NUR 655E: Nursing Education Practicum (NUR655E)

An effective nurse educator has current, researched knowledge of teaching strategies to use in the educational setting. Effective teaching strategies allow students to collaborate with peers and participate in higher-order thinking. The purpose of this assignment is to compile an annotated bibliography of teaching strategies within your practicum setting. Provide a 10-entry annotated bibliography of peer-reviewed/scholarly literature related to your chosen practicum topic and appropriate teach...

Consider a nurse leadership role you are familiar with and describe how the nurse educator role collaborates with leadership in an institution (choose a setting you are familiar with). Considering NLN’s competency 8, how do you see leadership skills integrated into your future nurse educator role?

Describe how the implementation and refinement of your lesson plan impacts quality improvement in your practicum setting. Describe two to three outside influences on the curriculum revision process. How does curriculum revision affect quality improvement?

Being an effective educator requires staying abreast of the scholarship of teaching and learning in your field. What aspects of teaching and learning in your field interest you most? What plans do you have for participating in scholarly activities to enhance your nurse educator role based on Boyer's Model of Scholarship?

What is the impact of the nurse educator's role on organizational effectiveness? Identify one area in your practicum setting/organization that needs improvement. Choose a theory or change model you have experience with. Applying the identified theory/model, propose a change and describe the organizational impact in your practicum setting.

Collaboration is a tool that improves thinking processes and the end work product. What is the importance of collaboration in your future role as a nurse educator in your chosen practice environment? Who are potential stakeholders involved in your future interprofessional collaborations and define their roles?

The effective nurse educator employs a variety of formative and summative techniques during curriculum implementation to monitor student learning. A well-developed lesson plan employs both formative and summative assessments. A nurse educator should plan to use data from these assessments to guide instruction. Concept maps describe the relationships between concepts and allow for an improved understanding through critical thinking and analysis. To understand the link between formative and summa...

In this topic, you will be working on developing a learning needs assessment. Why does the nurse educator assess learning needs prior to lesson plan development? Discuss what will be important for you to assess related to the chosen topic for your lesson plan. What would be some important demographic information to gather? What other information might you consider gathering such as learning styles?

The effective nurse educator collaborates with partners and the community during the curriculum design process. The purpose of this assignment is to collaborate with your preceptor/mentor to refine and enhance your lesson plan. Meet with your preceptor/mentor to review your lesson plan. Discuss your lesson plan and possible barriers to successful implementation. Using the comments for refinement from your preceptor/mentor, reflect on your collaboration. In 200-350 words, provide a short answer ...

As you develop a lesson plan, what are some specific teaching strategies that you are considering? State two learning objectives you have developed for your lesson plan and discuss how you will incorporate content to meet those learning objectives for your students.

The purpose of this assignment is to create a lesson plan to be delivered in the practicum setting. Refer to your student learning needs assessment data and annotated bibliography to complete this assignment. Write a detailed lesson plan that includes the following information. 1. Description of practicum setting and population. 2. Lesson outcomes with rationale and alignment to student learning needs that were identified in your learning needs assessment. 3. Teaching strategies with researc...