Did preceptors get paid more or receive bonus by precepting new nurses?

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I just wonder if nurses get paid more by becoming preceptors?

I would feel bad if my preceptor is a victim whom is randomly selected without compensation .....I just would like someone who is willing to do it. It does not matter whether they are motivated by monetary gain or their desire to teach.

Where I work, it seem to me that my preceptors change every two weeks :eek: I still do not or will never get a permanent preceptor. :crying2: I am jealous of some other new nurses who have a permanent preceptor. I just wonder if the manager just said "you have to precept such and such new nurse this week".... and then that nurse had no choice but to do it... this is not appropriate especially in critical care setting.

I am just curious but it is not appropriate to ask them :chuckle

Specializes in Critical Care, ER.
Now you got it. You pay us to sit on our butts and you do all the work. Then we eat you because we like to eat our young.

:rotfl:

Well I wouldn't know since technically I'm not a new grad anymore ( :) )

I prefer the taste of tender new flesh myself but I thought you were a vegetarian, tweety!

Seriously though. I have already started precepting as well and I have found that the only time it gets hectic is when a patient is craaaaashing and I actually try to either explain everything I'm doing or have the student try (i.e. prep art lines, mix pressors, etc) under my direction. I have a lot of knowledge in pathophys and other areas and I really enjoy sharing it with others. I would never dream of asking for money for it. To me that's similar to the "I have a BSN so I have more knowledge and should be rewarded for it" argument. I think you would be pressed to say that all nurses with say 12 years experience know more than all nurses with 5. Some nurses are just more motivated to learn, expand their knowledge and experience, etc. I may get flamed for saying this, however, it is also true that a nurse with 2 or 3 years in a really high acuity huge teaching hospital with a level 1 trauma center, huge open heart program etc may have more knowledge than a nurse with 20 yrs at a small outlying ICU.

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I just wonder if nurses get paid more by becoming preceptors?

I would feel bad if my preceptor is a victim whom is randomly selected without compensation .....I just would like someone who is willing to do it. It does not matter whether they are motivated by monetary gain or their desire to teach.

Where I work, it seem to me that my preceptors change every two weeks :eek: I still do not or will never get a permanent preceptor. :crying2: I am jealous of some other new nurses who have a permanent preceptor. I just wonder if the manager just said "you have to precept such and such new nurse this week".... and then that nurse had no choice but to do it... this is not appropriate especially in critical care setting.

I am just curious but it is not appropriate to ask them :chuckle

Hi! I'm in the same situation as you. I'm a new RN in my 4th week of orientation & I have had 8 different preceptors so far on my med/surg unit! I am a little envious too of the nurses who have just 1 or 2 permanent preceptors. I guess it just depends on your facility & nurse manager.

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Specializes in ACNP-BC.

By the way I think it is insane to ask us new grads to pay our preceptors out of our pockets just to get guidance! I definitely believe the hospital should pay all preceptors extra money for precepting. But to ask new nurses to pay for this themselves is not fair at all. Everyone is a new nurse at some point, don't forget! It is a necessity & not a luxury for us new nurses to have preceptors. We need to be safe you know! When I know enough in a couple of years I would totally love to be a preceptor to students/new nurses. I love to teach & have no problem with that. I do believe nurses should have a choice regarding whether they want to precept or not, because if they don't want to-forcing them to will just make life unpleasant for all involved.

-Christine

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Dont you think that we have all been in the position of being new so did you pay your preceptors?

I agree cakes would be good but I would as fat as a house now. I have been preceptor to newly qualified staff nurses, students and new employees all round the same time.

Thanks for responding to that comment so dignified, because I just would not

have responded so nicely ( you know the saying; IF YOU CANT SAY SOMETHING NICE DONT SAY ANYTHING)

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If they are setting on their collective orifices, then the preceptee isnt availing them of their wisdom.

Me, I tried precepting a couple of nurses, stopped doing it also. Too much paperwork involved in the process. While Im very good at taking care of patients, my patience for walking newbies through procedures is lacking. Drives me nuts, yes thats a short drive. I just nurse and love it

Good; YOU KNOW YOUR LIMITS AND DONT WASTE YOUR TIME IRRITATING THE NEW NURSES TO DEATH

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I just wonder if nurses get paid more by becoming preceptors?

I would feel bad if my preceptor is a victim whom is randomly selected without compensation .....I just would like someone who is willing to do it. It does not matter whether they are motivated by monetary gain or their desire to teach.

Where I work, it seem to me that my preceptors change every two weeks :eek: I still do not or will never get a permanent preceptor. :crying2: I am jealous of some other new nurses who have a permanent preceptor. I just wonder if the manager just said "you have to precept such and such new nurse this week".... and then that nurse had no choice but to do it... this is not appropriate especially in critical care setting.

I am just curious but it is not appropriate to ask them :chuckle

The preceptor that I had was TOLD that she would precept me. I do not believe she ever precepted before. We are no longer together. However, she told me that she was receiving $1 more per hour for precepting me. What a ripoff. Precepting seems tough, & certainly worth more than $1/hour.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

In most acute hospitals that I've worked over the years the preceptors were paid extra for their precepting hours. This was not so in nursing homes. Some of the hospitals gave the preceptors a little bit of a training course to make sure they were all on the same page in showing the new employees the policies and procedures they felt it was important to stress.

However, if you look at the duties of RNs in job descriptions (remember that job description you got when you interviewed or during your orientation?), quite a number of them list the instruction of patients and other employees as one of the job duties. When I was in my BSN program the teaching function of the nurse was one of the roles they emphasized and had us apply it not only to patients, but to our fellow nurses as well.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Here in Uk you undertake further studying to be a preceptor which is paid for by the hospital/ward that you work on. Only then can you be a preceptor and it is part of your career pathway. If you choose not to do the course then you will not progress to the next level, which is fine for some RN's.

In my experience if you invest in the new employee then you reap the rewards because the time spent will mean in the long run they know how to function quicker and safely rather than being left to flounder and make mistakes.

You only learn how to nurse after you qualify and if you are supported in that initial period you will make a much happier, confident nurse. Who in turn will support junior members of staff.

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