Clinical teaching is an individualized
or group teaching to the nursing
student in the clinical area by the
nurse educators, staff and
clinical nurse manager
2. Content
• Definition
• Purpose
• Principle
• Criteria for clinical teaching
• Difference between class and clinical teaching
• Model of clinical teaching
3. • Factor influencing clinical teaching
• Clinical teaching methods
• Clinical learning cycle
• Role of clinical instructor
• Responsibility of clinical instructor
6. Definition
Clinical teaching is an individualized
or group teaching to the nursing
student in the clinical area by the
nurse educators, staff and
clinical nurse manager.
7. In preparation of professional practice, the
clinical setting is the place where the students
come in contact with patient or consumer for
the purpose of testing theories and learning
skill
8. • Teaching in clinical setting is a challenge that
is different from those encountered in the class
room
• Like any other skill based profession, nursing
also requires the development of relationship
between theory and practice
9. Defintion
“ Clinical teaching is vehicle that provides
students with opportunity to translate basic
theoretical knowledge into learning of variety
of intellectual and psychomotor skills needed
to provide patient – centered quality nursing
care.”
- Schweer
10. Purpose of clinical teaching
1. To provide individualized care in a
systematic, holistic approach
2. To develop high technical competent skills
3. To practice various procedure
4. To collect and analyze the data
11. Contd…
5. To develop communication skills and maintain
interpersonal relationship
6. To maintain high standard of nursing practice
to become independent enough to practice
nursing
7. To develop, cognitive, affective and
psychomotor skills
12. Contd ….
8. To learn various diagnostic procedures
9. To learn various skill in giving health
education technique to the client
10. To develop proficiency and efficiency in
carrying out various procedure
13. Principles of clinical teaching
• Clinical education should reflect the nature of
professional practice
• Clinical teaching is supported by
climate of mutual trust and respect
• Clinical teaching and learning should
focus on essential knowledge, skill and
attitude
14. GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION OF
CLINICAL TEACHING METHODS
• Must be appropriate to objectives and desired
behavioral changes.
• Must be in accordance with principles of
learning.
• Must be in accordance with the capacity of the
student.
15. Contd.
• Must be in accordance with availability of
resources.
• Must be in accordance with the teacher’s
ability to use it effectively and creatively.
16. Difference between class room and clinical
teaching
CLASS ROOM TEACHING
•Large group
•No focus on patient
•Knowledge
•Theoretical framework
•Teacher/students ratio is
large
•Passive students
•Less interactive
CLINICAL TEACHING
•Small group
•Focus on patient
•Application of knowledge
•Clinical reasoning
•Teacher / students ratio
is small
•Active students
•More interactive
17. Models of clinical teaching
• Traditional model
• Preceptor model
• Associated / Partnership model
18. FACTORS INFLUENCING
CLINICAL TEACHING
• Group interaction skills
•Clinical supervision skill
•Clinical competence and professionalism
•Knowledge and analytical ability.
•Organization and clarity of presentation
•Enthusiasm and stimulation of interest
22. Definition
It is a method of clinical teaching which is
carried out by either the group visits the
patient or the patient is brought to the
conference room in order to study problems
associated with a particular disease or
disorder
23. Contd..
• Always ensure the presence of the patient.
• Patients with typical diseases are selected.
24. Uses of bedside clinic
• To show the sign and symptoms related to a
particular condition
• To demonstrate a significant nursing situation
• To show how nursing problem have been
solved
26. Advantages
• It puts the student in an active actual situation
• Develop skills in collecting information from
authentic source
• Develop tactfulness diplomacy needed to get
information from the patient
• Develop skills in problem solving, decision
making an organizing
• Permits comparison between reality and theory
29. Definition
A tour of patient’s bedside area made by a small
group of staff and students, not more than 7 or
8 for the purpose of clinical learning and
instructional purpose
31. Uses of nursing rounds
• To demonstrate clinical manifestation that
needs nursing intervention
• To study patient’s response to disease
conditions
• To demonstrate the effect of therapeutic
treatment
32. Contd..
• To illustrate skillful nursing care
• To have better understanding of patient’ s
needs in order to provide better care to patient
33. Advantages
• Puts the students in actual live situation where
patient responds and acts as a stimulus variable
• Students have options to select specific case or
problem that interest them and plan proper
nursing care
34. Contd ..
• It provides opportunity to reinforce the
theoretical knowledge through its application
in a real patient
• Increases learning ability
37. Definition
• Nursing care reports are written or oral
summary of the nursing actions taken in
relation to patient’s care
38. Guideline for writing reports
• It should be clear and concise but include all
necessary information
• The report should be well organized for easy
understanding
• For report to be complete and meaningful, it
should include the date and time, the people
concerned the situation and the signature of
report writer
39. Advantages
• It aids in studying health condition
• It shows the progress in reaching goals
• Provides quality and continuity of work from
one shift to another
40. Disadvantage
• Wrong or invalid data in the report may lead
to faulty interpretation of patient’s condition
42. Definition
“Nursing Care Conference is defined as the
process in which group discussion is made
using problem solving techniques to determine
the ways of providing care for the patients
to whom students are assigned as
part of their clinical experience”
44. Group conference
• Is a small group teaching method
• Allows student to participate actively ,
explaining their own experience
• Develop problem solving skills, team building
skills and ability to express themselves
45. Individual conference
• Focuses on the overall development of
individual student
• It mainly deals with the student nursing care
ability , level of performance achievements
and assignments related to the clinical
experience
46. Advantages
•Sharpens the critical thinking
•Helps the students to know about their progress
and hence boosts their self confidence.
• Develop problem solving skills
50. Types
• Planned
• Involves preliminary
preparation,
introduction, procedure
and follow up
• Unplanned
• Uncommon treatment
occur in the ward that
can be demonstrated if
not emergency
51. Advantages
• Activates senses
• Opportunity for observation and learning
• Creates interest by use of illustration
• Correlate theory and practice
54. Definition
Method which focuses on information and facts
about patient, the disease condition , social and
personal history and the application of this
knowledge in rendering nursing care
55. • Student selects one patient for intensive study
• Students are given opportunity to take care of
the patients, study their treatment modalities
until they are discharged
56. Advantages
• Students learn problem-solving approach.
• Report acts as reference material for students
• Evaluate patient’s progress
58. Definition
It is a written account or verbatim recording of
all that transpired during and immediately
following the nurse-patient interaction
59. Advantages
• Improve the quality of nurse – patient
interaction
• Gain competency in interpreting and
synthesizing raw data under supervision
• Increase observational skills
62. Definition
• Laboratory is a part of clinical teaching that offers
students with the opportunities to apply their
theoretical knowledge or previous learning into
practice in a controlled situation under guidance and
supervision where there is no client.
63. Advantages
• Increase students participation
• Prepare students for actual situation
• Clarify doubts and queries regarding to
demostration
66. Definition
• It is the part of learning experiences where the
students are assigned with patient or other
activities concerning to patient in clinical
laboratory.
68. • Functional method
Nurses are assigned specific functions
such as administering medications, monitoring
vital signs etc
69. • Team method
In this method a group of patients are
looked after by nursing team, comprised of
nursing staff and student nurse
70. • Case method
In this type is a single nurse is assigned the
responsibility for the care of each patient from
time the patient is admitted to the hospital till
the patient is discharge.
73. Definition
• It’s a well organized trip from a usual place
for teaching purpose
74. Purpose of field trip
• The field trip must be planned to meet specific
educational objectives
• Have list of all candidates, contact numbers of
people to be contacted in case of emergency &
special needs.
• Submit report on field visit and analyze.
75. Advantages
• Field trip gives natural stimulation and
motivates the learner to be more interactive
and creative.
•The monotony and boredom of classroom
teaching is eliminated through field trips
76. Disadvantage
• If the field trip is not planned well with
specific learning objectives it will result in
wastage of teaching learning resources.
• Field trips are expensive.
• Safety and security of the students is a real
concern.
80. Responsibility of clinical instructor
• Set objective, standard for practice
• Develop evaluation tools
• Should take permission of the institute
• Prepare master rotation plan
• Set up the clinical area in an instead manner
• Keep ready equipment in working condition
to provide nursing care
81. Contd…
• Direct and supervise the students
• Demonstrate nursing procedure on patient and
ask the students to re- demonstrate procedures
to develop skill and confidence
• Analyze the difficulties and guiding the
students accordingly
• Encourage, motivate and inspire students
82. Contd.
• Maintain strict discipline
• Maintain student’s record eg. Duty schedule,
individual assignments, evaluation tools,
clinical teachings and performance of students
• Conduct individual with the students to solve
any problem arose and to meet their
professional and personal needs
83. • Supervise assignment like ward teaching class,
case study, health talks.
• Has to participate in faculty conference
• Focus attention of students upon the medical
and nursing problems of client to whom they
are assigned
• Assist students in preparing teaching plans. x
84. Reference
• Singh Indira, Essentials of education A text book
for nurses and other health professional, 5th
edition, Hisi offset printer Pvt. Ltd, page no – 230-
254
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