The eight-step approach to teaching clinical nursing : tools for nurse educators / JoAnne Herman, Loretta Manning, Lydia R. Zager.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-91) and index.

1. Clinical teaching: how do I start : Assess your readiness to be a clinical instructor ; Discover how your novice students think and learn ; Explore the characteristics of your novice student learners ; Handout : Clinical faculty self-assessment questionnaire -- 2. Learn how to structure the clinical day : Structuring the clinical day ; Structuring medication administration ; Structure how students organize their clinical data ; Handouts : How to structure a typical clinical day ; Medication protocol: a fail safe approach ; Student report sheet ; Typical day events ; Shift report using SBAR format -- 3. Improving critical thinking and clinical judgment : Develop inquiry questions ; Develop reflection questions ; Apply inquiry and reflection questions ; Use thinking strategies to develop clinical judgment ; Handouts : The quick approach: inquiry questions or clinical knowledge organized around the nursing process ; Example of reflection questions ; Urinary catheterization algorithm ; Thinking strategies to improve students clinical judgment -- 4. Nursing concept map : Discuss the advantages of the concept map compared to the traditional care plan ; Instruct students to construct and use a concept map ; Handouts : Example of outcome concept map ; Rubric for outcome concept map ; Nursing diagnosis and/or outcome concept map tool ; "AIDES" medication information form ; History and pathophysiology information ; Health history and system-specific assessment tool ; Lab & diagnostic tests and procedures form -- 5. Interactive strategies for clinical teaching : Explore methods to create a positive clinical learning environment ; Examine interactive teaching strategies -- 6. Collaborating with multi-generational learners : Traditionalists and baby boomers as clinical instructors ; Characteristics of generations X and Y students ; Teaching strategies for generations X and Y -- 7. Assessment and evaluation : Establishing criteria for clinical evaluation ; Using feedback effectively ; Implementing the evaluation process and documentation ; Handouts : Clinical evaluation tool ; Example of policies for a syllabus ; Example of anecdotal notes ; STAR counseling form ; Example STAR counseling form ; Example STAR counseling warning form unsatisfactory course performance clinical day failure -- 8. Linking clinical experience to NCLEX success : Apply NCLEX standards throughout the clinical experience ; Adapt structures organized from the NCLEX standards ; Handouts : Safety ; Risk ; AIDES.