Teach with Confidence: Master the Skills to Shape the Next Generation of Nurses

For Clinical Nursing Faculty

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Introduction: The "Why"

Great nurses don't automatically become great teachers—it’s a separate skill set entirely.

If you are reading this, you are likely an expert clinician. You can manage a crashing patient, titrate complex drips, and navigate hospital politics with your eyes closed. But walking onto a unit with eight nervous students looking to you for guidance? That is a different kind of challenge.

Many clinical instructors are thrown into the role with little formal preparation. You may feel the pressure of balancing patient safety with student learning, or struggle to explain why you make the clinical decisions you do.

This course bridges that gap. We provide the pedagogical toolkit you need to move beyond "watch one, do one, teach one." We help you transform from a supervisor who monitors tasks into an educator who fosters deep clinical judgment.

 

Course Description

"Clinical Instruction Mastery: Building Competence & Confidence"

This comprehensive course is designed specifically for nursing educators working in clinical facilities. Whether you are an adjunct faculty member, a preceptor, or a full-time clinical instructor, this program equips you with the evidence-based strategies required to succeed in the modern healthcare learning environment.

We move beyond basic supervision to explore the science of learning. You will learn how to create psychological safety, navigate the complexities of the Next Gen NCLEX clinical judgment models, and deliver feedback that actually changes student behavior.

This isn't just about theory; it is about survival skills for the clinical floor. You will walk away with actionable frameworks for debriefing, evaluation, and time management that you can use on your very next shift.

 

What You Will Learn (Key Outcomes)

We have structured this content into four pillars of clinical education success:

1. Teaching Clinical Judgment

Stop teaching students to memorize; teach them to think.

• Master the Tanner and NCSBN Clinical Judgment Models to help students connect cues to actions.

• Learn how to use "Think Aloud" protocols to make your expert reasoning visible to the novice mind.

2. The Art of Inquiry & Debriefing

Move from "pimping" to genuine teaching.

• Socratic Questioning: Learn how to ask questions that guide students to the answer without creating fear.

• Debriefing Mastery: Utilize frameworks like PEARLS to turn post-conference into the most valuable hour of the clinical day.

3. Constructive Evaluation & Feedback

Take the anxiety out of grading.

• Learn the difference between formative (coaching) and summative (grading) assessment.

• Master the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) model to give objective, defensible feedback.

• Gain tools for documenting student performance and creating effective remediation plans for struggling students.

4. Creating a Culture of Safety

A scared brain cannot learn.

• Strategies to build Psychological Safety so students admit mistakes and ask for help.

• Conflict Resolution: How to advocate for your students with hospital staff and manage interpersonal conflict within the student group.

 

Who This Is For

• New Clinical Instructors looking for a roadmap to survive their first semesters.

• Experienced Educators wanting to update their teaching methods for the Next Gen NCLEX era.

• Nurse Preceptors who want to better support new graduates or senior capstone students.

 

The Bottom Line

Your students are the future of healthcare. Giving them a great clinical experience isn't just about being nice—it's about ensuring they are safe, competent, and ready to practice. Join us to elevate your teaching and their learning.

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