Janine Wade

It is important to teach the students soft skills while at school. I am not sure our students are being taught this. Skills such a communications, adaptability ,conflict resolution and time management . Nursing requires lots of soft skills and some are innate and some like time management must be learned. 

Soft skills are becoming in demand in the workplace. Communication , verbal and non verbal play a key role in the workplace. Team player and time management also are important for the workflow of the day. 

Understanding emotional intelligence and how to control feelings in the classroom is a challenge. The diverse expectations of the students puts demands on instructors that are often difficult to deal with. As a new instructor I find I am not prepared on how to deal with challenging students and I hope to get some clarification taking some courses. 

Creating a supportive learning environment takes lots of patience. School should foster the students abilities and help them grow into a positive person. 

As an educator I realize I am lacking in some soft skills and hope to rearrange my style to include more soft skills. 

Intelligence is fostered. It may be innate but it requires grooming. 

Understanding emotional intelligence is not measurable. Emotional learners are very successful, 

Emotional intelligence is an important part of a person. 

As students journey towards a professional career, it is important for them to begin a portfolio of education provided and skills learned. Today through digital badges students can showcase learning and skills achieved that future employers can view. 

Students become empowered in the classroom through repetition of communications and by working with familiar technology. Instructors should allow students to use their devices for educational learning. I promote asking why in my clinical rotation and allow the students to google the facts they need to further their education. We have a wealth of knowledge in our hands each day and learning to research  for education is just part of being modern.