Downloadable Graphics to Thank Your Preceptor
Be sure to thank your preceptor on social media by downloading and sharing one of the images below and tagging your preceptor and FNU! Let them know how much you appreciate them and how they have made a difference in your life. Be sure to follow FNU’s social media accounts during the week to share additional posts and tips.
Share the card below with your preceptor for FREE access to the CE course The Gift of Precepting.
Ways to Say “Thank You” to Your Preceptor
Send a personalized card to your preceptor thanking them for their time precepting you! Here are some phrases you can include to say “thank you!”
- Thank you for recognizing and praising my strengths.
- Thank you for showing me how to work so well in an inter-professional team and collaborate with other health care professionals.
- Thank you for going above and beyond to make this a meaningful clinical experience for me and assuring that I saw/did as many things as possible during my time with you.
- Thank you for providing me with a safe, encouraging learning environment.
- Visit this link to more “thank you” notes.
Thank you message from Dr. Joan Slager.
Information for Future Preceptors
Precepting Facts & Figures
- The average FNU student needs three clinical sites to complete all required experiences.
- The need is great, and the competition for clinical sites is heavy.
- The demand for preceptors is constant.
FNU Preceptor Incentives
- Expand access to quality care
- Earn an honorarium
- Gain access to FREE CEUs
- Grow the profession
- Access to the latest clinical guidelines
- Certification of hours
- Discount on non-matriculating courses
Support from Regional Clinical Faculty
- FNU’s Regional Clinical Faculty (RCF) are talented and experienced practitioners who serve as student advisors during the clinical portion of the program.
- There are more than 50 RCFs across the U.S.
- RCFs approve the overall clinical plan and provide guidance and support to the student and the preceptor.
We are seeking preceptors from the following specialties:
- Nurse-Midwife
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Are You Qualified to Be a Preceptor? Let’s Check!
FNU needs preceptors with the following credentials and qualifications:
- Valid, unencumbered U.S. license to practice required
- One year of relevant experience in an advanced practice role
- Master’s Degree or higher in nursing related field (we do allow BSN for midwives, but an MSN is preferred)
- MDs and DOs can be preceptors based on the program and clinical time
- For PMHNP students: therapists with a master’s degree and licensure in the state of practice
We are seeking preceptors from the following specialties:
- Nurse-Midwife
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Are You Qualified to Be a Preceptor? Let’s Check!
FNU needs preceptors with the following credentials and qualifications:
- Valid, unencumbered U.S. license to practice required
- One year of relevant experience in an advanced practice role
- Master’s Degree or higher in nursing related field (we do allow BSN for midwives, but an MSN is preferred)
- MDs and DOs can be preceptors based on the program and clinical time
- For PMHNP students: therapists with a master’s degree and licensure in the state of practice
Reasons to Precept
- Seeing a student’s “light bulb” come on is so exciting.
- You get to evaluate potential new hires.
- Someone needs YOU as badly as you needed your preceptor.
- Taking a student is an inexpensive investment in your practice’s future.
- Opportunity to be a role model.
- Students bring the most up-to-date information to your practice.
- Students’ enthusiasm breathes energy into a practice.
- Your patients love the added attention – they get two for the price of one!
- Having trouble finding the perfect partner for your practice? Take a student (or three) and see if there is a match.
Read Precepting: More Impactful Than You Know and Easier Than You Think by Dr. Joan Slager
Preceptor Video Series
Recent blog posts on precepting
Graduate Spotlight: Caroline Riegel catches first baby born on U.S. soil in 2026
Featured Preceptor: Leatrice Gachette guides students in discovering their power
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Helpful Links and Articles
Become a FNU Preceptor: https://frontier.edu/clinical-preceptors/
AACN Clinical Preceptor Guide: https://www.aacnnursing.org/our-initiatives/education-practice/teaching-resources/aprn-education/clinical-preceptor-guide
NONPF Preceptor Portal: https://www.nonpf.org/page/PreceptorPortal_Main
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