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During this age
of student-centered pedagogy and technological enhancements, I envision the
classroom that I teach in much differently than the memory of my own nursing classroom
two plus decades ago. The swift
technological advances made over the last twenty years have driven the
significant transformation to nursing, education, as well as the world of
healthcare. Nursing care, active
teaching styles, and advancing technologies have prompted nurse educators all
over the world to rethink the ways in which they engage students in the classroom,
skills lab and clinical environments.
While I certainly appreciate the traditional teaching styles utilized by
my predecessors, I recognize and appreciate the growth and look forward to the
challenge of incorporating student-centered pedagogy and 21st
century technology into my classroom.
The need to
grow within the nursing profession became significantly evident within the 2010 IOM
recommendations. The directives
reference swift and significant changes to nursing classrooms across the US, as
the importance of utilizing innovative teaching strategies and technology to
engage students has become significantly imperative as the need for nursing
staff increases nationwide. The baby boomer generation has instigated a shift
in the need for nurses prompting changes to admission policies, class sizes and
teaching strategies throughout nursing programs in the US in an effort to meet
increasing patient care needs. Utilization
of virtual learning experiences, online courses, computer simulation training,
and hospital teaching units are just some of the ways nursing programs are
beginning to meet the recommendations of the 2010 IOM utilizing 21st
century technology to meet increasing patient care needs across the country.
As
a nursing instructor in the 21st century, I have accepted the
challenge to maintain an innovate and active theory and clinical teaching
environment for the students that I am fortunate to teach. At the same time, it I am also committed to use
of the QSEN
competencies in an effort to ensure that my students maintain accountability, and
provide safe, comprehensive and effective patient care throughout their
clinical experiences as a student and future practicing nurse. Providing state of the art comprehensive and
efficient education to new nurses, as well as remaining dedicated to the legacy
of a profession that is highly regarded as the most compassionate in the world,
is the greatest way to ensure positive, quality student and patient outcomes in
the future.
