Nursing Preceptorship Objectives Examples

1. By the end of the first week, and starting from day ne, I want to have developed a good working relationship with my preceptor by being respectful, showing a willingness to learn, and approach my Preceptor’s input with a teachable open-mind. 2. By the end of the first week, I want to become oriented t the unit by knowing the regular routines and flow of patient care and documentation of care provided, along with the locations of crash carts, fire extinguishers, pyxis, supply room, and linens. I want to have memorized the door codes/codes for everything that I have to access on the unit (e.g., supplies, medication room). 3. By the end of the first week, I want to be able to operate the pyxis machine efficiently by getting the preceptor to allow me to pull the medications, unless in an emergency situation. I will pay close attention to the 6 rights of medications administration. 4. I will take an extra 5 minutes to spend with each patient to learn more about them and respect their privacy and confidentiality to try to connect with the patient on a personal level each and every day as opportunity arises and time permits. 5. I want to learn to give an excellent factual report to the oncoming nurse. For the first few times, I will watch my preceptor closely paying attention to details they pass on in report, using the SBAR format, I will give report so important information isn’t left out and seek feedback from my preceptor. 6. I want to improve my prioritizing skills. I will request that my preceptor help me with tips on prioritizing and show me how she does it and see if I can use any of her information to help me. I will try to incorporate one tip per day so I don’t overwhelm myself. 7. I want to learn good time management skills. I know my preceptor is my best source of information, so I will ask her for tools to use on time management. By the end of each week, I want to make a visible improvement in my time management. 8. I want to improve my assessment skills on my two patients, with physical assessment, and with a mental health assessment focus. I will pay close attention to my patients’’ overall affect, and look for improvements or decline in mood and behaviors. I will ask my preceptor questions on how to improve in this area, and what to look for with my patients to recognize changes whether positive or negative. 9. I want to sit in with the treatment team if permitted a to see how the team functions with regards to patient progress and patient care goals. I am aware the treatment team usually meets on Monday’s and if permitted I would like to sit in with my preceptor and observe. I want to observe how the treatment team comes together and learn the role of the RN by watching my preceptor. I want to observe how she advocates for her patients. I want to learn the role that she plays with regards to patient goal setting amongst the interdisciplinary team. I will take this time to watch the interaction between all members of the team to recognize areas of focus and the procedures that are followed. 10. I want to participate with a Group activity whether it be Rec. therapy or a class that is provided for the patients. I will encourage my patients to participate and help them with any areas that they may need during the group activity. 11. I want to observe the admission process of a patient if to should occur. I want to learn the process and procedures that are followed with an admission. I also want to observe and learn the documentation piece that is required during the admission process. 12. I want to participate with a Group activity whether it be Rec. therapy or a class that is provided for the patients. I will encourage my patients to participate and help the instructor conducting the group with any areas that they may need during the group activity. 13. I want to learn the terminology used to describe the patient’s mood and affect, and learn the terms used to describe their diagnosis and treatments so that can become more effective in communication regarding my patients. 14. I want to develop my culturally sensitive skills to be able to better understand my patients their perspectives with regard to their life experiences so I can provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care within the behavioral health environment during each an every interaction with my patients. 15. I want to provide education to my patients who are being started a new medication and/or would desire more education about their current medications 16. I want to learn the terminology used to describe the patient’s mood and affect, and learn the terms used to describe their diagnosis and treatments so that can become more effective in communication regarding my patients. 17. I want to improve in critical thinking skills such as analyzing a given problem and providing a rational solution to that problem. I will observe my preceptor and how she handles situations as they arise throughout the next week and throughout my preceptorship to grow my skills in this area. 18. I want to improve in communication with the interdisciplinary team member regarding my patients. I will observe how my preceptor interacts with the psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, social workers, and other nursing staff so I can learn how to communicate effectively within the interdisciplinary team through the next week and throughout my preceptorship. 19. I want to develop my leadership skills used to organize others towards a common goal or to complete a task. These skills are useful in the healthcare industry since nurses usually work on a team with a number of other nurse specialists and physicians. I will watch my preceptor to see how she encourages leadership skills while she delegates some team leadership responsibilities (e.g., conducting a patient care conference with a patient, and coordination with other nursing staff on the unit). 20. I want to enhance my assertiveness skills as I progress this week and throughout my preceptorship. Assertiveness is the ability to be self-assured and confident without being aggressive. This skill is beneficial when negotiating with patients who may be aggressive or uncooperative. Communicating knowledgably with physicians and delegating tasks. I will watch my preceptor to see how she fosters assertiveness in the following ways: promoting the exchange of feedback, helping review situations that involve communication and confrontation, modeling communication techniques to use with patients and physicians. 21. Each day I will practice communicating with the physicians including calling, paging, and talking with them in person. Whether I call or talk to the doctor personally, I will speak to my preceptor about all of the critical information I need to mention and the vital questions I need to ask before each interaction. By the end of my six week I want to talk with the physicians without any cues or help from my preceptor. I realize that for new nurses, physicians can be intimidating. I will observe how my preceptor and other nurses and staff interact with the physicians, and I will follow suit. 22. I want to be able to be comfortable delegating assignments to the UAP, LPNs, and CNAs. As a nursing student, I am nervous about delegating assignments. Of course, I will ask my preceptor the correct way to hand out tasks. I will also observe how my preceptor passes out duties. I will consider the 5 rights of delegation each time I delegate a task. (1) Right task considering scope of practice, (2) Right circumstance considering special circumstances of certain patients, (3) Right person considering the delegates skills, (4) Right supervision, requesting feedback after task is completed, and (5) Right communication, ensuring the delegate understands the task. I will practice my skills by the end of this week, and throughout the coarse of my preceptorship. 23. I want to be able to write my patients notes without having missing information. I will ask my preceptor fir a list of things that must be in the notes and a list of ones that I can add if it is appropriate given the patient’s situation. I will use adpie (e.g., assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation) documentation format to ensure a complete note, and I will also use flow sheets to help me keep track of patient information. When I am home, I will also use flow sheets to help me keep track of patient information. When I home, I will review my notes about documentation daily and ask other students what they have learned about documentation. I can then try to appley what I learned the next day. By the end of the first month, I want to see progress so my preceptor only has to do a minimal number of corrections to my documentation. 24. By the end of my 6th week, I want to learn about giving combination injections of psych meds that are sometimes ordered for patients that are experiencing increased agitation or psychosis. If the situation arises, and is deemed safe, I would like to administer one under the close monitoring and direction of my preceptor. 25. By the end of my 5th week, I would like feel comfortable giving an injection. I will ask my preceptor to allow me to give all the injections to improve my skills and feel confident doing it. 26. I want to learn about the admission process of a new patient to the unit if the opportunity arises during the next week. I will observe my preceptor as she admits the patient and pay attention to what is required as far as documentation and procedures.