Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

·  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.

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Occupational Tasks

·  Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
· Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate and/or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
· Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
· Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
· Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
· Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
· Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
· Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
· Assess clinical education needs, and patient and client teaching needs, utilizing a variety of methods.
· Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
· Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.
· Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
· Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students.
· Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
· Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge, and publish findings in professional journals, books, and/or electronic media.
· Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
· Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
· Coordinate training programs with area universities, clinics, hospitals, health agencies, and/or vocational schools.
· Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
· Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
· Participate in campus and community events.
· Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
· Act as advisers to student organizations.

Educational Requirements:

·  Doctoral degree

Occupational Skill Set

Skill	Relevance
·  Speaking	97%
·  Reading Comprehension	97%
·  Instructing	96%
·  Active Listening	95%
·  Critical Thinking	94%
·  Writing	94%
·  Science	91%
·  Active Learning	88%
·  Time Management	86%
·  Monitoring	86%