Fast Facts for the Clinical Nursing Instructor

by Kan, Eden Zabat; Stabler-haas, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780826118875
• ISBN10: 0826118879
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-29
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

The education of nursing students requires a balance between clinical application and theoretical knowledge, or the science and art of nursing. This practical, authoritative book contains comprehensive coverage of everything clinical instructors need to know in order to optimize the clinical experience for their students.

Author Biography

Susan Stabler-Haas is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at West Chester University, PA. Eden Zabat Kan will be teaching undergraduate students at the School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Appreciating Your New Identity: From Caregiver to Educator
Developing a New Identity as a Clinical Nursing Instructor	p. 3
Understand the Rules: What Every Nursing Instructor Needs to Know about the Nursing Program's Policies	p. 15
Your Success Depends on "You": Preparing for Your Clinical Teaching Assignment
You Are a Guest, So Act Like One	p. 25
Organize the Semester - Have a Plan	p. 31
Confidentiality and Patient Privacy	p. 39
Getting To Know Your Nursing Students: Who Are the Best, and Who Are the Rest?
The High Fliers: How to Screen for Higher Achieving Students	p. 47
The Not-So-High Fliers: How to Screen for Potential "Problem Students"	p. 51
The Performance Appraisals: Clinical Evaluations
Making the Most of Student Self-Evaluation	p. 61
The DOs and DON'Ts of Student Documentation	p. 67
Early Warning System	p. 73
Graded Clinical vs. Pass/Fail Evaluations	p. 81
Communication at Clinical Conferences
Preconferences	p. 89
Postconferences	p. 95
The Art of Making a Clinical Assignment
Unplanned Events	p. 103
Alternative Assignments	p. 109
Competencies Not Met
Punctuality and Absences	p. 119
Unsafe Practice	p. 125
What Your Students Will Expect from You	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 143
Appendix A	p. 149
Appendix B	p. 153
Appendix C	p. 157
References	p. 159
Index	p. 161
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