After reviewing the National League for nursing document
regarding the competencies for nurse educators, specifically reviewing
competency number three, I think that providing timely, constructive, and
thoughtful feedback to learners is so very important (National League for
Nursing, 2005). I would like to improve upon
this particular competency in this course, because I know that as a clinical
educator on my unit and in my travels to other units, that I do not necessarily
always provide timely and constructive feedback to my students or learners. One
of the responsibilities of my job is to provide clinical education to
psychiatric nurses about suicide assessment and reassessment, treatment
planning, falls reduction, therapeutic communication, and other aspects of
nursing that re relative to psychiatric nursing. I think that as an educator
with a short timeframe to do my education, I tend to focus on what is not being
done correctly, instead of providing feedback and reinforcement as to what is
being done correctly. I think that being able to provide timely, constructive,
and thoughtful feedback will greatly benefit my career at present, and will
benefit my future career as a nurse educator. Nursing educators and their
involvement in the entire educational process is critical for the future of the
nursing profession (Albutt, Ali, and Watson, 2013). The student evaluation in
the clinical setting on a medical surgical unit for example would be completed
using a core competency grid, and would be reviewed with the student. Also,
having the student perform a self-evaluation using the same rubric and then comparing
would enable for a positive teaching and learning environment for feedback to
be provided.
Objective: Provide constructive feedback to student nurses
on their performance in the clinical setting in order to facilitate growth and
allow for a collaborative learning environment with the student.
References
Albutt, G., Ali, P., & Watson, R. (2013). Preparing
nurses to work in primary care: educators' perspectives. Nursing Standard, 27(36), 41-46.
National League for Nursing (2002). Core competencies of nurse
educations with task statements. Retrieved September 2, 2013 from http://extmedia.kaplan.edu/nursing/MSN/MN511/Resources/Competencies_Nurse_Educator.pdf
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