new Rn as a preceptor?

[newfloridaRN]

I'm a fairly new RN. I graduated in 2002, and started right out of school as a new Emergency Room RN. I precepted for a good 16 weeks, and have been on my own now for about a year and a half. Everyone whom I work with says that they feel like I have been an RN longer than that, my ANM's and Managers really like me and feel that I am a great asset to the team, and know what I'm doing. Recently, my managers have asked me to start precepting other new grads. I feel comfortable with myself as an RN, I know that I'm competent and know what I'm doing, but I dont have the 30 years of experience that other ER nurses do. I expressed this to my manager, but she says, "dont be critical of yourself" and really wants me to start precepting others. Am I being silly? Should i just accept this and start to precept others? Even though I've only had a year and a half experience, is this okay for me? This is an experience that I would LOVE to have, I just want to make sure I'm not doing the wrong thing in saying YES to this experience!

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

Your conscientousness shows what a good preceptor you can be. Remember that novice nurses don't need a preceptor with tons of experience, because they are learning the basics. Also, as preceptor you should be able to include other nurses as resources for your orientee ("I have asked Joe to work with you today regarding sterile dressings"). I hope your education dept. provides preceptor training.

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

I'm a fairly new RN. I graduated in 2002, and started right out of school as a new Emergency Room RN. I precepted for a good 16 weeks, and have been on my own now for about a year and a half. Everyone whom I work with says that they feel like I have been an RN longer than that, my ANM's and Managers really like me and feel that I am a great asset to the team, and know what I'm doing. Recently, my managers have asked me to start precepting other new grads. I feel comfortable with myself as an RN, I know that I'm competent and know what I'm doing, but I dont have the 30 years of experience that other ER nurses do. I expressed this to my manager, but she says, "dont be critical of yourself" and really wants me to start precepting others. Am I being silly? Should i just accept this and start to precept others? Even though I've only had a year and a half experience, is this okay for me? This is an experience that I would LOVE to have, I just want to make sure I'm not doing the wrong thing in saying YES to this experience!

Dont be hard on yourself

Personally, as a nurse for over a quarter of a century and as a former orderlie and as a former Corpsman. I have absolutely no interest in being a preceptor or a mentor. There are additional meetings you have to go to, weekly performance reports and all sorts of crappy paperwork. So no I wont do precepting, or as they call them here "Clinical Guides" Now that is a stupid name for a preceptor.

So be glad that they place so much confidence in you, and get ready for additional paperwork and meetings.

I would rather be on the golf course