NUR 655E: Nursing Education Practicum (NUR655E)

The effective nurse educator is able to use student learning needs to create specific and measurable learning outcomes for a lesson or curriculum. The purpose of this assignment is to create a learning needs assessment in order to determine learning outcomes for the topic identified for the student’s education focus. Part 1: Develop a short needs assessment of 10-20 open-ended or closed-ended questions for a learning needs assessment related to your education focus to administer to your prac...

Describe how to choose an evaluation strategy based on the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. In Topic 8, you will create a lesson plan to implement at your practicum site. Describe two to three evaluation strategies you could implement and explain why they are a good fit. When choosing a strategy, select one from each of the different domains: cognitive, psychomotor, and affective.

As you research, describe two evidence-based teaching strategies that you have identified as best suited for your practicum setting and audience. Explain why you chose these two and include the references.

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...

Nursing retention is a huge concern with one in five nurses leaving the profession in the first 2 years. Describe how socialization influences the role of the nurse educator. How can better socialization and integration of nurses into the profession be supported? What are some behaviors we can foster as nurse educators to improve socialization into the profession?

Using the "Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (NEPD) Form," write objectives for what you will accomplish in this topic and how you will evaluate your accomplishment. Be sure to read the instructions (in the blue font at the top of the columns on the first page) on how to use the form before you begin. The NEPD form uses the nursing process and follows the format of a nursing care plan, so this should be familiar to you. Under the learner weekly reflection addressing the identified com...

Define how Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) enable the faculty to evaluate the student’s learning?

Describe the role of the nurse educator in providing a safe and positive learning environment. Include a discussion on how to prepare future nurse educators to promote civil behaviors and respond to uncivil behaviors in the practice setting?

Identify three teaching strategies you are familiar with and explain how you plan to implement them in your practicum setting. Include one advantage and one limitation for each strategy you describe. Include one to two scholarly sources to support your position.

In your first entry for your Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (NEPD) Form you will write the overall goals for your practicum. Only these overall goals are due Week 1 on your NEPD form. Use the S.M.A.R.T. goal format to write goals you have for your overall practicum experience. What do you want to accomplish during this practicum course? Keep this statement broad enough to cover everything that you would like to do during your practicum course. You may choose to focus in on a specific...