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The Nurse Preceptor Toolkit: Preparing Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses for Clinical Practice
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Author: Beth Heuer, DNP, APRN-CNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP (Clinical Professor Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, USA) ,
Cynthia A. Danford, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-PC, FAAN (Nurse Scientist II, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
Weight: 0.530kg
ISBN: 9780443107368
ISBN 10: 044310736
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
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College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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“The purpose of this book is to guide new preceptors, students, and faculty on best practices of precepting. It defines preceptorship and guides new preceptors in their roles… [and] “…discusses student, faculty, and preceptor expectations and roles. [It] meets its objectives by providing examples and cases of precepting best practices…. a useful tool for nursing students, preceptors, and faculty because it discusses role expectations to enhance the precepting experience…. [It] examines all facets of precepting, including learning theories, communication, and how to best assess students’ critical thinking… It presents innovative ideas to optimize the precepting experience.” ©Doody's Review Service, 2025, Sylvie Rosenbloom, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDCES (Mercy College)
“The purpose of this book is to guide new preceptors, students, and faculty on best practices of precepting. It defines preceptorship and guides new preceptors in their roles… [and] “…discusses student, faculty, and preceptor expectations and roles. [It] meets its objectives by providing examples and cases of precepting best practices…. a useful tool for nursing students, preceptors, and faculty because it discusses role expectations to enhance the precepting experience…. [It] examines all facets of precepting, including learning theories, communication, and how to best assess students’ critical thinking… It presents innovative ideas to optimize the precepting experience.” ©Doody's Review Service, 2025, Sylvie Rosenbloom, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDCES (Mercy College) Doody's Score: 96, 4 Stars!
Author Information
Dr. Heuer is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) and Associate Professor of Clinical Instruction at Temple University College of Public Health/School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. She has extensive experience in neurology and developmental behavioral pediatrics. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Robert Morris University. She has 36 years of pediatric nursing experience and has been a PNP for more than 22 years. She has given presentations on pediatric health issues at the local, state, and national levels. She has authored and co-authored several book chapters as well as peer-reviewed journal publications and consumer publications. She is the recipient of the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP) 2019 Outstanding Preceptor Award. She is former National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Executive Board secretary and is a past president of the Three Rivers Chapter of NAPNAP, and former chairperson for NAPNAP's Professional Issues Committee. Dr. Danford is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) who has extensive experience in pediatric primary care and family nursing. She is currently a Nurse Scientist II at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio and an Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. She has worked in academia and practiced as a certified PNP for more than 30 years. She has taught at graduate and undergraduate nursing levels and worked with supporting preceptors for more than 20 years. Dr. Danford earned a PhD from the University of California, San Francisco, an MSN from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a BS from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame. She currently serves as co-chair of the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Research Committee and is the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP) liaison to the Research Committee of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). She is past president of AFPNP and past chair of the IFNA research collaboration subcommittee. She was selected as a Top 25 pediatric nursing professor in 2014 and received the AFPNP Excellence in Nursing Research Award in 2012 & 2019. She conducts research with families with young children in an effort to instill healthy lifestyle habits and minimize obesity and cardiovascular risk. She has presented her research locally, nationally, and internationally (Spain, Denmark, Japan, Canada, Russia, Ireland) and authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed journal publications. She has received funding for her innovative research with event history calendars, most recently from the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
