I think the skills were a great reminder of what we can do in the classroom and how to navigate those skill sets.
Great information to instill on nursing students. The Medical & Nursing World are constantly changing! We all need to be ready for, accept & promote these changes. I disscuss this almost every day in the Theory class, with New Clinical Studies patients can become involved in, new medications for diseases that did not exist before.
I am an RN with awesome experience working at a Level I Trauma Center, Research & Teaching Center, Burn Center, Certified Stroke Center, Magnet Hospital...
After joining ACC as a clinical instructor in SNF's, I am shocked & amazed at the poor care given to patients in those facilities. The requirements for these facilities to get their "Star" ratings are ridiculous. I see there NEEEDS to be a change in how SNF's treat their clients/patients, there needs to be a change in how these facilities are rated, there needs to be a change in the education level of CNA's that do all the hands on ADL's for these patients. In ratings...should be based on patient/client outcomes.
Comment on Kathy Burgos's post:
Communication tool is SBAR. Now used by hospitals as JCAHO requirement for "improve communication amongs caregivers".
I have had a problem with disrespectful students. I plan to take control of my classroom, display professional behavior. I will begin Management & Leadership with the Values & Charactersitics of Professional Nurses. Give Student Advisements for disrespectful behaviors.
I plan on giving my students more voice and choice in implimenting time management stratagies.
I like the idea of having students map out their weekly time allotments. I just spoke with students and they indicated they underestimated how much studying time was actually needed for this semester to be successful so I think taking a look at weekly time constraints would help them see where they need to budget time, where they need to cut back, etc. I also like the idea of adding soft skills to a rubric. As a former quality director, we did have soft skills on our skills competencies that nurses were "graded" on and these were a part of consideration when salary increases were being considered.
Communication is both verbal and non-verbal so making sure everything's aligned avoids confusion for others.
I enjoyed the course overall, some of the questions did not follow with the video
In ED403 - I learned of additional strategies to use for students to help them work on their soft skills.
I learned (and was reminded) of some different strategies to use with and for students to help them work on their soft skills in the classroom.
I work for such an awesome company and feel my leadership already put lots of effort in emphasizing such strategies. This module reassures me that what I am currently doing in class, is the best method for management within the presentation, discussions, team building and time management.
Most of the discussion it something I implement daily to myself and students. Very good reminders.
These were good reminders of things I already use in my classes.
Soft skills are very important elements of a CTE classroom so that students can be prepared for the real world.
I learned one of the most important goals of a college education is the preparation for success in the classroom setting for the real world. The most important soft skills employers value are emotional intelligence, communication, problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking, conflict resolution, flexibility, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Having the right employees can make an impact on the delivery of work.
Soft skills and work skills can deffer greatly, but it is important to have and maintain soft skills to effectivity deliver information to students where they don't feel judged or belittled.
I think it is important to always have a positive attitude while in the classroom, and demonstrate good behavior.
I was not familiar with Cornell-style notes; this was a great pearl that I will share with my students.
