Precepting recommended to ease transition to practice

Precepting can be an effective retention strategy for novice nurses according to Solimar Figueroa, PhD, RN, a clinical collaborator for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement. Trained preceptors can give inexperienced nurses needed confidence and increase their competence by showing them how to think critically and integrate their knowledge in practice. Figueroa urges all experienced nurses to consider precepting as part of their social responsibility to protect the well-being of the patients they serve. (Nurse.com story, 2/12/20)