2. INTRODUCTION
What is my role in this organization?
Why did I take this position?
How do I go about assisting education in this organization?
What is the philosophy of education? What is the philosophy of the
organization?
3. What resources do I have to begin and what do I need?
What can I do to educate myself about being an educator?
How should I market myself to the staff?
How will I make the transition from the staff to educator?
4. EDUCATOR’S
ROLE
VISION
TIME MISSION SETTING
GOAL
PLACEMENT EDUCATION
STRUCTURE AUDIENCE
TRAININGS REFERENCE
& BOOKS &
SEMINARS JOURNALS
5. What should I know about the
organization’s educational philosophy?
• What does the organization believe
and practice in relation to education?
• What do administrators see as the
responsibility of the organization in
educating staff?
• What do the chief executive office
and chief nursing officer believe about
education?
• How important is education in the life
of the organization?
• How much time and money is the
hospital willing to invest in staff
education?
6. Why is it important
to identify the
philosophy of the
organization?
Vision-is a mental picture of the result you want to achieve. It creates the energy
and will to make change happen. It inspires individuals and organizations to
commit, to persist and to give their best.
Mission- An organization’s mission or purpose is the answer to the question
"why?" Different questions will illicit different facets of mission. For example,
Why are we doing this? Brings out purpose, motives, and intention.
Goal- a statement of a desired future an organization wishes to achieve. It serve as
an internal source of motivation and commitment and provide a guide to action
as well as a means of measuring performance.
7. How does the setting affects the educator’s
role?
Defined as type of facility (acute care, long-
term care, and mental health practice)
affects the process of education by
identification of the ultimate customer. In
acute care hospitals, the patient is only for
a few days; staff must be able to complete
care within the time frame.
All settings have specific guidelines and
regulation that must be understood by staff
and educator. The educator is responsible
for teaching the staff to provide patient
care in a certain period.
8. Why does it matter whom I am
teaching?
The type of people who will present for
instruction. Understanding why they are
present for the learning experience.
Teaching them something they do not know
and link what they do know.
Knowing the audience in advance can make
you prepare to establish a positive
environment for learning with opportunities
for the learner to be actively involved.
9. Why is placement an interesting factor?
Success of educational effort
depends on the characteristics,
qualities, attitudes, and
adaptability of the people involved
(educators and other leaders).
Each facility has a customized
organizational structure for the
process of educating staff.
10. Education Structure
Centralized –all educational efforts of patient care staff
are coordinated through one department and all
educators answer to one person, who in turns answers
to someone higher in the organizational structure.
Decentralized – can take infinite shapes and designs.
Example: educators assigned to nursing sections,
service line leadership.
11. To whom the nurse educator
report?
My hospital does not seem to
value education. What can
I do?
What strategies may be
helpful in leading an
organization to value
education?
12. Resources needed by Educators
Time - is required to plan, prepare, present, and
evaluate. Educators need to establish educational
programs that fit the time allocated as well as
meet the needs of the staff and the unit.
Computer – for research, education and clinical care.
Reference books and journals – to enhance learning
process
14. Use of Quality Assurance Data
Helpful in providing needed knowledge to staff. Educators
should understand the concepts, principles, and data
gathering method found in continuous quality improvement,
total quality management.
15. How can the gap between education and clinical
nursing be bridged?
Having a good working relationship – Educators should establish a plan to
build a good working relationship with the manager and the staff of the
units. Get them involved by having them serve on planning committees,
completing surveys.
Being vigilant in staff concerning programs, in-services or any educator
responsibility.
16. How do you measure whether you are visible enough and sufficiently
engaged with the staff?
By asking the following questions:
• Do I know what really is happening to the unit?
• Am I making changes in what I teach based on my personal observations?
• Am I aware of the issues facing the staff on the unit?
• Are new people succeeding in on this unit?
17. How do I plan my own development?
• Look at the job expectations and your knowledge base.
• Attend specialty organization meetings to learn what the
issues are.
• Read all of the time
• Set short term and long term goals for yourself
• Find a mentor.
