Nsg Journal Blog

This post is actually for last week. The place where I chose to do my preceptorship is actually a little different from most of yours. I go to an endoscopy center. My preceptor is very autonomous. Her meetings usually consist of emails and phone conferences. She has quarterly staff meetings to keep up to date on what's going on in the facility and the endocopy world. Today, I witnessed her doing payroll, submit invoices to corporate so they can approve the bills that she has to pay. She had short meetings with vendors to discuss contracts for supplies they use for the center. There was a patient complaint regarding the copay that the patient was required to pay and she didn't have the money. My preceptor had to get approval from the doctor and was willing to make payment arrangements so the patient can have her procedure done. In today's healthcare I think a majority of patients would have been cancelled and/or rescheduled to come back when they had the money together. My preceptor has her BSN and a MBA, she states, "with my MBA I'm not limited to bedside care. " This makes since because bedside care can cause burnout to some and this cushion can give you peace of mind.