Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical nursing instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Filling a huge gap in resources for instructors required to teach the medical-surgical nursing course, it contains everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently. The guide features a week-by-week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess students' knowledge and learning styles, maximize the learning process, simplify evaluation, and help ensure a smooth transition to clinical practice.
The guide will serve as a welcome companion to both experienced and novice medical-nursing instructors with its week-by-week instruction guide that encompasses organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation materials. These include everything from the Adjunct Faculty Contract to the Course Syllabus to a Comprehensive Skills Checklist. Key clinical instruction materials, including PowerPoints and simulation scenarios are provided for each body system. Additionally the book contains quizzes with answers, discussion questions, and interactive student activities and exercises.
Key Features:
- Comprises the first complete resource for successfully guiding students through their clinical rotations from start to finish
- Helps to allay the fear factor for new and adjunct clinical nursing instructors
- Provides a week-by-week instructional guide that includes organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation aids
- Includes numerous forms and templates to facilitate administrative responsibilities, student assessment, and student evaluation
- Key clinical information is organized by body system and includes multiple interactive teaching tools
Synopsis
How do you prepare for clinical rotations? Handle a student who may not be a good fit for the profession? Negotiate a contract? Matriculate a group of students through hospital orientation? This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical nursing instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Designed specifically for nurses teaching Med-Surg II, it contains everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently. The guide features a week-by- week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess students' knowledge and learning styles, maximize the learning process, simplify evaluation, and help ensure a smooth transition to clinical practice. The guide provides detailed strategies for dealing with challenges faced by the new clinical instructor, including case studies and clinical pearls. A sample course syllabus and a week-by-week instruction guide ease the workload for new instructors with their organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation materials. These include such resources as the adjunct faculty contract, care plan and medication forms, a comprehensive skills checklist, and much more. Key clinical instruction materials, including PowerPoints and simulation scenarios, are provided. Additionally the book contains makeup assignments, quizzes with answers, discussion questions, helpful tables, pre- and postconference preparation, and interactive student activities. A chapter on career goals and planning helps the instructor to guide students in their job search and in preparation for the licensing exam.