MCIRN Innovation Summit: Collaborative Action for Preceptor Practice

Course ID: 25CE00029
August 1, 2025
Overland Park, KS

Paid 7.25 ANCC

Registration Starts on May 30, 2025

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  • Location:

    BEST Conference Center, KU Edwards Campus
    12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS, 66213

    Target Audience:

    This accredited continuing education activity is designed for nurses, administrators, and other interested members of the healthcare team who provide or support preceptorship or clinical instruction to new employees or students.

    Learning Outcomes:
    • Explain the significance of professional identity in nursing and its impact on enhancing patient outcomes and professional practice across all levels of nursing.
    • Discuss innovative delivery strategies of preceptor content based on learner preferences and scope of practice.
    • Explain precepting competencies, roles, and administrative supports that are essential for functioning, assessment, and development of the preceptor.
    • Identify workforce trends across healthcare settings and how these impact on preceptor development and functioning.

    Accreditation:
    accreditation In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 7.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
    Grant Support Statement:

    This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,995,519 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

  • All times are CDT

    Time Presentation Title & Speaker
    7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Breakfast/Registration
    7:45 AM – 8:00 AM Welcome & Introduction
    Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, RN, FAAN, ANEF &
    Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Moving to the Next Generation of Residency and Precepting Approaches: Innovative Ideas for Support and Development
    Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Journey to Increasing Preceptor Preparedness: Foundations and Beyond
    Carrie Armstrong, MSN, RN, NPD-BC;
    Lisa Guthrie, PhD, RN, NPD-BC;
    Ericka Stanner-Stiehr, PhD, RN, COI
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Managing Preceptor Assessment
    Mary Harper, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, FAAN
    11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Breakout #1
    DIY Workshop: A Microlearning Approach to Build Preceptor Preparedness
    Carrie Armstrong, MSN, RN, NPD-BC;
    Lisa Guthrie, PhD, RN, NPD-BC;
    Ericka Stanner-Stiehr, PhD, RN, COI
    Discovering Innovation in NP Preceptor and Educator Roles
    Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, RN, FAAN, ANEF;
    Haley Hays, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, AGACNP-BC;
    Christopher Reeves, MSN, AGACNP-BC, NPD-BC
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Breakout #2
    Regional Solutions to the Preceptor and Faculty Shortage: A National Review
    Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
    PRIME NP: Advancing Clinical Education Competency, Preceptorship, and Evaluation
    Rita D’Aoust, PhD, ACNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP;
    Sally Heuskinvelt, DNP, APRN, ACNP-NP, ANP-BC;
    Rebecca Swanson, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Break
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Nursing Workforce Trends
    Amy Garcia, DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN
    3:45 PM – 4:35 PM From Fields to Frontlines: Innovations in Rural Health Care
    F. Jordan Colwell, DBA, MSN, RN
    4:35 PM Closing up
    Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
  • If you need a hotel room for the night of July 31st, please see below.

    Hotel Address Link Link Expires Pricing (per night + taxes & fees)
    DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS, 62210 Reservation Link July 3rd, 2025 $154-159
    Hilton Garden Inn Olathe 12080 South Strang Line Road, Olathe, KS, 66062 Reservation Link June 27th, 2025 $149
    Courtyard Kansas City Olathe 12151 South Strang Line Road, Olathe, KS, 66062 Reservation Link July 10th, 2025 $159

    Other area hotels you can consider:

    • Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Overland Park
      10601 Metcalf Avenue at I-435, Overland Park, KS, 66212
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    • Hampton Inn Olathe
      12081 S. Strang Line Road, Olathe, KS, 66026
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    • Residence Inn Kansas City Olathe
      12215 S. Strang Line Road, Olathe, KS, 66026
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    • Fairfield Inn & Suites Kansas City Overland Park
      12440 Blue Valley Parkway, Overland Park, KS, 66213
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  • Handouts will be available by July 29, 2025 (to the best extent possible)
  • Registration is now closed.

    Please contact Courtney Smith for more details
    Email: Courtneyl.smith@unmc.edu
    Call: 402-559-6618

  • Please contact Courtney Smith for more details
    Email: Courtneyl.smith@unmc.edu
    Call: 402-559-6618