Download or read book Staff Educator s Guide to Professional Development Assessing and Enhancing Nurse Competency written by Alvin D. Jeffery and published by Sigma Theta Tau. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know how important it is to help professional nurses maintain and grow their competence in order to provide excellent care for the people they serve, but when busy nurse educators and development specialists are often just trying to “put out the next fire”, they need a concise, just-in-time aid to help make competency assessments and educational delivery programs successful for their nurses. From assessing and evaluating competency, to developing creative learning activities, to revising large educational programs, Staff Educator’s Guide to Nursing Competences book explores the nuts and bolts of nursing professional development practice (along with some theory) related to promoting competency. Whether you’re new to leading assessment and development programs or a seasoned nursing staff development specialist, this book will help you: Design, develop, and analyze professional development activities Implement professional development activities Evaluate and individual’s growth Evaluate an education program’s performance Understand ethical and legal consideration Use technology to enhance learning activities

Download or read book Competencies for Staff Educators written by Barbara A. Brunt and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staff educators have many resources for measuring clinical competency, but there has never been an objective, validated tool to measure the competencies of staff development specialists... until now. Competencies for Staff Educators: Tools to Evaluate and Enhance Nursing Professional Development is the first book to give staff educators a downloadable tool to establish and demonstrate proficiency. With more than 70 evidence-based competencies, staff educators can immediately incorporate them into practice. With this book and downloadable tools, you will be able to create orientations for new staff educators complete self-assessments and set performance goals write criterion-based job descriptions perform accurate performance reviews and measure proficiency measure professional development and cultural competence The 72 evidence-based competencies are offered as downloadable materials, allowing you to immediately customize and incorporate them into your daily practice. In addition, it includes fully customizable tools and resources such as sample orientation schedules and sample position descriptions. Competencies for Staff Educators is a must-have for: nurse educators in any setting directors of education HR professionals chief nursing officers directors of nursing Earn continuing education credits Accreditation Statement HCPro is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. Credit Designation Statement This educational activity for 3 nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc. Take a look at the table of contents: Overview of the competency movement Developing educator competencies Creating a framework for educator competencies Methods to validate competencies Self-assessment Criterion-based position descriptions Orientations for new educators Performance appraisals and professional development plans Professional portfolios Documenting cultural competence Other potential applications of the competencies

Download or read book Staff Educator s Guide to Clinical Orientation Third Edition written by Robin L. Jarvis and published by Sigma Theta Tau. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Chapter to chapter, I was able to deepen my understanding of process and concepts in ways that will strengthen the professional development of any nursing team.” –Heather E. Norman, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNL, CCHP-RN Chief Nursing Officer, Wellpath “Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation provides an insightful look into the onboarding needs of our healthcare environment . . . This guide would be a fantastic resource for a new or established onboarding program.” –Veronica Gurule, MSN, RN, CCRN Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse Cook Children’s Hospital “Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation is a must-read for anyone who is involved in onboarding new, experienced, and temporary staff nurses in a clinical setting.” - Paula Levett, MS, RN, CCRN Former Nursing Practice Leader Pediatric Intensive Care Unit The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital With all the changes in staffing in the past few years due to the pandemic, a high-quality onboarding process is even more important for retention and ensuring a new nurse’s success. In this fully revised third edition of Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, authors Robin Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin Jeffery provide readers with all the tools they need to successfully develop a nursing and healthcare workforce. Whether someone is new to leading orientation efforts or a seasoned nursing staff development specialist, this book will help readers: · Understand the role of the preceptor in clinical orientation activities · Incorporate regulatory and legal issues · Understand and use the ADDIE model · Analyze, design, and implement an orientation program · Evaluate an individual’s competency · Conduct surveys and focus groups · Manage orientee errors and personality conflicts TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Important Considerations for Onboarding and Orientation Chapter 2: Analysis and Design of an Onboarding Program Chapter 3: Developing and Implementing an Orientation Program Chapter 4: Evaluating an Individual’s Competency Chapter 5: Working With Orientees Chapter 6: Evaluating an Orientation Program Chapter 7: Temporary Employees and Students Chapter 8: Regulatory Considerations Chapter 9: Practical Tips for Staying Organized Appendix: Essential Orientation Materials for Your Office

Download or read book The Nurse Educator s Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes written by Mary McDonald and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, Third Edition is a widely-used resource for both faculty and nursing education students that covers the assessment of critical thinking, the development of learning objectives, and the creation of tests, including detailed tips for writing many kinds of individual test items. The book also covers the analysis of test reliability. Examples of effective and ineffective test items are included throughout to help faculty and nurse educators deepen their understanding of how to create effective tests and assess student learning. This new edition addresses the increased pressure that NCLEX and other certification exams are placing on nursing students and faculty, and reflects the most recent updates to the NCLEX Detailed Test Plan. Each chapter has been updated with timely information and examples.

Download or read book Nursing Professional Development written by Adrianne E. Avillion and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Education Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN Nursing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Education is written with the busy professional in mind! It offers nursing professional development specialists, unit-based educators, staff development specialists, and nurse educators a concise, actionable resource for how to structure, teach, and evaluate training programs, using basic best practices in professional development. This how-to guide is grounded in research without bombarding the reader with dozens of citations. Nursing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Education offers even the newest staff development professional or unit-based educator quick and easy guidance on the role. This book provides professional development practitioners with simple guidance to help them: Measure the effectiveness of their education and training Understand adult learning principles to appeal to all age groups and all styles of learners Motivate learners, no matter how reluctant Base education on evidence-based practice Every discipline in your facility can benefit from this book. It includes electronic tools and templates that educators can download and immediately incorporate into practice, using them to document and assess their training methods and plan activities based on the different learning styles of their audiences. This book will help you: Implement ideas for dealing with some of the big issues, including getting buy-in, working with different learning styles and professions, and assimilating new technological approaches Teach, evaluate, and use best practices in healthcare professional development Structure, teach, and evaluate training programs Table of Contents Introduction Unit 1: Foundations Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Professional Development Chapter 2: Departmental Structure Chapter 3: The Evolving Roles of the Nursing Professional Development Specialist Chapter 4: Using History, Politics, and Healthcare Trends to Prepare for the Future Unit 2: Teaching Adults Chapter 5: Principles of Adult Learning Chapter 6: Identifying Learning Styles Chapter 7: Teaching Multigenerational Learners Unit 3: The Evidence-Based Department Chapter 8: Elements of an Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Professional Development Department Chapter 9: Using Evidence as a Basis for All Nursing Professional Development Activities Chapter 10: Assessing the Effectiveness of Education Unit 4: Teaching Strategies Chapter 11: Selecting the Proper Teaching Methodology Chapter 12: Resourceful Teaching Strategies Chapter 13: Meeting the Needs of Novice to Expert Learners Unit 5: Nursing Professional Development Challenges Chapter 14: Managing Resistant Learners Chapter 15: Orientation Chapter 16: Mandatory Education Chapter 17: On-the-Job Training Chapter 18: Continuing Education Chapter 19: Challenges Relating to Preceptor and Mentor Programs Chapter 20: Incorporating Elements of Cultural Diversity in Education Chapter 21: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing Professional Development Practice If you would like to find out about the availability of nursing contact hours on this or any other HCPro nursing book, please visit our Continuing Education information page, here: http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/nursing_contact.cfm

Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Competency Assessment in Health Care written by Donna K. Wright and published by Creative Health Care Management. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is time to move your competency assessment process beyond meeting regulatory standards to creating excellence The Ultimate Guide to Competency Assessment in Health Care is packed with ready-to-use tools designed to help you develop, implement and evaluate competencies. More than that, you will find a new way of thinking about competency assessment - a way that is outcome-focused and accountability-based. With over 20,000 copies sold world-wide, it is the most trusted resource on competency assessment available.

Download or read book Staff Development Nursing Secrets written by Kristen L. O'Shea and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2002-06-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staff Development Nursing Secrets is a practical guide for nurse educators working in staff development. The question and answer format helps provide readers with specific answers to their everyday questions and challenges. The text explores the state of today's healthcare world and identifies the myriad of competencies and skills necessary for a nurse educator to succeed. In addition, nurse educators will gain useful tips and knowledge regarding the planning, implementation and evaluation of many types of educational programming. The text concludes with a section on the nuts and bolts of common staff development programs. Engaging, interactive Q & A format Concise answers with valuable pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" 22 succinct chapters written for quick review All the most important, "need-to-know" questions and answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secret Series® Thorough, highly detailed index

Download or read book The Nurse Educators Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes written by Mcdonald and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, Fourth Edition is a widely-used resource for both faculty and nursing education students that covers the assessment of critical thinking, the development of learning objectives, and the creation of tests, including detailed tips for writing many kinds of individual test items. The book also covers the analysis of test reliability.Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

Download or read book Competency Based Nursing Education written by Dr. Marion Anema, Ph.D., RN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need for competency-based education (CBE) in nursing has been recognized for years. CBE provides a way to help ensure that learners are competent at the end of educational endeavors. This book is designed as a resource for nurse educators who are responsible for diverse education programs. Authors Anema and McCoy bring together all the elements of CBE, and provide a road map to develop, implement, and evaluate competency-based approaches to nursing education. The book provides valuable guidelines for developing organizational strategies, new care delivery approaches, and project planning tools. Guidance on performance assessment tools and data collection is also included. Key features: Explains why CBE is needed and how it can help improve current education programs Presents practical guidelines on how to transition to the CBE approach Provides helpful guidance on developing valid and reliable assessments Includes critical information on data collection and the use of data to verify achievement of outcomes Contains practice activities at the end of each chapter to simulate real-life situations

Download or read book Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator written by Marilyn H. Oermann and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart

Download or read book Nursing Professional Development Competencies written by Barbara A. Brunt and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing Professional Development Competencies: Tools to Evaluate and Enhance Educational Practice is the only resource of its kind that provides nursing professional development specialists with a framework for career development and competence. Barbara A. Brunt's research has developed more than 70 evidence- based competencies, aligned with the Scope and Standards of Practice and Benner's novice to expert continuum. Staff educators can use this book in numerous ways-from personal development, such as measuring and demonstrating proficiency, to training new educators. With more than 70 evidence-based competencies, educators can immediately download the tools and incorporate them into practice. Nursing Professional Development Competencies provides nursing professional development specialists with tools to move through the nursing professional development role and develop expertise.

Download or read book Foundations of Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice written by Janet S. Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FCNS, FAAN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 AJN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD! 2014 DOODY’S CORE TITLE Now in its third edition, this highly acclaimed text remains the leading comprehensive textbook and professional reference for Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) education and practice. Supported by theory, research, and current literature, the book focuses on CNS roles and scope of practice; expanding opportunities in primary and home care settings; and outcomes of CNS practice throughout the care continuum and across the three spheres of impact. The third edition is updated to reflect current trends affecting CNS practice, with several new chapters that focus on telehealth, home care, and quality improvement. The text begins with an overview of the evolution, attributes, philosophical underpinnings, and key outcomes of CNSs in the United States. It then addresses nursing interventions, quality, and care delivery, as well as the business side of CNS practice—consultation, mentoring, project management, and entrepreneurship. It features examples of CNS practice in a variety of settings and specialty areas. This resource provides students and professionals with the guidance required to achieve core competencies and improve patient outcomes. NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION: Updated to reflect current practices and the latest core competencies Features a new section—Creating a Culture of Quality—that addresses patient safety, high-reliability organizations, Big Data, and efficiency Highlights emerging areas of CNS practice such as telehealth, pediatric palliative care, wound care, and home care KEY FEATURES: Emphasizes the importance of the CNS practitioner as expert clinician, consultant, researcher, and educator Written and edited by more than 40 individuals representing the “Who’s Who” of CNS nursing Highlights core competencies and practice outcomes identified in NACNS’s 2019 Statement on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice and Education Presents models of CNS specialty care and CNS practice with outcomes Includes discussion questions, ethical considerations, analysis and synthesis exercises, and clinical application considerations Instructor’s PowerPoint slides included

Download or read book Clinical Nurse Educator Competencies written by Teresa Shellenbarger and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excellence in clinical nursing education is essential in training today’s nursing students. The first resource of its kind to address this specialized area of expertise, Clinical Nurse Educator Competencies equips educators with a mastery of the evidence-based competencies and tasks needed to confidently guide students through learning experiences in clinical settings and to produce competent nurses ready for practice. Detailed analysis of each competency synthesizes relevant literature and reflects the insight of the NLN Task Group on Clinical Nurse Educators, providing an authoritative framework to help educators prepare students for the rigors of clinical nursing practice in today’s changing healthcare environment. “This synthesis and validation of academic clinical nurse educator competencies defines a scope of practice for the role of the academic clinical nurse educator. The results provide a standard of excellence central to the performance expectations associated with this specialized role.”

Download or read book Staff Educator s Guide to Clinical Orientation written by Alvin D. Jeffery and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book NLN Core Competencies for Nurse Educators A Decade of Influence written by Judith Halstead and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. NLN Core Competencies for Nurse Educators: A Decade of Influence Judith A. Halstead, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Editor Thirteen years after initial publication, the NLN Core Competencies for Nursing Educators continue to guide the development of graduate nursing programs, define the roles and responsibilities of nurse educators, and provide a framework for ongoing research in identifying the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to preparing a qualified nursing workforce. NLN Core Competencies for Nurse Educators: A Decade of Influence revisits these critical guidelines through a contemporary lens that underscores their ongoing influence and offers valuable insight into how they will help shape the evolution of the nurse educator role. Whether you’re a practicing nurse educator or pursuing a career in nursing education, you’ll gain a better understanding of the theoretical foundation behind this landmark literature and learn how to best use it to successfully navigate the complex role of today’s nursing faculty. “Nurse educators, grounded by the current evidence about the role of the nurse educator, will ensure that the next generation of students is prepared to provide interdisciplinary, patient-focused, safe, and high-quality care.” Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis

Download or read book Competency Assessment Field Guide written by Donna K. Wright and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect complement to The Ultimate Guide to Competency Assessment, this book provides the answers to all of your most perplexing competency assessment questions. Case studies help to illuminate the wide variety of ways that Donna Wright’s Competency Model has helped people and organizations across the world curb their unnecessary expenditures of time, money, and frustration!

Download or read book Mastering The Teaching Role written by Barbara K Penn and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AJN Book of the Year 2008! Turn to this team of expert nurse educators for down-to-earth, practical guidance on the common concerns and problems faced by new teachers in the classroom. Whether you have questions about teaching and learning principles, the technical aspects of planning a course, managing a classroom, or evaluating learning, you’ll find the answers here. You’ll even find advice on professional issues in the higher education setting and strategies for a successful career.