Field Training Officer: Tips and Techniques for FTOs, Preceptors, and Mentors

Features include:

• FTO Tip boxes that reinforce concepts presented in the text and expand on important ideas. 
• Forms and documents that can be a reasonable starting point in developing a field internship program.
• A sample Field Training Manual, which includes checklists, logs, and critique forms. The manual also describes the field internship process, including written performance standards for students and FTOs.
  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Building Blocks for the Field Training Officer: Laying the Groundwork
Chapter 2 Structure of the Field Internship
Chapter 3 Four Questions: A Self-Test for the Field Training Officer
Chapter 4 More Than One Way
Chapter 5 Prompting the Student
Chapter 6 Student Verbalization
Chapter 7 Briefings and Verbal Feedback
Chapter 8 Confirming Physical Examination Findings
Chapter 9 The Critique Form: A Tool for Documentation
Chapter 10 Scoring the Instruction Phase of the Field Internship
Chapter 11 Scoring the Evaluation Phase of the Field Internship
Chapter 12 A Day in the Life of an FTO

Appendix A Sample Manual for Paramedic Students and Instructors
Appendix B Instructor Checklist
Appendix C Daily Log of Patient Contacts
Appendix D FTO Quality Improvement

• "I am very excited about this text and training program. The text expresses expectations, proper performance, and training techniques in an easy to follow format.  It offers good advice, gives a great starting point for individuals that are new to this position, and supplies a good refresher for those that have been in this position for years.  Thanks for providing such a great resource!"

   

  Kimberly B. Green
  Training Coordinator
  Lincoln County EMS
  Lincolnton, North Carolina

   

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