Student Placement Services
FAB Facilitation - Preceptoring
FAB Facilitators facilitate nursing undergraduate students during clinical placements. In the clinical setting, a nurse preceptor is allocated to a student and assumes the role of providing support to the student. The FAB facilitator supports both the nurse preceptor and the student throughout the student’s clinical placement, creating opportunities for students to meet their objective/s.
The nurse preceptor’s role is to work with the student to provide them with day to day clinical instruction and experiences. The nurse preceptor also works with the FAB facilitator to complete student assessment requirements relevant to their clinical placement program, guides the student’s professional development and ensures that the student stay within their scope of practice.
Some of the characteristics of an effective nurse preceptor includes the following:
- Maintains and promotes patient safety at all times
- Effective communication skills including active listening and able to provide clear directions and timely constructive feedback
- Role-modelling evidence-based professional nursing practice and behaviours
- Facilitate the student’s orientation to the ward/department
To learn more about the traits of an effective nurse preceptor, please consider completing the following My Health Learning offerings:
- Preceptor Program (1 day)
- Clinical Supervision Support for Nurses and Midwives
- Engaging and Motivating Learners
- An Introduction to Mentoring
- Adult Learning Theories and Principles
