Spark an interest in Nursing and Nursing Education Historical
Evolution of Nursing Education Varied roles of Nurses and Nurse
Educators Discussion on faculty shortages Scope of practice
Competencies required to be an educator Environments one can teach
Practice outcomes
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I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this
assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession
faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and
mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful
drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the
standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal
matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my
knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I
endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the
welfare of those committed to my care. ANA, 2011, para. 1
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Caregiver Educator & Student Prioritizor & problem
solver Communicator/Verbal & Non-verbal Mentor/team player
Assertive Honest Integrity Empathetic Compassionate
Enthusiastic
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Not a new problem Historical trends Aging faculty Greater
career opportunities for women Noncompetitive salaries A
willingness to juggle teaching, service, and research
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Focus of Nursing Education
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To develop and shape new professionals through education To
engage in creative, intellectual discussions with faculty
colleagues, and students To pursue a research and/or scholarly
program of professional and personal interest To contribution
improving health care through student education and the generation
of knowledge To provide professional, disciplinary, and
interdisciplinary leadership and To shape health policy based on
professional and scholarly expertise ANA, 2001, para. 18
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Facilitate learning Facilitate learner development and
socialization Use assessment and evaluation strategies Participate
in curriculum design and evaluation of program outcomes Function as
a change agent and leader Pursue continuous quality improvement in
the nurse educator role Engage in scholarship Function within the
educational environment Billings & Halstead, 2009, pp.
12-14
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Portfolio Critiques Journals Paper/Essays Mind mapping
Oral/verbal Audiotape/videotaping Role playing Service learning
Billings & Halstead, 2009
Slide 11
Public schools/Vocational programs Community college University
Hospital settings Medical equipment/computer charting sales
Slide 12
Raising salaries and benefit packages Offering variable
positions to the senior faculty Intellectual networks Recruitment
Mentoring junior faculty Media report on the value of nursing and
nursing education ANA, 2001
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The shortage of educationally prepared nursing faculty. The Online
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om/FlorenceNightingalePledge.aspx American Nurses Association.
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http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/
workforce/NurseShortageStaffing/Recruitment.aspx Billings, D. M.,
& Halstead, J. A. (2009). Teaching in nursing: A guide for
faculty (3rd ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier. Center of Disease
Control. (2011). Obesity rates among all children in the United
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(2007). Ralph Waldo Emerson. Retrieved from http://www.online-
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