Geena's distinction between precepting and teaching is an important aspect to know about yourself. While some are wonderful teachers, and can explain things flawlessly and give students or new nurses wonderful insights, they may be awful at letting others "do" the actual tasks.
Before precepting, you need to be honest with yourself by asking the question, "Am I a teacher, a preceptor, or both?" If allowing a student/new nurse the added time to do things that you could do twice as fast on your own makes you anxious or wanting to say...."you really need to speed things up a bit or we'll never get to go home," it's best you leave the precepting to someone else. Don't be ashamed if that is how you feel, but KNOW that is how you feel and don't allow yourself to short change someone because you think precepting is "what you should do if you are a good nurse." A good nurse knows her limitations.
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