The Effective
Respiratory
Care Preceptor
RTI/RTC will provide quality career education
and leadership opportunities through skilled
training and community partnerships in a
continually changing society.
Objectives
Define the role and expectations of the
preceptor
 Review training principles and tools used with
the adult learner
 Review of the paperwork involved for both
student and preceptor
Definition of a Preceptor
 Rule of Action or Conduct –
Merriam-Webster
 Tutor, Mentor, Teacher, Advisor
 Assistant to the overall educational process
 Documenter and Communicator of the clinical
process
Preceptor Role
 Be the eyes and ears of the training program
 Help the student succeed in their chosen
program
 Provide guidance to both student and
program
 Share your knowledge and skill with others
Preceptor Role
 Be knowledgeable and creditable about the
subject matter / area your precepting
 Teach –
 Tell
or show the fundamentals or skill of
something
 Cause to know the consequences
 Impart the knowledge of
 Merriam-Webster
Preceptor Role
 Maintain a High Degree of Professionalism
 Be Responsible to:
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Your Patients
Your Department or Service
Your Student
The Training Program
Preceptor Role
 If the student does not meet expectations with a
procedure or concept - Make Student Aware
 Explain to the student how to improve
the outcome
 You must remember these students
are entry level – not experts, that’s
why your there to advise, guide and
mold them
Teaching Principles and Tools for
Adult Learners
 Get to know the student and their needs
 Use experiences both yours and theirs
 Tie theory to practice
 Provide positive learning environment
Teaching Principles and Tools for
Adult Learners
 Provide feedback positive if and when
deserved, negative if and when deserved as
long as you can also provide improvement
suggestions
 Assist the student to find resources and to
look up answers, don’t spoon feed, it’s not fair
to you or them
THE ADULT LEARNER NEEDS
SOMEONE TO
 Model the expected behavior, talk the talk,
walk the walk
 Have a positive attitude
 Provide environment of support, acceptance,
and teamwork
THE ADULT LEARNER NEEDS
SOMEONE TO
 Remember and Relate the fact that you were
once a student, you did not come out of the
womb all knowing and powerful
 Share your thoughts tactfully on how they are
doing in your clinical setting
Measurement of the Student and
Preceptor Performance
 Evaluation
 Evaluation
 Communication
 Communication
 Evaluation
 Communication
Evaluation and Communication
 Observe the students interactions, thinking
abilities and treatment of patients, family, and
health care practitioners
 Talk with the student about the patient
contact, the overall interaction and treatment
 Read the Documentation and Evaluate
appropriately for the situation
Evaluation and Communication
 Call –Preceptors please contact the Clinical
Coordinator to give insight and feedback positive and
negative of the student – NEVER hesitate if
questions, concerns or accolades
 Remediate when needed, classroom, lab, clinical
 Catch Problems as they are developing, head them
off early before they become insurmountable
LEARNING
 A Process not an Event
 A Change in Behavior due to Interactions with
Environment of Experience
 The Acquisitions of Habits, Knowledge and
Attitudes
 Both are a Product of and an Active Process
with you the Preceptor
Documentation
BLUE SHEET
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1) REVIEW AND VERIFY PROCEDURE NUMBERS
2) EVALUATE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE *
3) PLEASE DOCUMENT ANY INFORMATION
NEEDED TO INCLUDE POSITIVE OUTCOMES *
4) DOCUMENT STUDENTS TIME IN CLINIC *
* Students are not to document in areas designated here with an asterisk
Documentation
COMPETENCY SHEET
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LAB – 1ST Column
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Students must have the lab column
completed with initial and date before
demonstrating the skill in clinic
Documentation
COMPETENCY SHEET
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CLINIC PRACTICE – 2nd Column
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After a competent demonstrating of the
skill the clinic preceptor/instructor may
date and initial the column
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Competent: Minimal required level, no critical
errors; able to correct with coaching;
meets expectations; SAFE
Documentation
COMPETENCY SHEET
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CLINIC TEST – 4th Column
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Columns 1 through 3 must be complete
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Student will perform the skill again at a competent level.
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The clinic preceptor/instructor can document the student has
completed the clinic test by dating and initialing in the
Clinic Test Column.
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Competency Skill Completion Form - GREEN
SHEET – Must be completed
Documentation
COMPETENCY SKILL COMPETION FORM
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Student will complete top section
Please document the level at which the
student performed the competency by
initialing in only one of the boxes
Please print name
Please sign name
Clinic Preceptor/Instructor sections highlighted in green
Student section highlighted in blue
Some thoughts for
Educators
and
Preceptors
to keep in mind
Never try to make
another human
exactly like
yourself
one is enough
Never judge a
person’s need, or refuse your
consideration, solely because
of
the trouble he or she causes
Do not blame heredity
nor the environment in
general,
people can overcome their
environments
Try never to give a person
up as hopeless or cast them
out unless all other
avenues of aid have failed
and its been well Documented
Try to help
everyone become
sensitive and compassionate
along with
Capable, competent,
and tough minded
Do not steal from any
person their responsibility
for determining their own
conduct
and the consequences of
that conduct
Please honor anyone
engaged in the pursuit
of learning extend and
share the profession,
knowledge and critical
thinking skills of
Respiratory care
Understand there are no
universal remedies Do not
expect
miracles and
Remember were not gods
Cherish a healthy sense of
humor. it may save you
from becoming shocked,
depressed, and/or
complacent
Remember you are important to
the educational process
recall however, there is more
than one way to skin a cat
if cat skinning is what’s needed
RECAP
 Preceptors are the life blood of any program, Please
remember we respect you and need you
 The students need you to be active preceptors,
counselors, teachers and motivators
 Our expectations are for you to be our eyes and ears,
to teach, evaluate, remediate, document
 Communicate, through good communications all
things are possible
Thank you