Matching Preceptors to New Grad Nurses for the Purpose of New Nurse Graduate Residency Programs; Not Exactly a Dating App

J Nurses Prof Dev. 2025 Jan-Feb;41(1):22-25. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000001106. Epub 2024 Nov 27.

Abstract

Attributes of successful relationships, personal and professional, closely echo those of a successful preceptorship. Applications, or "apps," are responsible for one third of today's relationships; they have been hugely successful in making personal relationships viable. This article explores the possibility of using existing algorithms of dating-style apps to match preceptors to preceptees. Staff development educators can greatly benefit from an innovative application by having a pool of qualified and dedicated preceptors and mentors at their fingertips.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Nursing, Graduate / methods
  • Humans
  • Mentors
  • Mobile Applications*
  • Nurses
  • Preceptorship* / methods
  • Staff Development / methods