Shaping Clinical Excellence: The Evolving Role of the Preceptor | Center for Professional Practice of Nursing | UC Davis Health

This course provides established Transition to Practice Preceptors and experienced preceptors the opportunity to elevate their competency, strengthen their ability to support enhanced clinical reasoning in preceptees, utilize practical tools to guide preceptees throughout the preceptorship experience, and expand their knowledge of how the preceptor role continues to evolve in shaping clinical excellence. Key course focus areas include:

• Use of a validated tool for assessing preceptor competency.
• Awareness and integration of age diversity considerations.
• Strategies to strengthen clinical reasoning and judgment in preceptees.
• Application of the Tier Skills Acquisition Model (TSAM) within a specific care area.

This is a blended learning course that consists of two parts. Part 1 consists of an pre-class eLearning module that will take approximately 1 hour to complete. Part 2 is the in-person class that is 3 hours and 15 minutes. The total time commitment for this course is 4 hours.

This course is only open to UC Davis Health nursing staff designated as Transition to Practice Preceptors or who have completed the UC Davis Health Introduction to Preceptor course.

Part 1: Online Module

Before attending the in-person class, participants must complete one self-paced module. The following module will be assigned to your UC Learning Center account upon registration confirmation.

Shaping Clinical Excellence: The Evolving Role of the Preceptor - Pre-study
Code: DAHS-NGNSCEERP26
Estimated Duration: 1 hour

Part 2: In-Person Class

When the online module is complete, participants will attend an in-person class. Participants must bring verification of the module completion to class. Participants may bring their UC Learning Center training transcript as proof or show their training transcript using the SumTotal Next mobile app. 

Davis 1 Building, Suite 1200
2360 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Dates:
Apr. 24, 2026
Oct. 1, 2026
Time: 8 to 11:15 a.m.
Code: DAHS-NGNSCEERP26-ANCC
Capacity: 24
Waiting list: Yes

Continuing Education Contact Hours

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 4.0 contact hours.

UC Davis Health - Center for Professional Practice of Nursing is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than five minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded.

Coordinators

Monica Aguilar, M.S.N., R.N., N.P.D.A.-B.C.
Professional Development Specialist

Diane Mua, M.S.N., R.N., N.P.D.-B.C., C.C.R.N.
Professional Development Specialist

Parking

Parking is available in parking structure 4, lots 12, 17, 22, 22 Auxiliary, 30, 30 Auxiliary, Broadway, EDD, and DOJ with either a B permit or daily permit. Daily permits are available for purchase with the ParkMobile app using zone number 42201 or at a parking kiosk. Please visit Parking and Transportation Services for more information.

Special Needs

Individuals needing special accommodations may call the Center for Professional Practice of Nursing at 916-734-9790.

All Are Welcome

UC Davis adheres to California's Proposition 209 which prohibits discrimination against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.