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ArticleNurse educator

Building Competency Through Microcredentialing: The iTEACH Experience for Novice Nurse Educators and Preceptors.

Darla Gruben, Elizabeth Wells-Beede, Cindy Weston

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3 authors.

Darla GrubenCollege of Nursing, UNT Health, Fort Worth, Texas (Drs Gruben, Weston, and Wells-Beede).ORCID 0000-0002-5302-8926
Elizabeth Wells-Beede
Cindy Weston

Funding

University of North Texas Health Science Center Internal Grant: Provostâs Office the Health Care and Workforce Readiness
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNovice nurse educators and preceptors often enter roles with limited preparation, creating challenges in teaching future nurses. Microcredentials have emerged as an innovative approach to expanding the educator pipeline; however, evidence on their development and effectiveness in nursing education is limited. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore how a microcredential supported novice nurse educators and preceptors in developing core teaching competencies.

methodsA qualitative descriptive design was used to analyze retrospective self-reflection journals from 10 participants.

resultsThematic analysis identified 5 themes: (1) confidence and professional identity; (2) innovative teaching strategies; (3) collaboration, civility, and mentorship; (4) emotional intelligence, reflection, and communication; and (5) career growth, advocacy, and nursing workforce support.

conclusionsCompetency-based microcredentials offer a scalable model for faculty onboarding, preceptor development, and clinician-to-educator transition.

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Competency-Based EducationFaculty, NursingPreceptorshipHumansMentorsNursing Education ResearchNursing Evaluation ResearchQualitative ResearchRetrospective StudiesStaff Developmentcompetency-based education (CBE)faculty developmentintegrated course designsimulationworkforce development

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PMID41778554
PMCPMC13102350

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