10 Qualities of a Great Nurse Educator
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Qualities of a Great Nurse Educator
Prof. Amelita M. Roc BSN,RN,MAN,PhD(o)
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I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patientwith both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
You reconcile all being in the world
- Chinese Poem
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#1: Passion
Ifyou dont want to be aNurse Educator,
then you will not make a good Nurse Educator
Do you have the
HEART to teach ?
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Its a difficult and challengingjob thats not for
everyone, but those who really love nursing and
teaching will thrive.
Passion shows through in all aspects of teaching: in
the lesson plan, attention to detail, and especially in
the attention paid to students.
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AM I
PASSIONATE ?
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#2: Humor
* You cant even THINK about being aNurse Educatorunless you have a sense of
humor. Handle it all in stride with a quick joke
and a smile.
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DO I USE
HUMOR ?
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#3: Confidence
Teaching is a tough job, especially when your
students are adults.
After all, they have grown minds, so why should
they listen to you?
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As they say, sometimes even the best nursescant beNurse Educators it takes a special
level ofconfidence in your own talent and
ability in order to teach others how its done.
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Your sense of confidence is what gives your
students confidence in you.
If you are constantly second-guessingyourself, youll be a mess in the classroom
even if youve got 25 years of nursing
experience under your belt.
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Ifthat sounds scary, well, thats because
teaching can be scary
The good news? The more you start to teach
others, the more you realize how much you still
have to learn yourself
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In turn, the more you desire further
learning, the better teacher you become.
* The ability to recognize ones ownopportunities for growth is of paramount
importance.
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And when you finally realize that youre
always a student (and like it!) thats when
youre a realNurse Educator
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REFELECTION
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AM I
CONFIDENT ?
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#4: Critical Reflection
everyone makes
mistakes
Ifyoure lucky enough to be aNurse Educator, your
mistakes will likely be pointed out to you in a large
classroom full of people who expect perfection.
Embarrassing, yes, but it happens to everyone.
The key is to learn from it. And why stop there?
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Learn from everything that you do
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Think critically about your actions, not just at New
Years resolution time but every day. Your job asa Nurse Educator is to be constantly learning.
When you are looking in the mirror, you are
looking at the problem. But, remember, you are
also looking at the solution.
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DO I REALLY
KNOW MYSELF?
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#5: Positive Attitude
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A positive attitude is helpful in any type of job,
but is especially important when one is
considering becoming a Nurse Educator.
Positive thinking can bring happiness and
levity and helps a person cope with the
setbacks of every-day life.
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When Nurse Educators find themselves
dealing with the tedious minutia of academic
life, filled with endless bureaucracy and
regulations, a positive attitude can overcome
even the worst day.
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Practice your own positive attitude by laughing at
jokes, reading inspiring quotes, or simply writing
down 10 things youre thankful for
It can make a huge difference
Negativity may harm the students perception of
nursing and may encourage the student to developa negative attitude toward the field
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REFELECTION
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DO I HAVE THE
POSITIVE
ATTITUDE ?
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#6: Social Skills
Y d t h t b th t i i fl i
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You dont have to be the most vivacious flower in
the garden, but it does help as a Nurse
Educator to be open and communicative
Basic social skills are important as a teacher,
because you are a role model to your students
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Emotionally we learn to manage strong
feelings such as anger and show empathy for
others, which can be helpful when managing
difficult students
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Ethically we develop the ability to sincerely
care for others and engage in socially-
responsible actions, which is of utmost
importance when shaping the minds of future
nurses
Behaviorally we learn specific communication
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Behaviorally we learn specific communication
skills such as sharing and turn-taking imagine
a hospital without these skills, and you begin
to realize how important they are.
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AM I A SOCIABLE
PERSON ?
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#7: Adaptability
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Adaptability is a key skill for a Nurse
Educator because no two subjects (and
indeed, no two students) are alike.
Its impossible to apply the same
template to every type of situation with
which you are presented.
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REFELECTION
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CAN I ADJUST TODIFFERENT
SITUATIONS ?
#8 D di ti
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#8: Dedication
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There is no question about it: nursing is a
tough job.
To be a nurse, a person needs endless
dedication and a real belief that they are
changing the world.
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By being an example of dedication, the
instructor is able to teach a valuable lesson
that will help students break into their chosenprofession and stay there.
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To see dedication in a teacher inspires the
students and shows them that even through
many years of nursing, that the instructor has
not lost their spark.
In some ways, teaching a future nurse the art of
determination is even more important thanteaching those basic nursing skills
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AM I
DEDICATED
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#9: Emotional Intellect
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Part of a teachers job is to help a studentget through the course with success.
Sometimes this means recognizing that
specific students need extra help, and
sometimes it means giving freer reign to a
student who is doing especially well.
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Emotional intelligence can help you discern
what your students need, but it can also be a
valuable tool to help you decide how to react
in stressful teaching situations, navigate
academic politics, and bond with students to
give everyone a richer and more meaningful
experience.
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Research tracking over 160 high performing
individuals in a variety of industries and job
levels revealed that emotional intelligencewas two times more important in contributing
to excellence than intellect and expertise
alone.
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AM I
EMOTIONALLY
MATURE ?
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#10: Patience
Patience is one of those obvious traits that is
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Patience is one of those obvious traits that is
often surprisingly under-cultivated in teachers.
Having patience both with students and
yourself will create a more disciplined, more
rational you.
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How to get this coveted quality?
R E L A X
You can immediately make progress by
taking a few deep breaths taking an extra 30 seconds to answer a
students question
make a diagnosis reply to an irate patient.
ALL THINGS TAKE TIME !
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Patience can overcome anxiety, fear,
discouragement and failure, which you can
apply both to your own teaching style, but
also impart to your students.
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REFELECTION
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DO I
HAVE THE
PATIENCE ?
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Tell me, and I will forget.
Show me, and I mayremember. Involve me, and I
will understand.
- Confucius, 450 BC