NR722-WEEK 8-REFLECTION

Week 8Reflection on Learning and Practice Readiness

Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse and consider what you learned in this course and how this knowledge will impact your practice.

Instructions

Each week, you have been reminded that reflective inquiry allows for expansion of self-awareness, identification of knowledge gaps, and assessment of learning goals. As you reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse educator, it is important to consider what you learned in this course.

As you review the course outcomes and your experience in this course, address the following: 

1. Analyze and evaluate how your thinking was challenged in this course related to the role of facilitator of learning.

2. Considering this new knowledge, examine how this learning prepares you to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse educator. 

Please click on the following link to review the DNP Discussion Guidelines on the Student Resource Center program page:

·     Link (webpage): DNP Discussion Guidelines (Links to an external site.)

Course Outcomes

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

1. Analyze educational theories and their influence on teaching and learning strategies in nursing. (POs 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

2. Design nursing curricula using a synthesis of educational theory, best evidence from the literature, and current and prevailing healthcare trends, accreditation, and regulatory standards. (POs 1, 2, 3, 5)

3. Design teaching and learning strategies using a synthesis of educational theory, best evidence from the literature, and prevailing trends in clinical and academic learning environments to facilitate learner development and socialization. (POs 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)

4. Appraise the role of the nurse educator with a focus on academic, health systems, and industry governance. (PO 2)

5. Critique the role of the nurse educator as change agent, nurse leader, and facilitator of learning. (POs 2, 4, 6, 8)

Summary of Topics Covered in the Course:

·     Educational Theoretical Frameworks Educator’s Role as a Facilitator and Change Agent Adult Learning Theory Curriculum Models and Design Theoretical Underpinnings of Design Prevailing Trends Diverse Learner Populations Social Change impact on Education Teaching Philosophy Technology Integration/Online Classroom Boyer’s Model  And MUCH MORE!