This is a preview of UCSF OCPD's Managing Up for Nurses workshop to help Nurse Practitioner navigate preceptorships skillfully. Designed in collaboration with the Office of Career & Professional Development and the School of Nursing.
1. Managing Up
Strategically Navigating your Preceptorships
(Preview Slide Deck)
Naledi Saul, Director. Office of Career & Professional Development.
naledi.saul@ucsf.edu. career.ucsf.edu
2. 1. Describe a typical development over a 10 week period
2. Take change of your career: assess your readiness, develop learning
goals, and prep to talk to your preceptor
3. Describe common obstacles in preceptorships and strategies to
address them skillfully
• Supervising Issues: what can (and can’t) you expect from your
preceptor?
• Syncing Issues: What to do when your preceptor’s teaching,
communication or conflict management style is different than yours
• Managing power differentials at work as a trainee, and how to
respond when you see/experience inappropriate or bullying
behaviors at work.
By the end of this interactive workshop, you’ll be able to….
3. 3
Pre-week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
• First
exchanges
with your
preceptor
• Possible some
expectations
articulated
during this time
Orientation Week:
• Thank your
preceptor for the
opportunity
• Talk about your
responsibilities,
their expectation
and how you will be
evaluated.
• You should know
expectations by the
end of this week
• This week you’re
taking on some
clinical
responsibilities.
• You’re getting
“in the moment”
feedback from
your preceptor
• This week you’re
taking on even more
clinical
responsibilities.
• Aim for some type of
overall performance
check-in during this
time
• This week is
about
“in the moment
feedback” from
your preceptor
• & perhaps a
midpoint
evaluation
convo.
• Aim for some type of overall
performance check-in during this time.
• The focus on conversations are
progress: “i.e.: We talked about
improvement in this and that area; is
your assessment that I am making
progress in these areas?”
• This
week, It’s
all gelling!
Close Out Week:
• Thank your preceptor
for their time and effort.
• Preceptor completes
evaluation. Use as
jump off for next
clinical.
• Ask about what you
should focus working
on.
• Assess yourself: how
do you think you did?
Observation Independence
Expected milestones over a ‘typical-ish’ ten week schedule
Taking
a patient history
Conducting
a patient physical
Developing
a plan
Identifying differential
diagnoses
Working independently with
complicated cases & clients
Correct & concise reporting
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‘Independence’ includes
4. • A learning goal is much more than simply saying that you
want to learn about and/or improve on something; rather, it
more specifically describes what you want to achieve.
Source: UAB Department of Ob/Gyn, Residency Program Formal Mentoring Program.
https://www.uab.edu/medicine/obgynresidency/images/PDFs/Handbooks/Writing_SMART_Goals.pdf
Assess your
clinical
readiness
Determine
learning goals
Decide the
optimal way to
complete
conversing
about the items
on your
tell/know list
You’re prepped!
Take Charge of Your Career: Getting Ready for your Preceptorship
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5. Assess Yourself: Disagree Agree
I know the 5 most common chronic conditions I will see 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I can manage the most common chronic conditions I will see 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I am able to assess the parameters of a new complaint 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I am able to take a patient history 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I am able to complete a physical exam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I am able to report my findings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I am concerned about my ability to move towards independence: formulating a plan, diagnostics and follow-up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I understand the characteristics of the population served by the site 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I feel able to provide culturally responsive care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I feel competent utilizing electronic health documents to document visits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I think I will be able to quickly learn the technology and how to order the diagnostics I will use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(If you speak a language other than English) I have the medical vocabulary and fluency to use my language in a
clinical capacity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I understand the structure of a typical day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I believe I will do well at this site 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Think, Pair, Share! Assess Your Clinical Readiness For your Next Preceptorship
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6. • A learning goal is much more than simply saying that you
want to learn about and/or improve on something; rather, it
more specifically describes what you want to achieve.
Source: UAB Department of Ob/Gyn, Residency Program Formal Mentoring Program.
https://www.uab.edu/medicine/obgynresidency/images/PDFs/Handbooks/Writing_SMART_Goals.pdf
Assess your
clinical
readiness
Determine
learning goals
Decide the
optimal way to
complete
conversing
about the items
on your
tell/know list
You’re prepped!
Take Charge of Your Career: Getting Ready for your Preceptorship
UCSF Office of Career & Professional Development. Do not reprint without permission. naledi.saul@ucsf.edu
7. Learning Goals are SMART
Your Turn: Deciding on Your Learning Goals
Source: UAB Department of Ob/Gyn, Residency Program Formal Mentoring Program.
https://www.uab.edu/medicine/obgynresidency/images/PDFs/Handbooks/Writing_SMART_Goals.pdf
Specific A specific goal is detailed, focused and clearly stated. Provide anticipatory guidance to a pregnant women in
all three trimesters
Measurable A measurable goal is quantifiable, meaning you can
see the results. Include precise amounts, dates, and
so on in your goals so you can measure your degree of
success.
See 3 patients in one session by week ten
Attainable An attainable goal can be achieved based on your
skill, resources and area of practice.
Formulate/review plan for acute or chronic diseases
with minimal help from preceptor
Relevant A relevant goal applies to your current role and is
clearly linked to your key role
responsibilities.
Perform physical assessments by the end of my first
quarter
Time Limited A time-limited goal has specific timelines and a
deadline. This will help motivate you toward your goal
and to evaluate your progress
Formulate at least one differential and one working
diagnosis appropriate for the patients that I see by the
end of the quarter
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8. To be able to:
• Perform physical assessments by the end of my first quarter
• Provide anticipatory guidance to a pregnant women in all three
trimesters
• Perform and document a complete physical history by the end of
February
• Formulate at least one differential and one working diagnosis
appropriate for the patients that I see by the end of the quarter
• Obtain a complete history in 30 minutes
• Formulate/review plan for acute or chronic diseases with minimal help
from preceptor
• Perform focused assessment pertaining to the symptoms the patient is
presenting
• Discuss disease management and educate patient and family
members
• Perform a sports physical
• See 3 patients in one session by week ten
Source: allnurses.com NP Forum. Written bt nitasarn, Jan 2013; Elizabeth Shabrell
Start with
an action verb:
• Complete
• Create
• Demonstrate
• Design
• Develop
• Describe
• Discuss
• Evaluate
• Explain
• Identify
• Obtain
• Perform
• Plan
• Provide
• See
Your Turn: Decide on Your Learning Goals
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Scenarios: How to Leap Over Common Obstacles in Preceptorships
10. Great, expectations! It’s been a week, and your preceptor hasn’t laid out the
expectations yet.
Groundhog’s Day: It’s week 3, and you’re doing the same thing you were in week
1: Observing.
That Syncing Feeling: Still in week 3, and you’ve have come to the conclusion that
your learning style and your (instructor) preceptor’s teaching style are out of sync:
Supervising, Syncing, & Bullying Behaviors
Wish 1: Wish you’d said something earlier. It’s week 5, and your preceptor just
told you aren’t succeeding in your rotation. What now?
Wish 2: Aaaww…I really wish you hadn’t said that. Week 7, and some one on the
clinical team says something you think might be clinically incorrect or
professionally inappropriate (about a patient or you) to you, or around you.
Scenarios: How to Leap Over Common Obstacles in Preceptorships
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11. Supervising
Syncing
Bullying
Assess your Situation: When something is wrong, ask:
“Is it a supervising, syncing or bullying issue?”
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12. Visual
Visual/Observational
Aural
Reading/Writing
Kinesthetic
Let me watch you do it.
Talk me through it first.
Is there a manual? Great,
I’ll get back to you.
Step aside and let me try
to figure it out.
Comments welcome!
HOW YOU LEARN
1. Your preceptor wants to teach
you how to read an x-ray or
interpret an EKG.
2. What is your least preferred
style to learn this?
3. Think of a scenario where you
experienced or witnessed a
syncing issue.
4. How do you think an out- of-
sync learning/teaching style
could affect your learning
experience?
5. How you do think this would
affect your perception or
each other?
Set expectations/Take
baseline assessment
Delegate/teach/train
effectively
Give kudos and
corrective feedback
continuously
Articulate & enforce
consequences
Recognize & reward
progress and
achievement
Manage conflict
Provide support
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7 Supervisory
Responsibilities
vs.
Are you in Sync? Differences in Action & Why it Matters
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YOUR PRECEPTOR’S TEACHING STYLE
13. Managing Up
Strategically Navigating your Preceptorships
(Preview Slide Deck)
Naledi Saul, Director. Office of Career & Professional Development.
naledi.saul@ucsf.edu. career.ucsf.edu
Editor's Notes
Hi there. My name is naledi saul, and I’m the director of the office aof carer andprofessional development. This session exists because all of you have worked way too hard and come way too far to get anything get in the way of you becoming an NP. Now that you’re beginning to step into clinical preceptorships, we thought it would be helpful is to talk through and think through some of the less visible, but equally challenging factors and issues that have previously been barriers for students just like yourselves succeeding in their training setting.
We’ve turned these issues into 5 scenarios, which are sourced from suggestions from faculty, what the OCPD staff have heard in 1:1 appointments (partiuclarly when students come for mock interviews and we ask “so tell me about a time you had a difficult situation at work and how you handled it” or “Wo tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague”_ , and examples that we’ve read in the literature, or on NP forums.
. In this highly intereactive session, I’ll describe the issue and situation ,we’ll identify some complicating factors that are stressors and make it difficult at first glance to determine how to react appropriately, and you’ll pair up to take the time to consider how you would like respond, and how you might help a fellow student respond, if faced with that situation.
Are you on track?
In pursuit of meaning use of learning goals in residency: A Qualitative study of pediatric residents. Lockspeiser, T, Et Al.
Factors Associated with Successful Self-Directed Learning Using Individualized Learning Plans During Pediatric Residency
Su-Ting T. Li, MD, MPH, , Daniel J. Tancredi, PhD, John Patrick T. Co, MD, MPH, Daniel C. West, MD
1) their ability to identify their strengths;
2) their ability to identify their areas for improvement;
3) their ability to write specific goals to improve their performance;
4) their ability to develop an effective plan to accomplish their learning goal;
Where you don’t feel ready, can you explain why?
In pursuit of meaning use of learning goals in residency: A Qualitative study of pediatric residents. Lockspeiser, T, Et Al.
Factors Associated with Successful Self-Directed Learning Using Individualized Learning Plans During Pediatric Residency
Su-Ting T. Li, MD, MPH, , Daniel J. Tancredi, PhD, John Patrick T. Co, MD, MPH, Daniel C. West, MD
1) their ability to identify their strengths;
2) their ability to identify their areas for improvement;
3) their ability to write specific goals to improve their performance;
4) their ability to develop an effective plan to accomplish their learning goal;
Not: I want to improve my ability to take a patient history
The five scenarios that we’ve identified are:
So we’re going to talk about these situations. In talking through this situation, you’ll do some self assessment, developing learning goals, learning styles, work styles, the definitition of bullying, and pinpoint what I call a red flag moment – the moment when you should read out for support.
You all wouldn’t have made it this far if you weren’t already skillsful and savvy. What you’ll hopefully get is some confirmation that you’re handling difficult situations like these well wich is one of the reasons, while I went back and forth on this, I langded on the side that I’d like the faculty to be part of the conversation. You’ll also get, some frameworks and different lens which to look ah how to view, and respond and when you’re faced with these scenarios, which quite frankly, for a numbe rof reasons, aren’t always so cut and dry.
Finally, I’ll say that we re piloting this session, and are still figuring it out for your fellow students. And so any feedback, on length, topic, format, scenario, faculty involvement, whether or not you think this session oguht to exist at all or is not the best use of your valuable time, is greatly appreciated and will be seriously considered.
….okay? Let’s get started.
The five scenarios that we’ve identified are:
So we’re going to talk about these situations. In talking through this situation, you’ll do some self assessment, developing learning goals, learning styles, work styles, the definitition of bullying, and pinpoint what I call a red flag moment – the moment when you should read out for support.
You all wouldn’t have made it this far if you weren’t already skillsful and savvy. What you’ll hopefully get is some confirmation that you’re handling difficult situations like these well wich is one of the reasons, while I went back and forth on this, I langded on the side that I’d like the faculty to be part of the conversation. You’ll also get, some frameworks and different lens which to look ah how to view, and respond and when you’re faced with these scenarios, which quite frankly, for a numbe rof reasons, aren’t always so cut and dry.
Finally, I’ll say that we re piloting this session, and are still figuring it out for your fellow students. And so any feedback, on length, topic, format, scenario, faculty involvement, whether or not you think this session oguht to exist at all or is not the best use of your valuable time, is greatly appreciated and will be seriously considered.
….okay? Let’s get started.
Learning styles just got debunked.
But does scientific research really support the existence of different learning styles, or the hypothesis that people learn better when taught in a way that matches their own unique style?
Unfortunately, the answer is no, according to a major new report published this month in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The report, authored by a team of eminent researchers in the psychology of learning—Hal Pashler (University of San Diego), Mark McDaniel (Washington University in St. Louis), Doug Rohrer (University of South Florida), and Robert Bjork (University of California, Los Angeles)—reviews the existing literature on learning styles and finds that although numerous studies have purported to show the existence of different kinds of learners (such as “auditory learners” and “visual learners”), those studies have not used the type of randomized research designs that would make their findings credible.
But preferences live one. If you’re about to learn a new techniwuq, or a new computer software, or how to change a tire. You may be one of the people who has a strong pference.
Hi there. My name is naledi saul, and I’m the director of the office aof carer andprofessional development. This session exists because all of you have worked way too hard and come way too far to get anything get in the way of you becoming an NP. Now that you’re beginning to step into clinical preceptorships, we thought it would be helpful is to talk through and think through some of the less visible, but equally challenging factors and issues that have previously been barriers for students just like yourselves succeeding in their training setting.
We’ve turned these issues into 5 scenarios, which are sourced from suggestions from faculty, what the OCPD staff have heard in 1:1 appointments (partiuclarly when students come for mock interviews and we ask “so tell me about a time you had a difficult situation at work and how you handled it” or “Wo tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague”_ , and examples that we’ve read in the literature, or on NP forums.
. In this highly intereactive session, I’ll describe the issue and situation ,we’ll identify some complicating factors that are stressors and make it difficult at first glance to determine how to react appropriately, and you’ll pair up to take the time to consider how you would like respond, and how you might help a fellow student respond, if faced with that situation.