A preceptor CD ROM : a resource with a difference

The clinical experience for final year undergraduate nursing students is pivotal to their preparation as beginning practitioners. Central to the clinical experience are the preceptors who take on the role to help facilitate the transition for these individuals from student to beginning practitioners. The preceptor however cannot take on this role in isolation. They require preparation for the role and on going support from both industry and the tertiary setting. This paper will present a unique multimedia resource aimed at supporting the preceptor from a tertiary perspectIve. The resource developed at Central Queensland University (CQU), enables preceptors to have access to a multiple information tool kit. This following paper will discuss the planning, the development and the implementation of this innovative multi media resource which potentially can help prepare the preceptor for their role, thus enhancing a quality learning experience for the undergraduate nursing student and facilitating a positive professional development opportunity for the preceptor.