C918 – Evolving Roles of Nurse Educator (2)
E-Portfolio – Taking a Position (29)
In this e-portfolio activity, you will read two articles and the ANA position and then
advocate for a position of your choice. You can upload your responses to these
questions to your e-portfolio.
Read the article “Influence Through Policy: Nurses Have a Unique Role.”
Read the article “Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the
Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?"
Review the official position statements from the American Nurses Association
(ANA).
Select one of the official ANA position statements for which to advocate.
Write 2–3 paragraphs in support of the ANA position statement you selected,
applying Kingdon’s Policy Stream Model.
Post your reflections as pages to the Taking a Position section in your e-portfolio.
E-Portfolio – Nurse Educator Roles (40)
Use the questions below to guide a reflection on your experiences in this course.
Questions to Guide Your Reflection:
What did you already know about the multidimensional role of an academic
nurse educator and how does that compare with the multidimensional and
tripartite roles discussed in the course?
Reflect upon how your view of academic integrity has changed or evolved.
Considering opportunities and career track options available to nursing
faculty, which academic setting seems to be a “best fit” for you and why?
Reflect upon the ANA position statements. If you were asked to advocate for
a policy change to one of these positions, what reforms might you push for and
why? What interprofessional and intraprofessional team members might you
partner with to support such changes?
What strategies might you use to facilitate personal and professional
development for you and your students?
Post your reflections as pages to the Nurse Educator Roles section in your e-portfolio.
C919 – Facilitation of Context-Based Student-Centered Learning (7)
, E-Portfolio – Determinants of Learning and Readiness
to Learn (20)
You are preparing to teach the first med-surg course of new RN nursing students. The
age range of students in the course is 22-58 years of age, and the group is culturally
diverse.
What are the steps in the assessment of student learning needs?
What are two methods you might use to assess your students’ learning needs?
What are the four types of readiness to learn that will impact student learning?
What are the four VARK learning styles to take into consideration when creating
learning activities for your students?
Post your reflection as pages to the Determinants of Learning and Readiness to Learn
section of your e-portfolio.
E-Portfolio – Preparing for Clinical Teaching (26)
You were hired as clinical faculty in a nursing program at a nearby university. This is
your first experience in this role. Your clinical teaching assignment is at a 500-bed acute
care hospital on a medical–surgical unit. You have 10 students in this clinical rotation
who are sophomores in the nursing program.
Develop a list of responsibilities you will need to prepare for your clinical
teaching.
What should you accomplish before bringing students to this clinical facility?
Develop an orientation schedule to help students with their transition to the
clinical agency and their ability to achieve the expected clinical outcomes. You
will provide orientation on the first eight-hour clinical day.
Post your reflections as pages to the Preparing for Clinical Teaching sections of your e-
portfolio.
E-Portfolio – ANA Best Practice for Civility (33)
Read the ANA Civility Best Practices for Nurses. Considering the ANA suggestions,
identify which practices have been most and least effective in your experience as a
nurse.
Post your reflection as a page to the ANA Best Practice for Civility section in your e-
portfolio.
E-Portfolio – Taking a Position (29)
In this e-portfolio activity, you will read two articles and the ANA position and then
advocate for a position of your choice. You can upload your responses to these
questions to your e-portfolio.
Read the article “Influence Through Policy: Nurses Have a Unique Role.”
Read the article “Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the
Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?"
Review the official position statements from the American Nurses Association
(ANA).
Select one of the official ANA position statements for which to advocate.
Write 2–3 paragraphs in support of the ANA position statement you selected,
applying Kingdon’s Policy Stream Model.
Post your reflections as pages to the Taking a Position section in your e-portfolio.
E-Portfolio – Nurse Educator Roles (40)
Use the questions below to guide a reflection on your experiences in this course.
Questions to Guide Your Reflection:
What did you already know about the multidimensional role of an academic
nurse educator and how does that compare with the multidimensional and
tripartite roles discussed in the course?
Reflect upon how your view of academic integrity has changed or evolved.
Considering opportunities and career track options available to nursing
faculty, which academic setting seems to be a “best fit” for you and why?
Reflect upon the ANA position statements. If you were asked to advocate for
a policy change to one of these positions, what reforms might you push for and
why? What interprofessional and intraprofessional team members might you
partner with to support such changes?
What strategies might you use to facilitate personal and professional
development for you and your students?
Post your reflections as pages to the Nurse Educator Roles section in your e-portfolio.
C919 – Facilitation of Context-Based Student-Centered Learning (7)
, E-Portfolio – Determinants of Learning and Readiness
to Learn (20)
You are preparing to teach the first med-surg course of new RN nursing students. The
age range of students in the course is 22-58 years of age, and the group is culturally
diverse.
What are the steps in the assessment of student learning needs?
What are two methods you might use to assess your students’ learning needs?
What are the four types of readiness to learn that will impact student learning?
What are the four VARK learning styles to take into consideration when creating
learning activities for your students?
Post your reflection as pages to the Determinants of Learning and Readiness to Learn
section of your e-portfolio.
E-Portfolio – Preparing for Clinical Teaching (26)
You were hired as clinical faculty in a nursing program at a nearby university. This is
your first experience in this role. Your clinical teaching assignment is at a 500-bed acute
care hospital on a medical–surgical unit. You have 10 students in this clinical rotation
who are sophomores in the nursing program.
Develop a list of responsibilities you will need to prepare for your clinical
teaching.
What should you accomplish before bringing students to this clinical facility?
Develop an orientation schedule to help students with their transition to the
clinical agency and their ability to achieve the expected clinical outcomes. You
will provide orientation on the first eight-hour clinical day.
Post your reflections as pages to the Preparing for Clinical Teaching sections of your e-
portfolio.
E-Portfolio – ANA Best Practice for Civility (33)
Read the ANA Civility Best Practices for Nurses. Considering the ANA suggestions,
identify which practices have been most and least effective in your experience as a
nurse.
Post your reflection as a page to the ANA Best Practice for Civility section in your e-
portfolio.
