Mission Statement

The UCLA School of Nursing prepares nurses and scholars to lead and transform nursing care in a rapidly changing, diverse and complex healthcare environment through academic excellence, innovative research, superior clinical practice, strong community partnerships, and global initiatives.

Welcome Letter

Dear Preceptor,

Thank you for agreeing to precept a student from the UCLA School of Nursing’s Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Program. Our faculty appreciates your interest in being an integral part in the education of our future graduates. Your help is essential to provide a quality educational experience for our students and your participation is greatly appreciated. The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with information about our specialty programs at the UCLA School of Nursing and provide you guidelines for the preceptor’s role including teaching, supervising, and evaluating students.

We hope the information contained in this handbook will assist you in your preceptor role. If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact the clinical faculty, or program director. We appreciate your participation in this educational experience and are looking forward to working with you in the next school year.

Sincerely,

John Lazar PhD, FNP-BC, CHEP

Program Director, Advanced Practice Program

Adjunct Assistant Professor

jlazar@sonnet.ucla.edu

310-484-9787