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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 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
  • During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Its most passionate and informed teachers, current and former players say, usually aren’t assistant coaches in an NFL building but players.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The instructor’s compensation is far from unusual for them.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The 65-year-old exercise instructor and fitness personality didn’t rely on gimmicks to get Mel Owen’s attention.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Employers can also work directly with educators to nurture early talent’s skill development through existing classroom-to-career initiatives, such as AP Career Kickstart by College Board.
    Allison Danielsen, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Parents and educators worry about how quickly this technology spreads through schools.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Preceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceptor. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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