Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing

by Gaberson, Kathleen B.; Oermann, Marilyn H.

• ISBN13: 9780826105813
• ISBN10: 0826105815
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-28
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

This textbook presents a comprehensive framework for planning, guiding, and evaluating learning activities for undergraduate and graduate nursing students in clinical settings.

The book presents clinical teaching strategies that are effective and practical in a rapidly changing health care environment. It describes a range of teaching strategies useful for courses in which the teacher is on-site with students, in courses using preceptors, in simulation laboratories, and in distance education environments.

This book represents the cutting edge of educational strategies, examining innovative uses of virtual reality, game-based learning, and nontraditional sites for clinical teaching. Also discussed are culturally inclusive strategies, methods incorporating current technologies, and strategies for teaching students with disabilities.

Key topics:

- Choosing clinical learning assignments

- Self-directed learning activities

- Case method, case study, and grand rounds

- Clinical Nurse Educator Examination Detailed Test Blueprint core competencies

- Evaluation strategies and grading for written assignments

- Ethical and legal issues in clinical teaching

- Recognizing that clinical settings require different approaches to teaching, the contributors present all the tools necessary to help educators meet the challenges of this complex learning environment.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Foundations of Clinical Teaching	p. 1
Contextual Factors Affecting Clinical Teaching	p. 3
Outcomes of Clinical Teaching	p. 19
Preparing for Clinical Learning Activities	p. 35
Process of Clinical Teaching	p. 59
Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Teaching	p. 89
Strategies for Effective Clinical Teaching	p. 113
Choosing Clinical Learning Assignments	p. 115
Self-Directed Learning Activities	p. 133
Clinical Simulation	p. 151
Virtual Reality and Game-Based Clinical Education	p. 183
Case Method, Case Study, and Grand Rounds	p. 213
Discussion and Clinical Conference	p. 231
Clinical Teaching Strategies for Selected Contexts	p. 253
Quality Clinical Education for Graduate Nursing Students at a Distance: One Exemplar	p. 255
Using Preceptors as Clinical Teachers and Coaches	p. 285
Clinical Teaching in Diverse Settings	p. 307
Evaluation Strategies in Clinical Teaching	p. 341
Written Assignments	p. 343
Clinical Evaluation and Grading	p. 371
Appendix: Certified Nurse Educator (CNECM) Examination Detailed Test Blueprint	p. 415
Index	p. 423
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