Teaching

allnurses Guide · Jan 16, 2015

At the minimum, a master's in nursing education. Generally speaking, you hold a degree at least one higher than the one your students are earning. (i.e., a BSN to teach clinicals to ADN); and for classroom lectures either an MSN or be enrolled in a master's program; PHD for most BSN classes.

Again, that is very general.

SierraBravo · Jan 18, 2015

Consider Masters degrees in nursing education or Clinical Nurse Specialist. NY actually just began recognizing CNS's about 4 months ago.

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Jan 18, 2015

You could also take a MN in whatever clinical specialty you prefer, taking all your optional/distribution requirements in curriculum, student teaching, etc., and then take the ANCC certification in continuing nursing ed. That worked out very well for me.

elkpark · Jan 19, 2015

(Of course, in addition to an advanced degree, you'll also need some significant amount (at least a few years) of clinical experience to be considered qualified for teaching jobs.)

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Jan 19, 2015

elkpark - and then, after you get the clinical experience and work up your pay to a reasonable amount, the Dean will tell you that teacher's pay is much less since you have NO EXPERIENCE. Catch 22

elkpark · Jan 19, 2015

elkpark - and then, after you get the clinical experience and work up your pay to a reasonable amount, the Dean will tell you that teacher's pay is much less since you have NO EXPERIENCE. Catch 22

What "catch 22"? It's well known that teaching pays less than clinical practice. Nobody in nursing goes into teaching for the money. But, if you want to teach, you're not going to be an attractive candidate for teaching positions without clinical experience. When you were in school, how did you feel about instructors who weren't clinically competent in the areas they were teaching you?

allnurses Guide · Jan 20, 2015

Catch 22 is a book, about futility, danged if you do and danged if you don't. A lesson in circular reasoning that leads nowhere.

If you do this then that will happen, but you must do that before you can do this, but that can't happen unless this has been done.

elkpark · Jan 20, 2015

Catch 22 is a book, about futility, danged if you do and danged if you don't. A lesson in circular reasoning that leads nowhere.
If you do this then that will happen, but you must do that before you can do this, but that can't happen unless this has been done.

Were you replying to me? I'm v. familiar with the novel, and the term, "catch 22" -- my only question was how it applies is this situation, which doesn't seem like a "catch 22" to me at all.

allnurses Guide · Jan 21, 2015

Sorry, it was late and I thought I read "What is Catch 22" :sarcastic: