Nursing Teaching Philosophy

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.

Hi guys. I have an interview next week and am submitting some more applications for a teaching position. I haven't learned too much about personal teaching philosophies in my Master's program but I think I have it figured out. Could anyone please take a look at my attachment and see if it makes sense or is what an institution would be looking for in a teaching philosophy?

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Specializes in Med/surg.

Hi Dolcebellaluna,

What you have here is a very good essay on the role of the nurse educator. However, when asked to provide a personal teaching philosophy, you want to think about all the educational philosophies you studied in your masters program (I am assuming your masters is in Nursing ed) & select 1 or 2 that you believe is a good fit for your teaching style. Then discuss the philosophy(s) characteristics & advantages. Then try to provide a picture on how you plan to incorporate this teaching philosophy in your practice. Also, treat this as an extension of your resume. Use the good paper, single space, double space paragraphs with no indents. Place your name & info centered at the top, double space & center a heading "teaching philosophy".

What type of position are you applying for & do you have any prior teaching experience? I ask this because sometimes there are a lot of questions regarding how do you handle xyz, what do you do when zyx happens in your class, etc. Also, were you asked to prepare a presentation to give during your interview?

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.
Hi Dolcebellaluna,

What you have here is a very good essay on the role of the nurse educator. However, when asked to provide a personal teaching philosophy, you want to think about all the educational philosophies you studied in your masters program (I am assuming your masters is in Nursing ed) & select 1 or 2 that you believe is a good fit for your teaching style. Then discuss the philosophy(s) characteristics & advantages. Then try to provide a picture on how you plan to incorporate this teaching philosophy in your practice. Also, treat this as an extension of your resume. Use the good paper, single space, double space paragraphs with no indents. Place your name & info centered at the top, double space & center a heading "teaching philosophy".

What type of position are you applying for & do you have any prior teaching experience? I ask this because sometimes there are a lot of questions regarding how do you handle xyz, what do you do when zyx happens in your class, etc. Also, were you asked to prepare a presentation to give during your interview?

You're correct in that I'm working on my Masters in Nursing Ed. I agree most with the humanistic philosophy and will go through my essay and find common threads that relate to it in order to pare it down. I'm applying for a full-time LPN faculty position. I will try to relate clinical teaching experiences (I work with psych patients so groups are a great example of teaching) to be prepared for questions related to classroom management and the like. I was asked to give a presentation during my interview and I'm going to be presenting on "The Nursing Process".

Thanks for all your help!

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Sounds like a great plan & the nursing process is the perfect choice for your presentation. Remember, if you are assigned a time frame for your presentation try to stick to it; do not make it too short or too long. Mine was 10 minutes & it was difficult to narrow it down. I am curious, where are you going for your masters & when do you expect to graduate?

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I edited you paper and made some suggestions for you, but I don't know how to attach papers on this board. If you let me know how to do this, I will send my suggestions!

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Specializes in Med/surg.

DianePhD, To attach look up to the thop bar of the reply panel. 2 buttons to the right of the smiley face is a paper clip. That is the attachment button.

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.

Yup, DianePhD, it's as simple as clicking the paperclip symbol right next to the smiley face icon on the top row. Thanks for your help!

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.
Sounds like a great plan & the nursing process is the perfect choice for your presentation. Remember, if you are assigned a time frame for your presentation try to stick to it; do not make it too short or too long. Mine was 10 minutes & it was difficult to narrow it down. I am curious, where are you going for your masters & when do you expect to graduate?

I'm going to Towson University (in Maryland) for my MSN and plan on graduating in 2012 if I can start my thesis early. :)

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