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Teaching Philosophy

Anysha Sadruddin Jamal BSN, RN, MSN Candidate

School of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University

NURS 5213 Education Theory, Communication & Learning Technology

Dr. Laura Kubin

April 10, 2023

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My philosophy of nursing education is that teaching should always be student-centered.

In any learning environment, students receive and retain information differently. High quality

teaching, student engagement, outcome-based education, and lifelong learning are all beneficial

functions of philosophy of education. A stimulating learning environment is vital for students to

adapt and learn at their own appropriate pace. Educational environments should always be

physically, mentally, and emotionally invigorating, while creating an atmosphere where a learner

can reach their maximum potential. As a future educator, investigating my students’ learning

styles to help them achieve maximum growth and achievement will assist the learner in

progressing in the curriculum, while giving the educator a feeling of satisfaction knowing they

achieved excellence and helped their students’ progress and succeed.

Nursing education is a vital part of nursing as a career. Teaching is an important aspect of

the nurse’s professional role (Bastable, 2023). It is nurse educators who begin the process of

molding and creating the student nurse. Upon successful completion of nursing school and

passing boards, student nurses become novice nurses and continue to be educated by hospital

educators in professional nursing development. Nurse educators develop the orientation process

for new nurses to assist them in achieving milestones and completing their preceptorship

successfully. Benner’s Novice to Expert Model is a great theory to follow as a nurse educator.

Benner’s Novice to Expert Model provides a theoretical framework that guides nurses in care

practices. This creates awareness and strategy to develop practices to enlighten nurses. This

theory can be used in inpatient, outpatient, clinical coordination, education, or advanced practice

(Ozdemir, 2019).

It is important to develop a supportive relationship between the nurse educator and

student to have successful outcomes. However, teaching can present numerous challenges and
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obstacles, such as differences in communication styles or ineffective communication, conflict,

stress, adjusting to change, knowledge discrepancies, and failure to progress at an expected rate.

These challenges can place a strain on the relationship. As an educator, it is vital to be patient

and mold your teaching style to help the student better understand the curriculum. As mentioned,

teaching should always be student-centered. Student-centered teaching can build a solid

relationship between the student and the educator. Strong engagement and effective

communication can help the student gain confidence, care, and trust in the educator. William

Purkey believed that a major precursor to learning was effective communication and inviting

students to participate in learning (Bates, 2019). By inviting learners and communicating

effectively, the student will instill trust in the teacher. Learners should always be treated as able

and responsible individuals (Bates, 2019). As a future nurse educator, my goal is to use succinct

communication with my students. By utilizing Purkey’s philosophy, I will be able to establish

trust from my students.

Depending on where my journey as an educator takes me, evaluating learning outcomes

will be important in knowing how my students and/or graduate nurses received the knowledge I

passed on as an educator. Anonymous post course or post orientation evaluations will help me

change my curriculum, if needed. Knowing the feedback students give can help the educator and

future students in their learning process. A study by Plante et. al. explains that quality student

feedback from anonymous course evaluations can be beneficial to receive constructive criticism

(2022). By receiving constructive criticism, I can grow professionally and better myself as an

educator and continue to progress in professional development. My eventual goal is to go back to

school to get my DNP or PhD. By acquiring my MSN degree in nursing education and
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enchaining my personal philosophy along the way, I can continue to succeed as an educator, no

matter what route I take upon graduation.

References
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Bastable, S. B. (2023). Nurse as educator: Principles of teaching and learning for nursing

practice (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Bates, B. (2019). Learning theories simplified: ....and how to apply them to teaching. Sage

Publication.

Ozdemir, N. G. (2019). Individualized care perceptions and moral distress of Intensive Care

Nurses. The Development of Nurses’ Individualized Care Perceptions and Practices:

Benner's Novice to Expert Model Perspective, 12(2), 1279.

Plante, S., LeSage, A., & Kay, R. (2022). Examining online course evaluations and the quality of

student feedback. Journal of Educational Informatics, 3(1), 21–31.

https://doi.org/10.51357/jei.v3i1.182