Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Purpose and Organization of This Book -- Dynamics of Clinical Instruction -- Share Fast Facts for the Clinical Nursing Instructor: Clinical Teaching in a Nutshell, Third Edition -- Part I: Appreciating Your New Identity: From Caregiver to Educator -- Chapter 1: Developing a New Identity as a Clinical Nursing Instructor -- Questionnaire -- Answers to the Questions: True or False? -- Chapter 2: Understand the Rules: What Every Nursing Instructor Needs to Know About the Nursing Program’s Policles -- Know Your Baseline -- Hospital Entry Requirements -- Clinical Packet of Essential Materials -- Faculty Handbook -- Student Handbook -- Clinical Practicum -- Chapter 3: Your New World: Clinical Sites, Clinical Specialties, Clinical Students -- Clinical Sites and Specialties -- Clinical Students -- Part II: Your Success Depends on You: Preparing for Your Clinical Teaching Assignment -- Chapter 4: You Are a Guest, So Act Like One -- Case Studies: Introducing Students to the Clinical Setting and Staff -- Effective Interaction With the Nursing Staff -- Chapter 5: Organize the Semester—Have a Plan -- Before the First Day of the Semester -- Organize -- Chapter 6: Confidentiality and Patient Privacy -- Concepts of Confidentiality and Patient Privacy -- Case Studies -- Part III: Getting to Know Your Nursing Students: Who Are the Best and Who Are the Rest? -- Chapter 7: The High Fliers: How to Screen for Higher Achieving Students -- Assessing Student Capabilities -- Identifying the High Fliers -- Characteristics of High Fliers -- Reflection Journals Written by High Fliers -- Chapter 8: The Not-So-High Fliers: How to Screen for Potential “Problem Students” -- Identifying At-Risk Students -- Characteristics of Not-So-High Fliers -- Monitoring the Not-So-High Fliers -- Part IV: The Performance Appraisals: Clinical Evaluations -- Chapter 9: The Clinical Evaluation Triad -- Student Self-Evaluation -- Instructor Evaluation of the Student -- Student Evaluation of the Instructor -- Chapter 10: The Dos and Don’ts of Student Documentation -- Documenting Student Performance -- Anecdotal Notes -- Chapter 11: Early Warning System -- Early Warning Signs -- Clinical Objectives -- “Red Flag” Warnings -- Taking Action on Warning Signs -- Importance of Intuition -- Chapter 12: Graded Clinical Versus Pass/Fail Evaluations -- Grading Students -- Types of Grading Systems -- Clinical Evaluation Forms -- Clinical Objective Example -- Part V: Managing the Clinical Day -- Chapter 13: Preconferences -- What is a Preconference? -- Student Guidance -- Chapter 14: Postconferences -- What is a Postconference? -- Teaching Opportunities -- Sharing Student Experiences -- Chapter 15: Unplanned Events and Absences -- Planning Assignments -- Guidelines for Clinical Assignments -- Unplanned Events -- Basic Competencies in the Clinical Setting -- Effect of Tardiness on Clinical Objectives -- Effect of Absences on Clinical Objectives -- Chapter 16: Alternative Assignments -- Alternative Assignments Related to Absences -- Meeting Program Objectives -- Alternative Assignments at an Alternate Site -- Chapter 17: Unsafe Practice -- Safe Practice -- Assessing Safe Practice -- Part VI: Satisfaction in the Role -- Chapter 18: What Your Students Will Expect of You -- Student Expectations of Instructors -- Consistency -- Approachability -- Proficiency -- What the Students Say . . . -- Chapter 19: Take Time for Self-Care -- The Need for Clinical Instructors to Develop a Practice of Self-Care -- Simple Steps to Promote Self-Care -- Self-Care and Your Students -- Part VII: Of Growing Importance -- Chapter 20: Letters of Reference -- An Expert’s Perspective -- Risks and Guidelines -- A Word to the Wise -- Recommendations Requested by Not-So-High Fliers -- Components of a Good Letter of Reference -- How to Politely Say “No” -- Get That Letter into the Mail -- Chapter 21: Role of Simulation -- Background -- Simulation in Nursing Education -- Landmark Study Provides Evidence -- Best Practice -- Appendices -- Appendix A: An Example of Guidelines for Clinical Orientation Day -- Welcome to 2 SW -- Appendix B: Clinical Journal: NSL/NSG 423 -- Written Assignment: Clinical Journal -- Written Format of Clinical Journal -- Appendix C: 4 C Clinical Assignment Sheet -- Appendix D: Student Report Sheet -- Change of Shift Report Specifics -- Postconference Specifics (Things to Know Before You Go) -- Appendix E: One-Minute Breathing Space -- Appendix F: Sample Letters of Reference -- Sample 1 -- Sample 2 -- Bibliography -- Index -- .
