Transform Preceptors into Your Greatest Retention Strategy

Equip preceptors to reduce first-year nurse turnover and strengthen workforce stability

Recruiting exceptional nurses is only the beginning. Retaining them is where the real challenge begins.

Despite significant investments in recruitment, onboarding, residency programs, and orientation, many healthcare organizations continue to lose newly hired nurses within their first year. Every departure increases recruitment costs, disrupts team stability, places additional strain on leaders, and impacts patient care.

The question isn't whether your organization has invested enough in new nurses. The question is whether you've invested in the people who have the greatest influence on whether they stay.



The Missing Link to Nurse Retention

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Preceptors shape far more than clinical competence. They influence confidence. Engagement. Professional relationships. Psychological safety. And ultimately, whether a newly hired nurse chooses to remain with your organization.

Without the skills to recognize and address bullying, incivility, and disruptive workplace behaviors, even experienced preceptors may unintentionally contribute to workplace cultures that drive new nurses away.

Organizations that equip preceptors to foster respectful communication, provide effective feedback, and model professional accountability create stronger teams and stronger retention.



The Solution

Addressing Bullying in Healthcare Curriculum for Preceptors

The Addressing Bullying in Healthcare Curriculum for Preceptors equips preceptors with practical, evidence-based strategies to support newly hired nurses while creating healthier, more respectful workplace cultures.

Rather than adding another initiative, the curriculum strengthens your existing preceptor development program by preparing preceptors to confidently address the workplace behaviors that most often contribute to disengagement and turnover.

It integrates seamlessly into your current preceptor education program while reinforcing your organization's commitment to professionalism, accountability, and workforce well-being.

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What Your Preceptors Will Learn

Your Preceptors will gain the skills to:

Foster Psychological Safety

Create supportive learning environments where newly hired nurses feel respected, valued, and confident asking questions.

Address Bullying and Incivility Early

Recognize disruptive workplace behaviors and intervene before they affect engagement, morale, and retention.

Coach Through Constructive Feedback

Provide meaningful guidance that promotes confidence, accountability, and professional growth.

Strengthen Professional Communication

Model respectful conversations that improve teamwork and collaboration across the care team.

Support a Successful Transition to Practice

Help newly hired nurses develop resilience while navigating the realities of today's healthcare environment. 

Build a Culture of Respect

Lead by example, creating workplace environments where professionalism becomes the standard rather than the exception. 



The Results Healthcare Leaders Want Most

Imagine a workforce where:

✓ Newly hired nurses feel supported from their first day

✓ Preceptors confidently address disruptive behaviors

✓ Communication improves across teams

✓ Psychological safety becomes part of everyday practice

✓ Professional accountability increases

✓ First-year nurse turnover declines

✓ Employee engagement strengthens

✓ Leaders spend less time managing preventable interpersonal conflict

✓ Workforce stability improves across the organization

Healthy workplace cultures don't happen by accident. They are built by team members who know how to create them, and preceptors help set that standard from day one.


Why This Matters

When organizations prepare preceptors to support new nurses beyond clinical competency, they strengthen the entire workforce. The result is more than improved onboarding.

  • It's stronger retention

  • Healthier teams

  • More engaged employees

  • Greater workforce stability

  • And a culture where nurses choose to stay