Preceptor Benefits

Prospective Preceptors

Individuals who have not precepted in the past two years, but are ready to start precepting

• Access to The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library (Including, but not limited to UpToDate, Health Sciences Databases, AccessMedicine, VisualDx, Core25 Books & Journals and so much more)
  • Savings: $500+ annually
• Free CEs
  • SPEACS-2: Community Skills Training
    • 1.0 Nursing Contact Hours
    • Savings: $15
  • Foundations of Health and Wellness Coaching
    • 4.79 Nursing Contact Hours
    • Savings: $150
  • Pharmacology courses
    • Savings: $20 to $100
  • Leading Primary Care through Preceptorship
    • ​​​​​​​variable Nursing Contact Hours
  • Providing Virtual Care through Telehealth
    • ​​​​​​​1.48 Nursing Contact Hours
• Recognition as a valued Buckeye Preceptor on the College of Nursing website – Coming Soon!
• Documentation of your Precepted Hours for professional development, such as APRN Specialty Re-certification, Clinical Ladder, or Annual Review.
• Preceptors qualify for additional benefits after reaching 250+ precepted hours

Become a Preceptor

Current Buckeye Preceptors

Individuals who have precepted a minimum of 250 hours in the last two years

• Non-Salaried Faculty Appointments
  • Instructor of Clinical Practice, or Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice
  • A non-salaried faculty appointment will require OSUWMC employees to switch retirement plans (from OPERS to STRS). Please consult Ohio State HR for more information at 614-292-1050 or hr@osu.edu.
• Tickets to Ohio State sporting events (Football, Basketball, Hockey)
• More Free CEs
  • Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
    • ​​​​​​​41.92 Nursing Contact/Pham Hours
    • 3.5 Category A/Pham Hours
    • Value $490
  • Neonatal Pharmacology
    • 42.08 Nursing Contact Pharm Hours
    • 3.5 Category A/Pharm Hours
    • Value $490
  • KySS Mental Health Fellowship: Child and Adolescent
    • 50.1 Contact Hours
    • 3.6 Pharm CEs
    • Value $945
  • Category A (Law) Continuing Education: Law and Rule for Pharmacology
    • 1.33 Nursing Contact/Pham Hours
    • 1.33 Category A CEs
  • Category A (Law) Continuing Education: Law and Rule for Prescribing
    • 3.5 CEs of Legal Pharmacology
• Periodic Buckeye Preceptor features and Spotlights in College of Nursing publications and social media channels.   
• Preceptor Discounts

Preceptor Resources

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing provides an APRN Clinical Preceptor Resources Guide. The information on their website includes explanation of roles and responsibilities of program faculty, clinical preceptors, and APRN students.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) provides information which consists of 34 slides describing characteristics of preceptors, scheduling tactics, template, and focused teaching for clinical experiences for advanced beginner and expert APRN Clinical Preceptors.

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) website contains helpful information for program faculty, clinical preceptors, and APRN students in nurse-midwifery programs. Including useful tools for qualities of effective preceptors, clinical placement responsibilities, developing resource skills, and preceptor resources.

National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)

The National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) website contains helpful information for use by clinical preceptor nurse practitioner faculties working with acute and primary care nurse practitioner students. Sample resources include working with the overly confident and overly sensitive nurse practitioner students. Free videos are available for use by APRN clinical preceptor that highlights tips on reasonable expectations for the student role.

Certification Bodies

AGPC	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
AGAC	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
PMH	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
FNP	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
AGCNS	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
CNL	Clinical Nurse Leader Certification Examination (CNC)
PCPeds	Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
ACPeds	Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
NNP	National Certification Center (NCC)
WH	National Certification Center (NCC)
NMW	American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)