This is a 4-credit clinical course.
Description
This course utilizes guided experiences in teaching of nursing, including planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating classroom and clinical instruction with a mentor. Emphasis on learner development and socialization, learner diversity, and multicultural/global education guide the learning. The roles of nurse educator as leader, change agent and scholar are explored.
Course competencies
At the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze the theoretical foundations of teaching–learning.
- Integrate evidence-based teaching practices and strategies for achieving desired learner development into a teaching plan.
- Analyze the roles of nurse educator within clinical, academic, and community settings.
- Examine strategies for addressing the unique learning needs of individuals in the context of developmental, multicultural, interprofessional, and socio-economic factors.
- Engage in self-reflection and continued learning to improve teaching practices and facilitate learning.
- Disseminate outcomes of educational programs, interventions, and activities.
Students complete 75 clock hours of supervised clinical experience.
This is a 4-credit clinical course.
Description
The student functions in an educator role in a clinical or academic setting by designing, implementing and evaluating lesson plans, modules, or courses. Through portfolio, students reflect on improving their role as a nurse educator. Learning experiences are negotiated to meet learning goals in a preceptor-supervised practicum of 150 hours.
Course competencies
At the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Assess learner knowledge and skills gap and develop an evidence-based teaching plan.
- Apply knowledge, principles, and best practices to plan and implement a learning experience for a group of learners.
- Design an evaluation plan for measuring learner outcomes.
- Demonstrate ability to modify a learning experience for learners based on learner needs and preferences.
- Function in role of nurse educator in a clinical or academic setting in a defined practicum experience, based on NLN competencies of Nurse Educator or Nursing Professional Development Competencies.
- Disseminate findings of project based on importance of scholarship in the advancement of nursing education.
Students complete 150 clock hours of supervised clinical experience.