Course Description
This course assists clinical teachers in the practice of clinical teaching. It assumes that clinical teachers will bring to their task background knowledge of educational principles, experience in the clinical field, and knowledge of substantive nursing content, challenges and wonders of learning in the clinical setting.
Objectives:
- Describe clinical teaching and the environment in which it is practiced
- Outline the role of the clinical teacher
- Discuss foundations of clinical teaching and learning
- Describe the clinical learning cycle
- Outline the instructional strategies used in clinical teaching
- Discuss challenges facing clinical teacher today
- Discuss evaluation in clinical teaching
Week |
Lecture (Hrs) |
Content |
1 |
4hrs |
Introduction
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2 |
8hrs |
The clinical teacher
Assignment 1 Due date: 16/04/21
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3 |
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4&5 |
8hrs |
clinical teaching
Test 1 |
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6 |
8hrs |
Methods of Instruction
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7 |
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8 |
4hrs |
Effective clinical teaching techniques Practical Tips and Tools To Improve Your Skills as a Clinical Teacher |
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Assignment 2 7 /05/21 |
9 |
4hrs |
Learning environments
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10 |
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11 |
4hrs |
Evaluation in clinical teaching
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12 |
4hrs |
Test 2 Revision |
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8hrs |
Micro-teaching
Revision and Exams |
Assessment
Two assignments 15%
Two tests 15%
Final 3 hour Examination 70%
Assignment 1
Describe Benner’s stages of clinical competence and how they could be applied to clinical teaching. (30 marks)
Assignment 11
The clinical area is a complex environment for clinical teaching .Discuss. (25 marks)
Specifications:
Use Times New Raman font 12 and 1.5 spacing
Maximum pages 4
References should be more than 5 references
References should be on separate page (not part of the 4 pages
Recommended Literature
- White R. & Ewan C. (1997). Clinical Teaching in Nursing. London: Stanley Thorness (Publishers) Ltd.
- Mellish JM & Brink H. Teaching the practice of nursing; A text in nursing didactics, (3rd ed.) Durban: Butterworths
- Reilly D.E.& Oermann M.H.Clinical teaching in Nursing Education (2nd ed.) National League of Nursing. New York..
- Internet materials
- Neeraja KP. Textbook of nursing education. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LtD
- Towards Effective Clinical Teaching (2013). Journal of Advanced Nursing; Wiley online.