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• Orison Sweet Marden: 'The greatest glory of being a teacher is not just simply to be recognized but rather the appreciation of the heroic acts he has shared to humankind.'
• Hallmarks of good teaching

  A basic consideration of effective learning. Today's modern teacher of nursing must possess a system of principles and critical thinking skills to guide her teaching practices.
• Application of teaching principles varies according to the teacher's level of competence as they adjust to different levels of maturity, background experience, the objectives and interest of the learners.
• Knowledge of nursing alone, and the skill of teaching will not necessarily help the nurse become a good teacher if she is ignorant of the principles and the processes of nursing education. It will not also help the nurse refine her techniques of teaching if she does not understand human behavior.
• Good teacher


  • Adjusts her teaching styles to individual differences
  • Helps students integrate learning principles from the classroom to their related learning experiences (RLE) or clinical setting
  • Properly evaluates learning outcomes to determine if her knowledge and skills are well understood by her students
• Heidgerken: 'Teaching is neither a routine nor a rule of thumb procedure, but a genuine intellectual adventure when properly carried out.'
• Professional competence


  • Adherence to personal and professional standard of excellence
  • Self-development through continuous education, skills enhancement and keeping one updated with current trends and issues
  • Possesses mastery of the subject matter in terms of knowledge, skills and values in order to teach students efficiently and effectively
• Interpersonal relationship with students

  • Ability to relate well with students
  • Personal interest in the learners
  • Sensitivity to their feelings and problems
  • Respect for their rights
  • Fairness
• Personal characteristics


  • Personal magnetism that motivates students' interest to learn
  • Enthusiasm to teach the subject matter
  • Self-control or personal discipline of complying with the rules and standards of teaching
  • Patience in dealing with problems and conflict in teaching
  • Flexibility in handling the subject matter, time schedules and students
  • Sense of humor to brighten the discussions and to capture students' interest
  • Caring attitude that helps foster healthy relationship with learners
• Teaching practices


  • Ability and skill in utilizing appropriate methods and techniques in the classroom and clinical teaching that sustains students' interest and desire to learn
• Evaluation practices


  • Clear communication of expectancies
  • Timely feedback on student's progress
  • Correcting of students' errors tactfully
  • Fairness in grading, tests and grades pertinent to the subject matter
• Respects student's maturity and sense of responsibility


  • Shows respect for students by coming to class on time and prepared
  • Speaks politely and gently
  • Avoids useless repetitions and infusion of irrelevant topics when lecturing
  • Gives students freedom to choose their own topic of interest when selecting a term paper
• Psychologically secure in her own abilities

  • Confident with the accuracy of her knowledge and skills
  • Does not minimize, exaggerate or deny her grasp of the subject matter or her experiences in the field
  • Does not resort to the use of identification, rationalization of any other obvious defense mechanism to camouflage any weakness
• Has a sense of humor


  • Expresses appropriate emotions with cheerfulness when the same is appropriate to the subject matter discussed
• Has a well-balanced personality

  • Knows when to laugh or be serious
  • Ability to make her teaching truly meaningful to the students
  • Enthusiastic in teaching the subject matter
• Tolerant and fair to all her students

  • Shows no partiality and is available to listen to students' problems
  • Approachable, kind and patient
  • Sincere in her efforts of educating the young and has passion for both nursing and the learners
  • Has leadership abilities
  • The image of an ideal nurse with interest in each student
• Sister Callista Roy: 'Nursing as both a profession and a scholarly discipline is rooted in knowledge of nursing practice. Today nursing has evolved clearly as the discipline that focuses on developing an understanding of the human processes that promotes health, and a caring profession that incorporates an understanding of human experiences into health practice.'
• Teaches lessons that stimulate students to think and learn

  • Presents meaningful and relevant ideas based on readings, researches, experiences or personal encounter in nursing situations
  • Is abreast with current trends and issues in nursing practice
  • Must have a collage of information to serve as sources of knowledge in teaching students
  • Capable of sharing her own relevant experiences in the field of nursing
  • Intellectually and emotionally expressive
  • Speaks clearly and precisely
  • Speaks the language at the level of students' understanding
• Gives clear and concise assignments


  • Assignments are verbally explained for clarity of instruction and technicalities
  • Assignments are written on the whiteboard for student reference; their aims and objectives, style or format, resources and benefits can give the students in terms of knowledge, skills and values
  • Clearly indicates the specific time frame for completion and submission
• Encourages student feedback on assigned lessons and activities done

  • Welcomes students' questions, clarification, reflection opinions, and input and analyzes them in the context of the aims and objectives of prescribed requirements
• Presents a well-organized subject matter for students' easy understanding

  • Content of subject matter must be good and clear enough for students to see the difference in their learning behavior from the past and the present
  • Prepares prior to class session all the necessary materials needed for students understanding such as diagrams, charts or PowerPoint presentations
• Provides her students with relevant clinical learning experience

  • Relates concepts with practical situations for clearer view of the subject matter
  • Facilitates the students' use of knowledge acquired in class relative to nursing care of patients in their related learning experiences
• Possesses mastery of the subject matter

  • Has adequate sources of information such as journals, books, internet sources necessary to provide an in-depth analysis of concepts or events discussed
  • Has knowledge of past, present and future trends and issues of nursing such as medical-surgical nursing or maternal and child nursing, among others
• Speaks clearly, audibly and fluently

  • Has excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Able to speak English fluently and has broad vocabulary knowledge
  • Uses her voice appropriately and moderately for audible understanding
• Professionally dressed and poised

  • Observes proper posture whether standing or sitting, well groomed and properly dressed, and wears clean, shiny shoes
  • Observes proper hygiene, tidy and presentable and is comfortable in her manner of teaching
• Shows broad interests aside from teaching

  • Besides mastery of the subject matter, the teacher should also be familiar with fine arts and other fields of learning, to elicit her ability to connect or relate one subject matter to another
• Evaluates objectively student's performance

  • Has a structured and objective basis to evaluate student performance based on prescribed criteria and competencies desired for each experiences
• Essential teaching skills


  • Skills in planning and preparing the lessons
  • Skills in implementing the lesson
  • Skills in evaluating the lesson
• Skills in planning and preparing the lessons

  • Capable in the choices of educational aims and learning outcomes intended for the lesson and how best to achieve these
  • The lesson plan has achievable and realistic objectives
  • Content, methods and structure selected are appropriate for a particular group of students
  • The lesson is planned, a continuation of the past and relates to future lessons
  • Materials, resources and aids are well-prepared and double checked before the class begins
  • All planning decisions take into account the learning level of learners and the course content
  • The lesson is designed to attract student's interest and elicit active class participation
• Essential Teaching Skills


  • Skills in Planning and Preparing the Lessons
  • Skills in Presenting the Lessons
  • Skills in the Organization and Management of Learning Activities
  • Skills in Creating a Positive Climate in the Classroom
  • Skills in Evaluating Student Performance
  • Skills in Evaluating Teaching Performance
  • Skills in the Practice of Appropriate Authority
• Skills in Planning and Preparing the Lessons


  A nurse educator must be capable in the choices of educational aims and learning outcomes intended for the lesson and how best to achieve these
• Skills in Planning and Preparing the Lessons

  1. The lesson plan has achievable and realistic objectives

  2. Content, methods and structure selected are appropriate for a particular group of students

  3. The lesson is planned, a continuation of the past and relates to future lessons

  4. Materials, resources and aids are well-prepared and double checked before the class begins

  5. All planning decisions take into account the learning level of learners and the course content

  6. The lesson is designed to attract student's interest and elicit active class participation and involvement
• Skills in Presenting the Lessons


  Lesson presentation refers to the ability of the teacher to engage students successfully in the learning experience process or. Successfully 'catch their attention'
• Skills in Presenting the Lessons

  • The teacher is confident, relaxed, self-assured, purposeful, and shows interest in the lesson
  • The teacher's instructions and explanations should be clear
  • The teacher uses simple words in her lecture for better understanding of the lesson
  • A variety of learning activities are used to stimulate students' interest
  • Students are actively involved in the lesson and are given opportunities to organize their own work
  • The teacher shows respect and encourages students to voice their opinions, ideas and contribute much to their critical thinking skills and development
• Skills in the Organization and Management of Learning Activities

  Management and organization of learning activities during the class should sustain students' attention, interest and involvement in the topic of discussion
• Skills in the Organization and Management of Learning Activities

  1. Class discussion is smooth and sets a positive mental process

  2. Student's progress during the lesson is carefully monitored

  3. Constructive and helpful feedback is given to students to encourage them to study harder in order to foster personal progress

  4. Uses time management techniques

  5. The pace and flow of the lesson is well-adjusted and maintained at an appropriate level throughout the lesson
• Skills in Creating a Positive Climate in the Classroom


  Establishes and maintains positive attitude and motivation of students regarding the lesson
• Skills in Creating a Positive Climate in the Classroom


  • Climate is purposeful, task-oriented, relaxed, and with established sense of order
  • Students are encouraged to learn with emphasis on high positive expectations as conveyed by the teacher
  • Teacher-student relationships are largely based on mutual respect and rapport
  • Feedback of the teacher contributes to student self-confidence and self-esteem
  • Classroom set-up is conducive to teaching and learning such as adequate space, ventilation, teacher and students are audibly and visibly connected, with multimedia facilities and away from public utility distractions
• Skills in Evaluating Student Performance

  Evaluation covers both formative and summative responses
• Skills in Evaluating Student Performance

  1. Student's work and performance should be evaluated in a constructive and objective manner, and must be returned to students

  2. Encourage students' feedback on assessments

  3. Keep records of students' progress for future reference