You Can Teach Advanced Med-Surg Nursing!

How do you prepare for clinical rotations? Handle a student who may not be a good fit for the profession? Negotiate a contract? Matriculate a group of students through hospital orientation? This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical nursing instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Designed specifically for nurses teaching Med-Surg II, it contains everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently. The guide features a week-by- week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess students' knowledge and learning styles, maximize the learning process, simplify evaluation, and help ensure a smooth transition to clinical practice. The guide provides detailed strategies for dealing with challenges faced by the new clinical instructor, including case studies and clinical pearls. A sample course syllabus and a week-by-week instruction guide ease the workload for new instructors with their organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation materials. These include such resources as the adjunct faculty contract, care plan and medication forms, a comprehensive skills checklist, and much more. Key clinical instruction materials, including PowerPoints and simulation scenarios, are provided. Additionally the book contains makeup assignments, quizzes with answers, discussion questions, helpful tables, pre- and postconference preparation, and interactive student activities. A chapter on career goals and planning helps the instructor to guide students in their job search and in preparation for the licensing exam.