National

Employment data collected from Postsecondary Teachers.

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 both teaching and research.

Sample of reported job titles: Professor, Nursing Professor, Instructor, Faculty Member, Nursing Instructor, Lecturer, Clinical Nursing Instructor, Clinical Nursing Professor, Nurse Educator

Tasks

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
• Keep abreast of developments in the 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, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• 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.