstone!

For More Information

On the Bloomington campus, contact

Jamie Lupfer, Bloomington Course Coordinator

On the Fort Wayne campus, contact

Kristin Bassett, Fort Wayne Course Coordinator

On the Indianapolis campus, contact

Betsy Holtel, Indianapolis Course Coordinator

Course Authors:

Cindy J. Bowers, DNP. Completed as the Capstone project for her DNP degree from University of Southern Indiana
Connie J. Rowles, PhD. then Capstone Course Coordinator, IU School of Nursing Faculty Advisor for Cindy’s DNP project

Updates to the Course:

2014 — Cindy Bowers, Connie Rowles
2017 — Joyce Welch
2019 — Michelle Moore, Paula Reiss
2022 — Kristin Bassett, Tara Grier, Betsy Holtel, Jamie Lupfer, Drew Schimmele, and Megan Siehl, with oversight from Rebecca Ellis

Launch date: 12/13/2023
Expiration date: 12/13/2025

Accreditation Information

The Indiana University School of Nursing, in partnership with Indiana University School of Medicine, provides continuing education activities under the Joint Accreditation guidelines and standards.

Nurses
Indiana University School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Summary
Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) policy ensures that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies so that IUSM may identify and mitigate any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. All educational programs sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor.

There are no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.

An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In order to receive 1.0 contact hours for this activity, participants must read and review all components of the entire online activity and complete the online post–test and evaluation.

Capstone preceptors are required to complete the preceptor training once before working with a Capstone student.