DNP Project plan for implementation, evaluation, and dissemination

The Relationship between RN Preceptorship and RN Job Retention

Newly graduating registered nurses who are starting their first clinical duty require a steady hand and voice to assist them to navigate the transition to autonomous practice. Nurse preceptors, who frequently have years of experience as advanced practice registered nurses, may offer newbie nurses the support and guidance they require. A nursing preceptorship is an important aspect of a nurse's clinical training. Preceptorship is a learning connection between an experienced and knowledgeable nurse and a novice nurse in which the novice nurse receives constructive direction and support to assist the novice nurse build competencies (Enyan et al., 2021). Although training (clinical supervision and preceptorship programs) is operational in retaining Newly Trained Nurses (NQNs), elevating satisfaction, competency, and improving skills and increasing staff engagement, more care for both NQNs and preceptors is needed in the future to maximize the success of these programs competencies (Enyan et al., 2021). The paper aim at outlining the importance of RN preceptorship for the retaining of newly registered nurses.

Nurse retention rates have been demonstrated to be influenced by preceptorship. Nurse retention is critical for a variety of reasons. Nurse turnover has an impact on not just nursing services but also patients and their families. It can have an impact on care continuity and team chemistry. It can also lead to a loss of trust among patients and families served, as well as a drop in team morale. Finally, nurse turnover can drive up expenses; one RN for a typical medical floor is expected to cost over $42,000 (Arparicio & Nicholson, 2020). Specialty care units and advanced practice nurses will face higher costs as a result of this. If nurses do not feel encouraged throughout their early training, they may abandon the field altogether, resulting in a nursing shortage. Nursing shortages are a worldwide issue that impacts healthcare delivery systems (Arparicio & Nicholson, 2020). For decades, preceptorship has been a part of nursing as a profession. Preceptors are characterized as role models who must inspire students to grow their clinical knowledge and understand the importance of nursing exercise. Preceptorship has also been highlighted as a means of optimizing the advantages of clinical teaching by helping in the learning of services and information, as well as enhancing confidence and professional socialization.

Preceptorship is a program that pairs nursing students with preceptors to help them integrate into clinical settings. Preceptors are generally seasoned staff members who may assist and teach nursing students by giving medical orientation into specific health care surroundings for a fixed length of time. Competency validation, Goal-setting, and response on advancement are all happening during preceptorships (Wray et al., 2021). As an outcome, preceptors support nursing students in adjusting to the nursing culture and workplace. The relevance of many organizational variables for relevant and good preceptorships has been underlined in several studies. A supportive work atmosphere, for example, in which coworkers recognize each other as preceptors, enhances the preceptorship experience. Preceptors benefit from the support of clinical professors at universities, particularly in the form of feedback and contributions to student evaluations. According to Wray et al. (2021), preceptors confront organizational issues such as minimal preparation and no meaningful decrease in clinical activity to mirror the time necessary for preceptorship. Nurses with more experience may be hesitant to serve as preceptors for nursing students because they believe they are unprepared or unsubstantiated by their aristocrats and lack assurance. Ward administrators also appear to have difficulty allocating time for nurses who wish to serve as preceptors, which adds to the problem.

Ward managers are in charge of finding, keeping, and developing ward employees to ensure high-quality treatment. Preceptorship and recruiting in health care organizations have traditionally been seen as independent procedures. According to a recent study, team preceptorship has a stronger influence on students' confidence and competency than individual preceptorship. This shows that preceptorship should be seen as an organizational issue rather than a personal one. Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations is the theoretical framework that most closely matches with the DNP student's concept. According to Frazee and Schenck (2011), the person constituent, the setting component, the health constituent, and the nursing factor are the four aspects of Peplau's theory. While Peplau's idea was created to explain the interaction between a patient and a nurse, it may also be applied to the relationship between an experienced a