Caroline Otto

Using the teaching specifics that have been identified in this module will assist the Instructor in making safety a natural, integrated part of the course which is paramount in nursing education.  

Teaching students on what equipment is available for their safety is probably one of the most important guidelines necessary in learning within this environment. 

Proper PPE - Personal protective equipment includes safety glasses, and protective gear to assist in protecting the student from biohazardous condition that they may find themselves in actual practice. 

Early during the beginning of the class there are rules that are clearly posted within the… >>>

Even though much of the literature states that the assessment in the lab environment may be often difficult, however in nursing education, this is the best form of evaluation because many students complain that the amount of knowledge they are expected to personalize is impossible unless it is put into action. The issue here is that there should be clear assessment guidelines, which will prevent students from being unprepared, anxious and being confused about the learning goals and the overall performance outcomes. 

The most common known styles of learning are;

Kinesthetic where learning is achieved by doing, being active and by being in motion.

Aural learning includes hearing, whereby the learned material is obtained through lecture and audio recording.

Visual learning is accomplished best by seeing, and developing mental images of what they are learning. 

Useful in mentioning that Nursing education expects the student to be competent in all three styles, in order to attain competency-based nursing education. 

Competency based education's goal is to connect the student with theory and practice. It is a student-centered educational approach. In nursing this is important because currently the nursing shortage is putting pressure on educational systems to produce competent nurses in half the time. Once Nursing was a four year - three-year nursing program, but currently it has been shortened to eighteen months. It is paramount that skilled nurses are developed with the ability to problem solve, be a critical thinker, and demonstrate interpersonal skills.  

Competency is the ability to use knowledge to reflect, analyze, judge resolve, discover, interact, and create … >>>

This class has taught me many ways to succeed in teaching, but the most important fact that has impacted my learning and has influenced my enjoyment using this platform, is that I am not alone. Many of the fears I have and have had are not unrealistic, and are common fears that I have learned, many teachers have. 

I worry all the time about my first impression towards people. Sometimes without saying a word and dressing in a uniform, people will still form an impression that may be based on stereotypes which I dont have any control over. There are… >>>

Continuing with the idea of balancing class attention- don't let an individual student consume excessive amounts of your time. It is easy for one student to get you involved in his or her project. Get too involved with an individual project and time gets away from you, resulting in the In item 8, the suggestion is to balance your attention between all of your students. other students being "left out." Students notice that they can absorb your time and start to vie for your attention at the beginning of the class to ensure that they get preferential treatment.

The most important information I have learned is that I am not the only one out there who is experiencing these kind of challenging students. I used to believe that it was just me, or I managed to attract the difficult students, or it was my junior status amongst the faculty that led me into different situations with students who just didnt understand the relevance of what I was trying to teach them. 

It is helpful to learn that all of us experience the same issues with our students such as late assignments. 

While not every student will succeed or take their own learning seriously, the goal should remain the same for every instructor.  

NEVER assume and ALWAYS expect each student to succeed. 

The spoken word is necessary to illustrate culture.