Facilitate Learning:
Academic nurse educators engage in a number of roles and functions, each of which reflects the core competencies of nursing faculty. Those competencies include the following: 1) facilitate learning, 2) facilitate learner development and socialization, 3) use assessment and evaluation strategies, 4) participate in curriculum design and evaluation of program outcomes, 5) function as a change agent and leader, 6) pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role, 7) engage in scholarship, and 8) function within the educational environment
Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization
Competency II: Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization Nurse educators recognize their responsibility for helping
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The nurse should act as a facilitator, creating an environment conducive to learning that motivates individuals to want to learn and makes it possible for them to learn (Musinski, 1999). The assessment of learning needs, the designing of a teaching plan, the implementation of instructional methods and materials, and the evaluation of teaching and learning should include participation by both the educator and the learner. Thus, the emphasis should be on the facilitation of learning from a nondirective rather than a didactic teaching approach (Knowles, Holton, & Swanson, 1998; Musinski, 1999; Mangena & Chabeli, 2005; Donner et al., 2005).
No longer should teachers see themselves as simply transmitters of content. Indeed, the role of the educator has shifted from the traditional position of being the giver of information to that of a process designer and coordinator. This role alteration from the traditional teacher-centered to the learner-centered approach is a paradigm shift that requires skill in needs assessment as well as the ability to involve learners in planning, link learners to learning resources, and encourage learner initiative (Knowles et al., 1998; Mangena & Chabeli,
The additional course work enhances the student’s professional development, prepares the new nurse for a broader scope of practice, and provides the nurse with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic, and social issues that affect patients and influence health care delivery.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2012, p. 1)
Teaching-learning session is almost the same to the nursing process that is used in clinical settings (Habel,2006). In the learning process, the initial step is assessment of the learners understanding towards their health condition, which is then followed by the questions what do they need to learn and what will be the appropriate approach to teach them (Habel, 2006).
The webinar started by discussing the role of the nurse educator, at which point Boyer’s four pillars of scholarship and the NLN core competencies were discussed. Billings (2013) mentioned how educators are leaders who engage in scholarship in order to develop the
In my current role as a nurse educator I feel the desire to pursue my dream of obtaining a master’s degree, specializing in nursing education. It has been 27 years since I have sat in the student chair in a classroom; therefore, I anticipate a number of challenges and barriers to overcome. In this paper I will present and describe three challenges that I expect to be faced with over the next two years. I will also discuss the strategies I plan to use to address these challenges.
Nurse educators (NEs) possess competencies such as facilitation of learning, fostering development of the learner, socialize the learner to integrate behaviors and values within the nursing profession, use of assessment and evaluation strategies, develop and
A nurse educator has a didactic role in which she works to educate and guide future nurses and other healthcare providers. A NP is trained to provide health promotion and maintenance along a continuum, she has a hand?s on approach and interacts directly with patients and their family members. A NI streamlines information and acts as a spearhead for EHRs. A nurse executive is responsible for the nursing care of her organization.
Elisha (2008) discussed evidence suggested, programs that focused on clinical educators had a positive effect not only with the teachers but also improved the learning environment for students. The school providing opportunities for professional development in curriculum design allows for novice learners to advance their skills (Iwasiw and Goldenberg, 2015). Changes require faculty to expand their views, taking into consideration the future of nursing practice, goals, and how students can be successful in achieving these goals (Iwasiw and Goldenberg, 2015). National League of Nursing (2016) notes that educators have to commit to maintain competency in their educator role with the competency of pursuing continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role. Educators have to be willing to push themselves to develop the skills for curriculum design and evaluation to continue to provide effective education to nursing students. Success of curriculum development is dependent upon knowledgeable faculty willingness to participate and professional development planned with and for the faculty (Iwasiw and Goldenberg, 2015). Educators will also need to develop skills for evaluation of student learning and part of the curriculum development. Evaluation of student learning is key to determine if the current curriculum allows for students to achieve set goals for the course and evaluation methods used match course objectives (Iwasiw and Goldenberg, 2015). Evaluation helps to understand what works and what areas need improvement to ensure student
According to Shellebarger & Edwards (2012), Nurse Educators help shape the future of nursing by educating future novice nurses. Nurse Educators have a core curriculum to follow to ensure lifelong learning in their role. They help shape critical thinking skills in our future nurses by giving them the knowledge needed to think critically. “ Evidence has found that hospital based nurse educators influence safe patient outcome through contemporary evidence based teaching and their contribution of policy development supports safe practice” (Sayers,2012, p. 45). Nurse Administrators take on the role of patient advocates, by ensuring that patients are receiving the highest level of care (Hamic, Hanson, Tracy, & O’Grady, 2014). Nurse Administrators are an important part of management of nurses , they help develop policies and procedures and are change agents in their fields. The Nurse Educator and the Nurse Administrator should be
Arming teachers is a great thing to protect the students when they are learning. But teachers need to be trained in order to carry a handgun. Also the teachers need to hide their gun so the student’s wouldn’t see it and use it. Also The President Trump also said that arming teachers is a great thing for schools. Students should not be scared or unsafe in a American school.
Review the competencies for the nurse educator role of your choice (either hospital-based or academic; ANA or NLN) in the assigned readings. Select one competency and share it with your classmates. Be sure to address why you selected the one you did. Discuss how you have already met it or how you plan to meet it as you embark on your journey as a nurse educator. Support your response with literature.
Katie’s educational background is an MS, RN-BC, CNS. She obtained this position with her MS, CNS. The working model in nursing schools has MS-prepared instructors teaching undergraduate, PhD- prepared instructors teaching undergraduate and graduate courses (MS), and BSN prepared instructors teaching Licensed Practical Nurses and nursing assistant classes. The College of Nursing at Mount Carmel has appropriate numbers of PhD and MSNEd- prepared staff to provide appropriate supervision during clinical experiences.
bridge between what is in the student’s mind to the structures of the contents to be learned. Therefore the systematic organization of the contents and the meaningful delivery of the lecture is very important for effective learning. The nurse should formulate lecture adapting various steps such as; plan the body of the lecture (appropriate content/relevant to the topic), provides examples
The study leaders reviewed literature in the article from American Organization of Nurse Executive Competencies (2005) and Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Competencies (Morjikian & Bellack, 2005) too help aid in learning content. The authors also included bits of information from a qualitative study done by Deuscher (2008). Both studies were similar in their recommendations for new graduate nurses.
Within the first 40 hours I attended and observed a patient education board meeting. The meeting consisted of nurses, doctors, and the library. The discussions are on how to educate the patients. Each department presents potential patient education material. All materials must be approved by the board and must adhere to a six-grade reading level. I observed the monthly nurses board meeting where the discussion focused on nurse’s research and submission of their work to the new digital repository.
I am not new to the role of nurse or educator, but to the role of nursing educator. My motivation to teach future generations of nurses prompted my transition from a clinical nurse to an academic nurse educator. My interest in teaching comes from my own positive experiences as an undergraduate student and from a love of learning. My educational philosophy is a work in progress as I continue to grow as a nurse, educator, and scholar of nursing education. As a novice nursing educator today, I plan on progressing to the path of an expert. The purpose of this paper is to express my educational philosophy in terms of teaching and learning, teaching and learning strategies, student learning goals, and the learning environment.