Who else here really loves precepting? I do!!

[christvs]

Hi. I just wanted to say that I've been an RN for two years now on a med/surg/tele unit, and am also now an acute/critical care NP student (half done with the program!!!) and I have now precepted probably about 10 different brand new RNs & senior nursing students at work, and I really, really love it! I love combining nursing with teaching-it's such a great combination. I love it when the orientee I'm with starts putting things together, and I know it's because I helped. :) My goal is to become a hospital based NP (which will happen next year when I graduate) but I also would like to do some clinical teaching on the side in the near future. I was just wondering if anyone else who loves precepting wanted to chime in and talk about it too, and to see how many years experience you really need before you can become like an adjunct clinical instructor. Can I teach with an MSN, even if my concentration is in acute/critical care and not nursing education? Thanks! :)

[christvs, DNP, RN, NP]

Thanks for all the responses everyone! :) Daytonite-thanks for your kind words. :) I remember all the advice you gave me as a new nurse when I would come on to the student/first year RN page a while ago. :) I try to go on the student/first year nursing posts to see if I can help anyone with my responses, when I remember to. :) I'm happy to see that I can probably teach with a clinicallly based MSN in the future. Not that I dont like getting additional education of course!! I think I'm the poster child for going back to school. :)