A grounded theory study to explore the pedagogical practices of clinical nurse educators

38^th International Conference on Nursing & Healthcare

October 16-18, 2017 | New York, USA

Anita Jennings

George Brown College, Canada

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Clinical practice is an essential component in undergraduate nursing programs and clinical nurse educators are primarily involved in teaching in the clinical arena. Clinical instruction is a pedagogical process, where the clinical instructor guides and instructs students in their learning about nursing in the clinical environment. The teaching practice of nurse educators is underrepresented in the literature in nursing education and the forms of knowledge that clinical instructors bring to their teaching practice is absent. A grounded theory methodology suggested by Charmaz in 2010, guided the study design. Exploratory, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve clinical nurse educator participants teaching in undergraduate nursing programs in a large metropolitan city in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this study was twofold; to theorize the pedagogical practices of clinical nurse educators and to uncover the challenges that participants encountered while teaching in the clinical arena. The results revealed five important findings. In this presentation, the author discusses two of the study results. They are - The forms of knowledge that participants brought to their teaching in the clinical arena and the ethical practices that underpins their teaching. Teaching in the clinical arena in nursing is complex and multilayered. The practice of clinical nurse educators and how they contribute to student learning will be discussed in this presentation.

Biography :

I am a faculty member at George Brown College and teach in a BSCN collaborative nursing program In Toronto, Canada. I currently teach in the classroom, simulation and clinical arena. Also, I have taught in Simulation in the hospital and education arena. In my graduate studies in nursing and my PHD studies in curriculum and pedagogy in nursing, I have focused on examining more deeply teaching and learning in nursing education. My area of expertise is in clinical nursing, ethics, teaching and learning..