Faculty Interview Research Paper
Faculty Interview
Fidelia Edoziem
HSN/548-Role of the Health Care/Nursing Educator
April, 28th 2015
Stephanie Vaughn, PhD RN CRRN.
Faculty Interview with M, Fields. Nurse educator is someone who can inspire others to work together in pursuit of a common goal. An effective educator possess integrity, courage, initiative and ability to handle issues (Koch, 2014). This individual is admired in their efforts to think critically, set goals and skillfully communicate and collaborate at all times (Johansen, 2012).
An interview was conducted with M, who works at University of California Los Angeles- Advanced Practice-Nursing (APN) program as a lecturer. She has been a nurse for almost 35 years and began teaching career at UCLA in 1982 where she worked as a nurse educator. Both patient/family education and staff development were her focus. These students are learning to become nurse practitioners or clinical specialists in acute care. After school they work in specific areas such as emergency, trauma, neurology, cardiac surgery or cardiology, which is M, F’s personal area of expertise (M Fields, personal communication, April 28, 2015).
M, Field’s Role as a Faculty
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Computers and education are permanently bound, and any educational structure must incorporate them into their plan. Nearly every job in the real world uses some form of computer and it is imperative for students to familiarize themselves with this shift. The internet makes it possible for students to not have to associate learning in a classroom, as courses can be attended in any environment, whether it be at home or in the library. Without the physical confines students have much more enthusiasm for their subjects (Koch, 2014). This can make the teacher’s job easier and the student’s assignments more rewarding as the software programs take novel approaches toward
Fidelia Edoziem
HSN/548-Role of the Health Care/Nursing Educator
April, 28th 2015
Stephanie Vaughn, PhD RN CRRN.
Faculty Interview with M, Fields. Nurse educator is someone who can inspire others to work together in pursuit of a common goal. An effective educator possess integrity, courage, initiative and ability to handle issues (Koch, 2014). This individual is admired in their efforts to think critically, set goals and skillfully communicate and collaborate at all times (Johansen, 2012).
An interview was conducted with M, who works at University of California Los Angeles- Advanced Practice-Nursing (APN) program as a lecturer. She has been a nurse for almost 35 years and began teaching career at UCLA in 1982 where she worked as a nurse educator. Both patient/family education and staff development were her focus. These students are learning to become nurse practitioners or clinical specialists in acute care. After school they work in specific areas such as emergency, trauma, neurology, cardiac surgery or cardiology, which is M, F’s personal area of expertise (M Fields, personal communication, April 28, 2015).
M, Field’s Role as a Faculty
As a …show more content…
Computers and education are permanently bound, and any educational structure must incorporate them into their plan. Nearly every job in the real world uses some form of computer and it is imperative for students to familiarize themselves with this shift. The internet makes it possible for students to not have to associate learning in a classroom, as courses can be attended in any environment, whether it be at home or in the library. Without the physical confines students have much more enthusiasm for their subjects (Koch, 2014). This can make the teacher’s job easier and the student’s assignments more rewarding as the software programs take novel approaches toward