Background: Despite being a primary target of nursing education, clinical skills are still majorrnareas of concern among students and novice graduates alike. Clinical preceptorship in nursing is arnteaching and guidance program where students are paired with an experienced nurse in the clinicalrnenvironment to equip them with clinical skills and nursing values. Since nurse educators are onernof the primarily responsible bodies for its effective implementation and eventual success, this studyrnassessed their knowledge and attitude towards clinical preceptorship.rnObjectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude towards nursing clinical preceptorship amongrnnurse educators working in teaching institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.rnMethods: The study was conducted in Addis Ababa and used an institution-based descriptiverncross-sectional study method mixed with qualitative approaches. 109 nurse educators participatedrnin the quantitative data gathering while an in-depth interview with five participants involved inrnnursing education was used for qualitative data gathering.rnResults: Among the educators, 43.1% were found to be knowledgeable about nursing clinicalrnpreceptorship and its concepts whereas 96.3% had favorable attitude towards clinicalrnpreceptorship. A statistically significant association was found between the knowledge ofrneducators towards preceptorship and their educational qualifications together with their teachingrnexperiences. In-depth interviews revealed the existence of a theory-practice gap while shortage ofrnfacilities for clinical practice were the main challenges for clinical teachings. Role of nurserneducators in clinical practice was also reported to be minimal.rnConclusion and Recommendation: Less than half of the educators were found to have adequaternknowledge towards nursing clinical preceptorship whereas the outlook towards it remains almostrnexclusively favorable. Additionally, clinical practical attachments of students is faced with arnvariety of challenges. Teaching institutions should focus on enhancing clinical skills of studentsrnand alleviate the problems it faces while hospitals and healthcare institutions should play their partrnin producing competent nursing workforce. Further studies related to clinical preceptorship andrnrelated matters is highly recommended.rnKeywords: Clinical Preceptorship, Clinical practice, Nurse Educator, Preceptor, Knowledge,rnAttitude