Client Name
Capella University
NURS-FPX6103: The Nurse Educator Role
Instructor’s Name
August 2024
Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement
Nurse educators hold great significance in making students competent enough to meet the healthcare demands of today’s world both from technological and patient perspectives (Flaubert et al., 2021). The philosophy statement of the nurse educator helps in determining the teaching methods that are essential and successful in making students able and confident. This statement undermines the personal values and beliefs of the educator regarding nursing teaching which will be helpful for the students in the best possible way. The principles of the educator guide the effective integration of educational strategies in the teaching method to increase the rate of efficient nursing students in the future (Santos et al., 2022). This assessment will determine the philosophy statement of the educator along with the application of this philosophy to the tripartite model. It will assess the historical event’s impact on the role of nurse educators and the competencies necessary for the effective role of educator.
Formulation of Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement
The philosophy statement of nurse educator is composed of the beliefs and principles of the doctor that provide help in effectively teaching the nurses and nursing students to become competent in the future’s best nursing practices (Poorchangizi et al., 2019). I have completed my degree of master of science in nursing education with a specialization that has improved my skills, and knowledge about practices that are effective in delivering healthcare services in a clinical setting. I will apply my skills as a nurse educator in a hospital to integrate strategies that are competent and effective for the staff and the positive patient experience. As a nurse educator, I believe that adult learning is essential as it brings ideas and experiences that are crucial to evaluating the level of patient satisfaction in a healthcare setting. My goal is to provide the students with a learning environment that will help them improve their thought processes, communication skills, simulation-based practices, and early recognition and response to deteriorating patient conditions.
Beliefs and Values Regarding Adult Learners
Adult learners are motivated to learn skills that can generate positive patient outcomes, improve the care provided to the patients along with ensuring high-quality health and safety (Mlambo et al., 2021). I believe that adult learners bring ideas and opinions that are most useful in applying any strategy ai to produce results that are patient-centered and effective for the healthcare organization and the patients. The adults focus more on the teaching strategies that are problem-centered and effectively help them apply the learning in their clinical setting.
Learning Environment
As a nurse educator, it is my responsibility to introduce advanced learning strategies, be patient-centered, implement evidence-based practices, and provide real-time clinical experience to the nursing students (Pivac et al., 2021). The learning environment needs to be collaborative, with a unified sharing of opinions and respect for each student’s cultural diversity so that everyone feels valued and heard for better outcomes of the teaching practices. The social Constructivist Theory of Vygotsky promotes a learning environment based on collaboration and positive interactions.
Teaching Strategies
My teaching strategy will be based on the Experiential Learning Theory of Kolb which focuses on learning through experiences, the application of the experiences, and reflection (Meijer et al., 2022). It will be based on simulations and evidence-based practices that will enhance the exposure and knowledge of the nursing students in understanding the requirements of the patients and effectively monitoring the health conditions by providing strategies that are successful and efficient. The novice to Expert Theory of Benner focuses on the fact that different methods are needed to provide various examples of learning to nursing students.
Application of Nurse Educator Philosophy to Tripartite Model
The tripartite model focuses on the evaluation of the nurse educator teaching method by considering three components of nursing practice including teaching. service and scholarship. the application of philosophy to all three components of the tripartite model is given below;
Teaching
The application of philosophy on the first component of the tripartite model focuses on the integration of strategies that are based on real-time problems to increase the critical thinking of the nursing students and effective handling of deteriorating health conditions (Hustad et al., 2019). The learning strategy will be experiential and learner-centered providing the exposure to use and apply their knowledge in the real-time practices and increase their understanding of healthcare problems and their effective solutions. The adult learning theory focuses on the fact that adults learn more when they are provided with problems and learnings that align with their clinical practices.
Scholarship
As an educator of nursing students, I am more focused on improving the skills and knowledge of nursing students by integrating published journals and nursing articles that are based on evidence and provide authentic, scientifically proven education to the students for better understanding and competent learning (AbuBaker et al., 2021). The scholarship aims to promote sustainable learning ensuring the professional development of the students and continuous implementation of effective learning in their clinical practices. The research will enable the students to explore innovations and technologies that are efficient in the provision of healthcare services to patients and reduce disparities and harmful health events.
Service
By participating in committees and healthcare agencies to effectively monitor their health situations and provide them with valuable solutions using my expertise I will teach students about improving the quality standard in healthcare facilities (Bhati, 2023). Mentoring the staff and leading the strategies like providing and building care coordinated plans for the refugees of Venezuela increase the exposure of the educator and the students.
Influence of Historical Events on the Nurse Educator’s Role
The historical events have a great influence on the role of nurse educators by clearly demonstrating the importance of nursing practices in healthcare conditions (Cristina et al., 2023). The past events not only explore the importance of the profession of nursing but also provide strategies to improve the knowledge and training of the nursing staff for better patient outcomes as they are the ones who are at the frontline while treating the patients and providing the basic first aid. A few historical events are listed below;
The Flexner and Golmark Report
These reports presented in 1910 and 1923 focus on providing nurses with formal education by establishing institutes rather than providing education in a clinical setting (Flaubert et al., 2021). This shift in education creates a concept of nurse educators by providing them with nursing universities and programs helpful in developing effective nursing skills and integration of evidence-based practices to improve the knowledge of the students. These reports were effective in making nursing education formal but there still lies an uncertainty between the provision of theoretical learning and practical learning.
Establishment of Nursing Licensure
By introducing nursing licensure in 1930-1950 the profession of nursing was taken to the level of certifications and standardization which makes it compulsory for nursing educators to train the students to meet the criteria of licensing for better implementation of their knowledge and skills in clinical practice and increasing the positive patient outcomes.
The Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement and the rise of feminism in 1960-1970 made it important to consider the ethical rights and values of the nursing staff and provide them full respect and dignity in their practices (Noor, 2022). Nurse educators need to create a learning environment that is diverse and culturally friendly to give students the impression of being valued and considered. However, there still lies an uncertainty regarding the complete implementation of ethical rights in all institutional and healthcare settings.
Uncertain Areas
The learning of emerging technologies including machine learning still needs to be incorporated into the role of nurse educators by the institutions. The policies of nursing education are evolving which introduces the demand for competent nurse educators. The increase in the collaboration of interprofessional teams remains unidentified to integrate into the learning strategies by the nurse educators.
Competencies Necessary for Nurse Educator Role
The nurse educator is very important in making the future of nursing students this is why it is necessary to ensure effective and competent teaching strategies for the students and create a learning environment that is best suited to the needs and expectations of the nursing students (Zhang et al., 2022). The educator should incorporate evidence-based practices along with the different learning theories in the teaching methodology. A few competencies for the role of nurse educator are given below;
- An educator should create a learning environment that is respectful, positive, and engaging for the student’s improved outcomes.
- The evaluation strategy needs to be implemented to identify the practice gaps and the uncertain areas.
- The planning and development of the curriculum that is made to address the current needs of the healthcare world for effectively educating students regarding their clinical practice.
- The practices based on evidence need to be used in the teaching methodology.
- The nursing educator should know about healthcare information technologies their benefits their usage and their effectiveness in generating positive health outcomes to better make the students understand the technologies.
- Effective communication skills are needed to understand the student’s weaknesses and problems regarding the effective application of their knowledge in clinical practice.
- The learning strategies and practices should be culturally competent and include the cultural beliefs of all the students.
- The educator should incorporate the collaboration of interprofessional and interdisciplinary teams to introduce students to the unified decision-making process.
NURS FPX 6103 Assessment 3 Conclusion
The nurse educator acts as a cornerstone in providing effective knowledge to the nursing students along with making them competent enough to indulge in today’s world of clinical technologies efficiently and increase the rate of positive patient outcomes by applying their knowledge in clinical settings (Flaubert et al., 2021). The philosophy statement of the nurse educator guides the responsibility of educators in integrating and introducing innovation and strategies that are most effective to increase the critical thinking of the students along with including and implementing the theories like experiential theory and adult learning theory to better make them understand their competency. The tripartite model helps the educator evaluate the teaching practices through the three basic components including teaching, service, and scholarship. However, historical events have a great significance in improving the role of nurse educators and providing exposure to nursing education to the world. The competencies of nurse educators are vital in ensuring the capabilities of nursing students.
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