Precepting is an organized, evidence-based, outcome-driven approach to assuring competent practice. Precepting is used for students who are rotating into clinical areas, for a new graduate administrator or nurse or when experienced staff members learn a new specialty or new skills, and when individuals move into new roles (i.e., educator, manager, or Preceptor). A Preceptor is an individual with demonstrated competence in a specific area who serves as a teacher/coach, leader/influencer, facilitator, evaluator, socialization agent, protector, and role model to develop and validate the competencies of another individual
