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 Nurse Educator Philosophy

Introduction:

Teachers, educators, and trainers, in any occupation, assume the role of guiding a large

group of male and female students to move forward in their respective professions and making

the world a better place. The weight of such a responsibility is even greater than actually taking

that particular profession which the teacher is teaching about as a profession. The simple reason

behind this assertion is the massive impact an educator is able to leave on a large number of

people who are going to serve another large number of population throughout their whole career.

The duty of an educator includes shaping the minds of the students and improve their

knowledge, skills, and abilities. While teaching the members of the health and social care the

educator needs to be even more responsible as his or her teaching will have a direct impact on

the lives of the patients the students would treat. As a result, this is exceedingly important that a

certain philosophy is followed by every educator in the health and social care sector which gives

utmost significance in the ethical duties (Brown 188)

Area of Application:

My plan is to use my abilities and skills as a nursing educator in the psychological health

department. Primality in this division I intend to help the young recruits who are new in the job

and having a very hard time dealing with deadlines other organizational pressure. In most of the

cases, these individuals are shoved into an incredibly high-pressure condition all on a sudden.

Often they do not receive any training, despite optimal outcomes are expected of them which
creates a huge amount of stress and anxiety. Many people under such pressure turn to drugs and

alcohol and often slip into depression.

I understand that the psychological arena is quite difficult and very challenging. Each of

the patients with their unique situations creates a more thought-provoking situation and I also

need to be extremely careful about how I perceive their problem, what I tell them and even each

of my body languages would be of significant impact in their lives. Then again helping someone

pulling out of the darkness is very rewarding and I see no other profession that can give me such

satisfaction.

Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement:

As a nurse educator, my belief is that we, the teachers, possess the power of making the

students interested or uninterested about any subject or topic. For example, a student might have

a 20% interest in one subject and he or she is somewhat motivated to study that subject, as an

educator I can fill up the gaps and help that person finding his or her goal. A similar kind of thing

I, myself have experienced during studies. I saw one of my teachers so dedicated and true to the

cause and student interest, it inspired a great deal. A significant portion of my own philosophy is

motivated and inspired by the teachings of that particular teacher and I believe things that I was

taught had a profound impact on how I perceive my reality.

I often reflect on my own educational experience and I found my primary and

kindergarten years in school very enjoyable. I found a similar perception among my other friends

and classmates as well. Many of them think that that was because of the easy curriculum,

however, my belief is that such a thing could happen because of the pleasant environment our

teacher created for us. So, as a nursing educator, I also intend to give great thought and effort,
particularly in the class environment. The fundamental philosophy would be to create an

environment on the basis of strong communication and mutual respect. I believe that education

can be boring and it is the job of the teachers to make it interesting and actively engage each and

every student in the process. Methods like PowerPoint presentations and lab work can expose the

practicality of each of the topics more clearly to make the process even more interactive and

exciting. Another important aspect is research, which I believe is the strongest instrument to

create knowledge and enhance the ability and skills of the students to function in the real world.

The way research touches the very core of a field, no other instrument cannot. I plan to

implement a research-based curriculum ensuring an evidence-based practice that significantly

improves the knowledge, skills, and abilities of my students and actively prepare them for the

real and practical problems.

Nurse Educator Philosophy in the Tripartite Role of Nurses:

To a student, the educators are like role models who play a tripartite role in the health and

social care sector that directly contribute to strengthening the overall workforce quality of the

sector. Nurse educators who serve in this sector help creating more nurses who will go on serve

hundreds and thousands of people in their need. The educator philosophy that I hold can be

implemented in various division of the same field. Both who will actively pursue nurturing and

who will enrich the literature through research and development. While serving in the nursing

field, every nurse must have in-depth knowledge about medical science as they are expected to

inform and educate patients regarding their treatments. In order to make the recovery process

easy a nurse must keep motivating the patients which require good communication skills. The

duty of a nurse is a noble one and it cannot be just limited to what is mentioned in the job

description.
 Being in one of the most important profession in society a nurse must understand the

gravity of the responsibility they take. All these responsibilities come with a great deal of stress

and they are also required to be trained so that they can fight the pressure.

Moreover, they must keep up to date with modern treatments and with the advancement

of medical research and technology. I believe following a strong philosophy would help a nurse

to coup with all these adverse situations. Also as a professional of the health and social care

sector, having a relationship of mutual respect with other nurses or professionals of the similar

field for ensuring better service to the community through organizational efficiency and

effectiveness.

Influences of Historical Events on a Nurse Educator Role:

The act of nursing as a profession was discovered a long time ago but it existed in the world

almost from its beginning. The importance of this job was discovered much later. The

significance of nursing came to be gradually. People began to realize the importance of nursing

as time passed by. The unimportant people were often given the job of nursing. Again the nursing

job was not much of ideology back then. The real importance of nursing was showed by Florence

Nightingale. He showed the world how hygiene was an essential part of life and why nursing

was so important. The real concept of nursing was first exposed by him. The continuation of

nursing started at that time. I am really influenced by that historical moment. I realized the true

importance of the job of nursing. Though the job of nursing was of much negligence when it was

followed by knowledge and awareness it became a really crucial part of our life. As the

profession of nursing was mixed with the proper level of education people began to show proper

respect. The profession began to gain immense recognition from people all around them and they

became aware of its importance and necessity. In this modern time, people can easily understand
the immense significance of nursing job. Hereby people have to show the proper level of respect

to the nurses and treat them well along the way. Again the nurses have to follow proper rules and

treat the patient well. The reputation of nursing job increases as modern language EBP and

research are given importance in this sector. Hereby the nurses have to follow modern language

EBP and various related research activities. The nurses have to follow EBP as without following

it properly they cannot treat the patient well and they will eventually fail to provide the proper

level of medication to them along the way. The nurses can avid various complications following

the EBP properly to take care of the patients. Various sectors of nursing such as medication

errors, HAIs, hospital readmission, and other complication can arise and here the nurses have to

follow EBP for avoiding the complication and treat the patient well in a regular manner. Again

there can be various jeopardies in the role of the nurses. Hereby the nurses have to follow proper

rules and regulations for minimizing the jeopardies and help the patient to recover soon

following proper medication.

The Competencies Necessary for Nurse Educator Role:

One of the core attributes of every educator requires acquiring some basic competencies

that the students expect to find in their teacher. The students must find the educator competent

and knowledge, otherwise, they will not respect the teacher or anything the teacher teaches and

the whole purpose is defeated. Moreover, apart from knowledge and competencies in the related

filed there are also some characteristics that the educator must possess. One of them is strong

leadership skill and problem-solving skill. To be a role model for the students it is important to

project a follow-worthy picture. To be a nurse, it is of extreme importance that they maintain a

strong sense of ethics and morality. The educator is required to teach them the very essence of

their ethical duties which has to make sure that they always make the right choice even without
the supervision of any sort. In order to make the students understand the heavy duty they are

about to take, the educator must show utmost sincerity in his or her job. They must be taught

about the consequences of mistakes, negligence, and unethical behavior and the educator has to

present himself in a way that the students find inspiring.

Conclusion:

Being an educator for nurses and preparing future nurses so that they can serve society in

a very involving manner is a rewarding job itself. It requires some specific skills and a certain

philosophical view to be effective in this job. The job has its own challenges and difficulties as

developing and shaping perceptions of hundreds of students is heavy duty. As an educator, I

would have to cultivate the strengths and extract the core competencies of every student while

destroying the negativities. In order to make the future nurses strong and efficient in their work,

the education must be given to them in a way that it is exciting, engaging and produces the most

effective results. I believe a curriculum based on research work is most effective to introduce

them with the practical world. Through research, they will be acquiring practical knowledge and

also they will be able to learn how to solve more practical problems.
References
Gottlieb, L. N. Strengths-based nursing: A process for implementing a philosophy into practice.

Journal of family nursing, 2017.

Brown, Hilary et al. Forms Of Practitioner Reflexivity. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2016.