A Guide for Effective Clinical Instruction

This book is intended to provide concrete information for professional nurses in service and education who are responsible for the instruction and evaluation of others in a clinical setting. It will serve as a sourcebook on the mechanics of effective clinical planning, supervision, instruction, and evaluation. The book is based on two assumptions: that most graduate programs do not provide individuals with basic information on clinical instruction and that once given the fundamentals of clinical instruction, most professional nurses can provide excellent learning experiences for staff and students. This book is meant to be used as a tool by the professional nurse in teaching others whether formally or informally. Basic information is provided here for professional nurses who desire skill in the art of clinical instruction. Chapters include: 1) A Nursing Model: Foundation for Clinical Teaching 2) Accountabiilty and Clinical Teaching 3) Creative Clinical Teaching 4) Preparation for Clinical Teaching 5) The Nursing Process and Clinical Teaching 6) Communciation and Clinical Teaching 7) Assertiveness and Clinical Teaching 8) Leadership and Clinical Teaching 9) Evaluation and Clincal Teaching