Assessment 4: Assessment Strategies and Complete Course Plan
Brian Garland
Capella University
NURS6105: Teaching and Active Learning Strategies
7/16/2025
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Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................2
Learning Theory.................................................................................. 3
Learning Theory Application...................................................................... 4
Learning Theory and Diversity...................................................................5
Ideal Learning Environment...............................................................6
Classroom and Learner Management.................................................7
Classroom and Learner Management Evidenced Based Strategies...........8
Learner Motivation.............................................................................. 9
Enhancing Learner Motivation in Diverse Settings.................................10
Learning Outcomes...........................................................................11
Teaching Strategies...........................................................................12
Learning Barriers.....................................................................................13
Teaching Strategies to Maintain Diverse Learner’s Motivation...............15
Assessment Strategies......................................................................15
Summary........................................................................................... 17
References.........................................................................................18
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Introduction
This paper will focus on my role as a nurse educator in the perioperative environment
working with nurses who are new to the operating room environment. Typically, nurses will
undergo a six-to-nine-month training program when they first start working in the operating
room, this training program is often referred to as nurse residency. This is because operating
rooms can be an intimidating work environment, and nursing programs lack formal courses in
perioperative nursing (Reinhart et al., 2021). Regardless of if it is a new graduate nurse or a
nurse has 20 years of experience in other specialties of nursing, all new nurses to the
perioperative environment will need extensive training. The primary training program that I will
use to prepare new perioperative nurses is AORN’s Periop 101. AORN’s Periop 101: A Core
Curriculum to provide evidence-based perioperative education by emphasizing simulation,
training, preceptor guidance, and continuous feedback to increase residents’ proficiency and
confidence (Weatherly et al., 2024). The reason that perioperative training typically takes six-to-
nine months is to incorporate all aspects of AORN’s Periop 101. To successfully complete this
timeline, during their first month of the program new perioperative nurses will learn the basics of
the operating room in a classroom format such as instruments and devices used during surgery,
sterile technique, and patient positioning. They will reinforce their classroom knowledge by
conducting simulations of tasks they will be doing in the operating room. Months two-four will
be spent in the operating room with a preceptor learning all of the different specialties they will
encounter. Majority of surgeries take place during the day so during this time all new nurses in
the program will work Monday-Friday from 0700-1500. Months five-nine will be spent orienting
to their shift and specialty team if they decide to join one such as cardiac surgery or
neurosurgery. Furthermore, new nurses who join a specialty team usually have a longer
Brian Garland
Capella University
NURS6105: Teaching and Active Learning Strategies
7/16/2025
, 1
Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................2
Learning Theory.................................................................................. 3
Learning Theory Application...................................................................... 4
Learning Theory and Diversity...................................................................5
Ideal Learning Environment...............................................................6
Classroom and Learner Management.................................................7
Classroom and Learner Management Evidenced Based Strategies...........8
Learner Motivation.............................................................................. 9
Enhancing Learner Motivation in Diverse Settings.................................10
Learning Outcomes...........................................................................11
Teaching Strategies...........................................................................12
Learning Barriers.....................................................................................13
Teaching Strategies to Maintain Diverse Learner’s Motivation...............15
Assessment Strategies......................................................................15
Summary........................................................................................... 17
References.........................................................................................18
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Introduction
This paper will focus on my role as a nurse educator in the perioperative environment
working with nurses who are new to the operating room environment. Typically, nurses will
undergo a six-to-nine-month training program when they first start working in the operating
room, this training program is often referred to as nurse residency. This is because operating
rooms can be an intimidating work environment, and nursing programs lack formal courses in
perioperative nursing (Reinhart et al., 2021). Regardless of if it is a new graduate nurse or a
nurse has 20 years of experience in other specialties of nursing, all new nurses to the
perioperative environment will need extensive training. The primary training program that I will
use to prepare new perioperative nurses is AORN’s Periop 101. AORN’s Periop 101: A Core
Curriculum to provide evidence-based perioperative education by emphasizing simulation,
training, preceptor guidance, and continuous feedback to increase residents’ proficiency and
confidence (Weatherly et al., 2024). The reason that perioperative training typically takes six-to-
nine months is to incorporate all aspects of AORN’s Periop 101. To successfully complete this
timeline, during their first month of the program new perioperative nurses will learn the basics of
the operating room in a classroom format such as instruments and devices used during surgery,
sterile technique, and patient positioning. They will reinforce their classroom knowledge by
conducting simulations of tasks they will be doing in the operating room. Months two-four will
be spent in the operating room with a preceptor learning all of the different specialties they will
encounter. Majority of surgeries take place during the day so during this time all new nurses in
the program will work Monday-Friday from 0700-1500. Months five-nine will be spent orienting
to their shift and specialty team if they decide to join one such as cardiac surgery or
neurosurgery. Furthermore, new nurses who join a specialty team usually have a longer
