Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), also known as type 1 diabetes, usually starts before 15 years of age, but can occur in adults also. Diabetes involves the pancreas gland, which is located behind the stomach (Picture 1).The special cells (beta cells) of the pancreas produce a hormone called insulin.ype 2 diabetes is more common than type 1. About 9 out of 10 people with diabetes have type 2. Type 2 DM used to occur mostly in adults, but is becoming increasingly more common in children. It is associated with obesity.
CLINICAL PRECEPTOR RESPONSIBILITIES. The preceptor plays a vital role in the educational process. The preceptor acts as a clinical resource. while students apply the medical knowledge obtained during the didactic training. It is not the. expectation that a preceptor act as an instructor for said didactic knowledge.
Throughout the nursing literature, the âpreceptorâ is described as a nurse who teaches, supports, counsels, coaches, evaluates, serves as role model and aids in the socialization to a new role. The assumption is that a consistent one-to-one relationship with a preceptor provides the most. effective mechanism for learning, whether the student is at the undergraduate, staff nurse, or graduate. student level. The preceptor guides the student into the real world of specialty practice, allowing the.