The Importance Of Pedagogy In Nursing Education

To begin, the University of Saint Joseph, founded by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy, is strongly committed to the potential of women, yet provides professional education to a diverse group of students. Its mission is to promote individual growth of the person as a whole, valuing strong ethics, personal integrity, and a sense of responsibility to the needs of society. Core values include compassionate service, respect and reverence for all people, academic excellence, hospitality, and diversity. Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the practicum experience requires 60 clinical hours with a master teacher in an acute care or academic setting. Guided by an examination of NLN core competencies, as well as those of the American Association of College of Nurses (AACN), the 2016 handbook describes the practicum as an opportunity for students to “examine the role and function of the advanced practice nurse in the educator role, through the delivery of educational pedagogy in academic and healthcare settings.” In doing so, classroom and online classes are blended and graded as

The blended classroom experience combines face-to-face, as well as online activities comprising of chats, blogs, emails, and discussion forums. Weekly, clinical experiences are logged as short summaries and include one-two references related to the educational concept; the journal is reviewed at mid-semester and at the end of the course and accounts for 35% of the class grade. Online discussions account for 25% of the grade; the remaining 40% of the class grade is based on the development of an e-Portfolio. The theoretical framework of the University of Saint Joseph educator’s practicum is based on the work of Patricia Benner, required reading includes Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical