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• Historical Foundation for the Teaching Role of Nurses


  • Nursing was first acknowledged as a unique discipline in the mid 1800s
  • Teaching has been recognized as an important role of nurses as caregivers
• Roles of nurses


  • Care of the sick
  • Health promotion
  • Educating nurses for professional practice
• Florence Nightingale


  • The founder of modern nursing, was the ultimate educator
  • She developed the first school of nursing
  • Devoted most of her career in teaching nurses, physicians, and health officials
  • Emphasized the importance of adequate nutrition, fresh air, exercise, and personal hygiene to patients
• Historical Foundation for the Teaching Role of Nurses

  1. Early 1900 - role of a nurse as teacher in disease prevention in the community was clearly understood

  2. For decades - patient teaching has been recognized as an independent nursing function

  3. 1918 - NLNE National League of Nursing Education observed the importance of health teaching as a function within the scope of nursing practice

  4. 2 decades later - they recognized nurses as agents for the promotion of health & prevention of illness in all setting
• Historical Foundation for the Teaching Role of Nurses

  1. 1950 - NLNE identified course content in nursing school curricula to prepare nurses to assume the role as teachers

  2. 1993 JCAHO - established nursing standards for patient education

  3. 1995 - Grueninger DOPE-POPE-HOPE

  4. 2006 - NLNE developed the 1st certified nurse educator (CNE) exam
• Hallmarks of Good Teaching

  6 Major Categories of Effective Teaching in Nursing
• Professional Competence


  • Develops knowledge of the subject matter and polishes skills throughout his career
  • Expands through reading, research, clinical practice, & continuing education
• Interpersonal Relationships with Students


  • Sensitive to the feelings & problems of learners
  • Respect for students, being fair
  • Creating atmosphere which students can ask express ideas/feelings
  • Conveys a sense of warmth (empathic listening, acceptance, & honest communication)
• Personal Characteristics


  • Authenticity, enthusiasm, cheerfulness
  • Self-control, patience, flexibility, sense of humor
  • Good speaking voice, self-confidence & caring attitude
• Teaching Practices


  • Thorough knowledge of the subject matter
  • Presents material in an interesting, clear, & organized manner
  • Good teaching style & strategies
  • Teaches subject matter in a stimulating way, not boring
• Evaluation Practices


  • Communicates expectations
  • Provides timely feedback on students progress
  • Correcting students tactfully
  • Fair in evaluating process
  • Giving tests pertinent to the subject matter
• Availability to Students


  • Physically helping students giving nursing care
  • Appropriate amount of supervision
  • Freely answering questions
  • Resource person in RLE
  • Ex. LAP
• Effective Teaching


  • Clarity
  • Time on task
  • Class time
• Clarity


  • The clear teacher is the one who: Logically organizes instruction
  • Explains what is to be learned
  • Uses simple terms to present new material
  • Constantly assess whether students can follow
  • Uses examples whenever possible
  • Allows student time to think what is being thought
  • Uses repetition & summarization
• 7 Principles of Good Practice


  • Encourage student-faculty contact
  • Encourage cooperation among students
  • Encourage active learning
  • Give prompt feedback
  • Emphasize time on task
  • Communicate high expectations
  • Respect diverse talents & ways of learning