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Recent Examples of preceptor This involves pairing each nursing student with an experienced nurse preceptor from day one — an approach that builds clinical confidence early while honoring the vital role of bedside nurses in education. Shakira Henderson, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025 To become a preceptor, nurses must undergo extensive training—often at their own expense. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 To become a registered nurse, most states require several hundred hours of clinical training led by a certified nurse preceptor. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 According to a recent report, a shortage of nursing school faculty, including nurse preceptors, is greatly restricting nursing program enrollments. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 By offering a financial incentive to nurse preceptors, my PRECEPT Nurses Act will help America rebuild our health care workforce. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 To become a preceptor, nurses must undergo extensive training—often at their own expense. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 Learning from multiple types of physicians at the same time also gives students the ability to make connections they, or even their preceptors, might have missed otherwise, Lines said. Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 29 July 2024 Sanders was her preceptor, showing her the ropes, from pumps to caring for critically ill patients and managing medications. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceptor
Noun
  • As education became more standardized, so did teacher licensing.
    Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • In 2016, while still a college student, Taitt launched Dream Reach Inspire, hosting his first event with his former high school English teacher, now McKinney principal, Nicole Sledge, in attendance.
    Essence, Essence, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Di Bona was hailed for his long run with Vin Di Bona Productions and his extensive efforts to train the next generation through his work as an instructor and member of the board of trustees of Emerson College, his alma mater.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 July 2025
  • There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Jasmine Chaney, 29, an educator in Charlotte, came to support the presentation of Black culture.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
  • In my school, and in schools across the country, educators have spent more time in recent years responding to disputes and supporting appropriate interactions between students.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025

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“Preceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceptor. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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