Clinical Teaching in Nursing Education

Catalog description

This course will assist nurse educators to develop skills to teach in the unique environment of the clinical and learning laboratory setting. The student will apply theory of teaching and learning to assess the needs and learning style of students in clinical and learning laboratory settings and design meaningful experiences to meet course and clinical objectives. The course will focus the student on making appropriate assignments, designing pre and post conferences, and evaluating student performance. Special situations including selection of preceptors, working with a culturally diverse student and patient population, and managing agency staff expectations will be explored. Legal, ethical and human resource issues will be discussed.