Recognition and support for today's preceptor.

This article describes the development of a program to support and recognize staff nurses as they embrace the role of preceptor. A nursing educator from a Midwestern tertiary children's hospital, housed within an adult tertiary care facility, was challenged to develop a recognition program for both hospitals that would adequately support the preceptor role while being economically feasible for the organization. A recognition program known as "Preceptor Pride" was developed to focus on the priorities of "professional recognition and individual dedication to education."