NUR (0302) 706 - Nurse Educator Roles and the Art of Teaching

Credits: 3.00

Students will have an understanding of the scope of the various roles and competencies of nurse educators. Students will learn educational pedagogy, curricular concepts and theories relevant to them as they transition to a nurse educator role.

Prerequisite 1: NUR 602
Course Learning Goals: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the roles and requisite competencies of nurse educators working in various settings, e.g., academia, healthcare organizations, professional organizations, etc;
2. Formulate plans and begin to evolve into developing the competencies of nurse educators;
3. Describe how to integrate their research scholarship, nursing practice experiences, evidence-based knowledge, and understanding of learning theories into their nurse educator role;
4. Explain the various roles that nurse educators can be involved in;
5. Develop a general overview of how curriculum is developed and how to assess and evaluate learning; and,
6. Identify strategies to address current health care, nursing and nursing education issues, challenges, and trends.