For all the things you can give…

• Your knowledge
• Your enthusiasm and compassion
• A contribution to your profession
• Your help to integrate students into your clinical area
• Your joy of teaching!

And for the even greater number of things you receive…

• A way to improve your clinical, communication and teaching skills
• A way to reflect on and evaluate your own practice
• The opportunity to keep current and remain stimulated (or become revitalized) as a nurse
• Access to the entire UNC Health Science Library resources during the year in which you precept
• The opportunity to improve your organizational skills
• The opportunity to influence practice and help shape the next generation of nursing professionals
• A way to be recognized as a role model, for your teaching ability and your professionalism
• A way to improve your chances for promotion or advancement at your workplace
• The opportunity to learn from your students
• Personal satisfaction
• A reminder of why you wanted to become a nurse in the first place!