Meeting Practice Transition Accreditation Program Standards Amidst a Pandemic Through a Virtual Blended Preceptor Course

Preceptors are informal leaders for new graduate nurses, newly hired staff, and students (Bodine, 2019). Preceptors are challenged with preparing staff to provide safe and high-quality care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) is a standardized program for registered nurse residency or fellowship programs that transition registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses into newpractice settings (ANCC, 2021). PTAP acknowledges the importance of an organization having a strong preceptor pool. A well-structured, consistent, and well-developed evidence-based preceptor program may ensure adequate staff preparation and safe, competent patient care (McKinney & Aguilar, 2020). Because of an increased demand for new graduate nurses at one institution, there was the need to provide an opportunity to develop educated and better-prepared preceptors.