Welcome

Thank you for currently precepting or considering precepting to one of Loyola University's graduate nursing students. You probably remember a mentor or preceptor in your own educational journey who made a real impact in your clinical learning. Being a Loyola preceptor allows you to impact future advanced practice nurses, making a difference in their lives and those of their patients.
Loyola New Orleans students come from around the country to be part of our programs, and preceptors are critical to our mission.

Why Precept?

Precepting is an opportunity to teach and mentor your future colleagues, and is a way to give back to your profession. In addition, preceptors often find that their knowledge, skills, and attitudes are enhanced through the precepting process. Precepting is also a way to strengthen your practice and professional growth, and it can be a solid addition to your Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Specific benefits for precepting for Loyola University School of Nursing include:  

• Access to free continuing education hours

• Professional relationships with faculty

• Access to online clinical materials

• Ability to apply for adjunct faculty status 

Who can be a Preceptor?

A preceptor must be actively licensed with both an RN and APRN license in the state in which they practice, and have specialty area and educational preparation appropriate to their area(s) of supervisory responsibility. Additionally, one year of relevant clinical experieince is required:

• Master’s degree or higher in a nursing-related field

• MDs, DOs, and Physican Assistants may also precept APRN students

Expectations of Preceptors  

• Help students develop clinical competencies via role modeling, mentoring, and coaching

• Demonstrate and model professional interactions, responsibilities, and behaviors

• Explain clinical reasoning, practice parameters, and practicalities of patient care

• Offer learning experiences and patient care assignments commensurate with students’ ability

• Provide constructive feedback to students 

• Discuss learning expectations with students and faculty

• Validate patient/client history, physical assessment, and pertinent data as reported by the student

• Read and co-sign student’s documentation

Nursing Specialties

• Accelerated Registered Nursing to Master of Science in Nursing

• Masters of Science in Nursing 

• Master of Science in Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner

• Post-Master’s Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice- Family Nurse Practitioner 

• Masters of Science to Doctor of Nursing Practice 

• Bachelor of Science in Bursing to Docto of Nursing Practice- Nurse Anesthesia

• Master of Science in Nurse-Midwifery

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice- Ault Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practirioner