Course Overview

Bringing together experienced professionals, a world- class faculty, and dynamic curricula, the National League for Nursing’s (NLN) Preparing to Transition from Clincal Practice to Academia Certificate Program provides learning opportunities for nurses interested in the opportunities and challenges of transitions from expert clinician to the role of the academic clinical nurse educator

What you will learn

Each participant will have the opportunity to: 

1. Discuss the theoretical foundation of clinical education.

2. Identify three roles of the teacher in the clinical setting.

3. Compare theories of clinical education with personal philosophy of teaching/learning.

4. Create clinical assignments congruent with nursing program curricula.

5. Discuss strategies to maintain a collegial learning environment.

6. Design a clinical orientation plan for students in a clinical setting.

7. Identify clinical teaching strategies that foster group collaboration and problem-solving.

8. Discuss topics that should be included in clinical conferences.

9. Create a plan to provide feedback on learner performance.

10. List three methods of clinical evaluation.