Gradually Guiding Nursing Students through Their Capstone Course: Registered Nurse Preceptors Share Their Experiences

Table 1

Participant demographic data.

Range of age in years	28–66 yrs of age	Mean 42.3 years
Gender	9 Female, 3 Male
Educational Preparation	BSN or BA degree	58% (𝑛=7)
	ADN degree	33% (𝑛=4)
	MSN degree	9% (𝑛=1)
Range of years of experience working as a registered nurse	4–40 yrs	Mean 13.4 years
Range of years working in clinical specialty area	4–29 yrs	Mean 11.2 years
Range of years in current position	2 months–29 years	Mean 7.4 years
Participants who have completed a preceptor educational course		92% (𝑛=11)
Preceptors who hold National Specialty Clinical Certification		58% (𝑛=7)