Nur 655e - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

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...

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...

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?

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?

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.