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When educating nursing students in the clinical setting, it is imperative to get to know the students to best assess their learning ability and needs. Just as you need to get to know your students, students need to know about you (Gardner & Suplee, 2010). The educator role as well as the students today present with challenges. According to The American Association of Colleges and Nursing (AACN) (2003), the average student enrolling in nursing education today possesses prior degrees, is more mature and older chronologically, has more pressure from personal responsibilities and accountabilities, is embarking on a second career and is more aggressive (Bradshaw & Lowenstein, 2007). It is not uncommon to encounter challenging or unique students. Challenging students can be everything from the “very bright” to the “needy.” One of the most challenging is the student who is labeled the “know it all” in the class for the student and the educator.
The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenging student and scenario such a challenge for the educator in the clinical setting, a review of the literature, and address ways and solutions to meet the unique students learning objectives in the particular clinical setting.
Review of the Literature
There is limited literature found specifically related to the “know it all” student. Although, several articles mention the different types of challenging students, mainly regarding the medical student and not the nursing student. Although, many articles and textbook suggestions for the peer to peer mentoring in nursing were found to address solutions and suggestions to effectively work with the challenging student. Research is continuing to increase on the type of student seeking education t...
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References
Bradshaw, M. J. & Lowenstein, A.J. (2007). Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions (4th ed.), Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett.
Gardner, M. R. & Suplee, P.D. (2010). Handbook of Clinical Teaching in Nursing and Health Sciences. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett.
Sims-Giddens, Susan; Helton, Caroline; Hope, Kathryn L. (2010, January 1). Student peer mentoring in a community-based nursing clinical experience The Free Library. (2010). Retrieved July 10, 2010 from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Student peer mentoring in a community-based nursing clinical...-a0219831326
Svinkicki, M. & McKeachie, W.J. (2006). McKeachie’s Teaching Tips, Strategies, Research, and Theory for the College and University Teachers (13th ed.), Belmont, CA: Wadworth Cengage Learning.