The nursing workforce in the United States is on the verge of one of the most significant nursing shortages our country has ever experienced in modern times. The economic recession that began in the latter part of this decade has slowed the rise in nursing shortage numbers due to nurses either choosing to postpone retirement or returning to the work- force. However, this is considered to be only a temporary abatement of the impending shortage. It has been estimated that by the year 2025 the U.S. health care system will have a shortage of approximately 260,000 nurses (Buerhaus, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009). The primary reason for the projected shortage of nurses is the aging of the nursing workforce leading to large numbers of retirements. However,
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These expectations require the Nurse Educator to skillfully integrate teaching and clinical practice and enhance learner development and socialization using best practices in interpersonal skills, education technology and teaching strategies.
The Collaborator Role - The collaborator role is useful in teaching, research, and service. In the realm of teaching, the ANE collaborates with faculty col- leagues, administrators, and community agencies to deliver optimal learning experi- ences. Collaboration in teaching may involve establishing new program models such as service learning or community based education, or may result in formalization of specific strategies for teaching such as mentoring or the development of study groups. In the realm of research, the ANE may collaborate with colleagues from nursing or other disciplines to develop scholarly projects or research studies, or may collaborate with community agencies to obtain grant funding for educational or service related initiatives. Collaboration is also involved in the dissemination of new knowledge via publication or presentation of research …show more content…
The first is the challenge for nurse educators to facilitate learning. The primary
Challenge 1: Facilitate learning: Competency in facilitating learning through varied teaching styles to reach desired outcomes is a challenging (NLN, 2012). Nurse educators, either positively or negatively, lay the foundation that shapes the views for future nursing professionals (Johnson-Farmer & Frenn, 2009).
Challenge 2: The need for nurse educators to actively participate in curriculum design and program evaluation. Nurse educators who engage their students in learning, while incorporating quality curriculum improvement, will produce outcome-based programs and increased student learning outcomes (SLO). The rapidly changing healthcare system, and the need to stay relevant on all the current trends and issues add to the challenge, as it is essential for graduating nurses to be competent in responding to these changes. Changes in the healthcare environment have stimulated the need to increase the content in nursing programs; however, the Institute of Medicine (2003) cites that content saturation, “overly crowded curricula” (p. 38), is one of many challenges of health education reform facing nurse educators
These expectations require the Nurse Educator to skillfully integrate teaching and clinical practice and enhance learner development and socialization using best practices in interpersonal skills, education technology and teaching strategies.
The Collaborator Role - The collaborator role is useful in teaching, research, and service. In the realm of teaching, the ANE collaborates with faculty col- leagues, administrators, and community agencies to deliver optimal learning experi- ences. Collaboration in teaching may involve establishing new program models such as service learning or community based education, or may result in formalization of specific strategies for teaching such as mentoring or the development of study groups. In the realm of research, the ANE may collaborate with colleagues from nursing or other disciplines to develop scholarly projects or research studies, or may collaborate with community agencies to obtain grant funding for educational or service related initiatives. Collaboration is also involved in the dissemination of new knowledge via publication or presentation of research …show more content…
The first is the challenge for nurse educators to facilitate learning. The primary
Challenge 1: Facilitate learning: Competency in facilitating learning through varied teaching styles to reach desired outcomes is a challenging (NLN, 2012). Nurse educators, either positively or negatively, lay the foundation that shapes the views for future nursing professionals (Johnson-Farmer & Frenn, 2009).
Challenge 2: The need for nurse educators to actively participate in curriculum design and program evaluation. Nurse educators who engage their students in learning, while incorporating quality curriculum improvement, will produce outcome-based programs and increased student learning outcomes (SLO). The rapidly changing healthcare system, and the need to stay relevant on all the current trends and issues add to the challenge, as it is essential for graduating nurses to be competent in responding to these changes. Changes in the healthcare environment have stimulated the need to increase the content in nursing programs; however, the Institute of Medicine (2003) cites that content saturation, “overly crowded curricula” (p. 38), is one of many challenges of health education reform facing nurse educators