Teaching Strategies for Preceptors
M.S. in Nurse-Midwifery
These resources are available to help preceptors brush up on their teaching skills and develop new ones.
ACNM Preceptor Articles
In 2017, the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health published a Preceptor special edition. These articles are a collection of resources from that edition for preceptors and students as they journey together in growing future midwives:
- Precepting 101: Teaching Strategies and Tips for Success for Preceptors by Judy Lazarus (pdf)
- Collaborative and Bidirectional Feedback between Students and Clinical Preceptors: Promoting Effective Communication Skills on Health Care Teams by Meyers and Chou (pdf)
- Identifying and Addressing Problems for Student Progression in Midwifery Clinical Education by Dyer and Latendresse (pdf)
- Preceptor Challenge: Helping the Student Attain Affective Skills of a Good Midwife by Krause (pdf)
- Infusing Diversity and Equity Into Clinical Teaching: Training the Trainers
- Incorporating an Equity Agenda into Health Professions Education and Training to Build a More Representative Workforce
The One-Minute Preceptor
The One-Minute Preceptor is a clinical teaching tool that has been validated in numerous studies. It's easy to learn and implement. The 5 skills provide a framework for approaching the needs of your student and help teach them while staying efficient and on-time in a busy clinic or intrapartum day. These skills are:
- Student presents the case and commits to the diagnosis
- Preceptor probes for supporting evidence—the student’s rationale for the diagnosis
- Preceptor teaches on a single point and/or reinforces a general rule
- Tell them what they did right
- Correct any mistakes
View a schematic developed by the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing to learn more about it.
ACNM Resources
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) provides multiple resources for preceptors of nurse-midwifery students and can be accessed even if you are not a member. Learn about teaching strategies, how to work with students with different skill levels, and how to lovingly confront a student, among other helpful resources. You can also view an introduction to precepting video provided by the University of Utah.
The master's degree program in nursing at Bethel University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org) and the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (www.midwife.org/acme). Find out whether this program meets the licensure requirements for your state here.