Main description:

This unequalled resource guides novice nurse educators step-by-step through the challenging process of transitioning from service to academe. It comprehensively addresses not only the fundamentals of teaching, evaluation, and curriculum development, but also the entire spectrum of skills and duties required of the nurse educator. This second edition delivers two new chapters devoted to the hospital-based educator, global health issues, and the future of nursing education. It includes new clinical teaching models and pedagogies and emphasizes the use of technology in a variety of teaching and learning strategies. Key updates examine the current and future nursing workforce, emerging and evolving nursing programs, and innovative trends in curricula design, along with new information on infectious diseases, genomics, and legal and ethical concerns.

Based on the author's personal journey from nursing practice to academe, the text addresses ways to ""test the waters"" of the new role. It outlines preparation requirements and discusses learning styles, curriculum development, theoretical frameworks, cultural diversity, and students with learning disabilities. It addresses tenure and promotion, collegiality, service, leadership, mentoring, writing for publication, and scholarship. Additionally, the text prepares students for the interview process and includes sample CVs, patient education handouts, and course objectives. Learning objectives, review questions, and case vignettes in each chapter, along with tables and bulleted information, further contribute to the text's value as an outstanding resource for both academic and hospital settings.

New to the Second Edition:

New chapter devoted to the role of the hospital-based educator
New chapter on global health and education, health care policy, and the future of nursing education
Noted experts discuss simulation, gaming and education, legal concerns, and global health nursing
New clinical teaching models and pedagogies
Emphasizes the use of technology
Examines the current and future nursing workforce
Emerging and evolving nursing programs
Innovative trends in curricula design
New information on infectious diseases and genomics

Key Features:

Provides highly practical, step-by-step information on all components of being a nurse educator/faculty member
Helps nurses transition from service role to educator/faculty role
Includes advice from novice and seasoned nurse educators, nurse leaders, and nursing theorists
Includes learning objectives and review questions in each chapter
Provides sample forms and documents for CVs and developing course content