Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

What the job really is

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

At a glance

• Sector: Education & Library
• O*NET-SOC code: 25-1072
• O*NET job zone: 5 — extensive preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
• Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.

Tools and technology

Google Docs, Learning management system LMS, MEDITECH software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Ambu bags, Anatomical models, Angioplasty balloon catheters, Apnea monitors

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Health Education Specialists
• Registered Nurses
• Health Informatics Specialists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Acute Care Nurses
• Critical Care Nurses

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 5 (extensive preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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