Preceptors for nurse practitioner (NP) students are in increasingly short supply. Enrollment in NP programs has increased at 14.5% from 2008-2017 each year. The increase in NP students has created an increased demand for qualified preceptors and increased competition among other healthcare professional programs for clinical placements. Additionally, clinical preceptors, specifically advanced practice providers (APP) often report feeling unsupported in the role of a preceptor. Support and understanding for preceptors from clinical leadership is imperative as the demand for preceptors continues to grow, clinic leadership must understand preceptor experiences and how to best support APPs who serve in this role.The purpose of this project was to explore the experience of APPs who serve as preceptors to NP students in an outpatient primary care clinic setting. Data regarding the attitudes and experiences of APP preceptors were collected via a quantitative electronic survey. Twenty-two primary care APPs completed the survey and provided valuable insight into the preceptor role. Participants expressed attitudes regarding support from clinic leadership, existing and potential preceptor resources, and incentives and barriers to precepting. The data were analyzed and summarized in a presentation to project stakeholders at the collaborating facility. The Sanford preceptors described the preceptor experience as overall positive and expressed intent to continue precepting. Preceptors reported feeling well supported by clinic administration and graduate nursing faculty and expressed confidence in their ability to interpret precepting policies and NP student clinical objectives. Preceptors ranked intrinsic factors such as enjoyment of the role as a top reason to precept and overwhelmingly ranked time constraints as the largest barrier to precepting. The presentation included research findings and recommendations from the review of literature with strategies for improving the preceptor experience.