Deck 3: Entering the Instructional Role

Question 1

The environment of academia can be distinguished from the health care setting in its

A) limited bureaucracy
B) predictable ebb and flow of activities
C) freedom from economic constraints
D) stimulating, ever-changing environment
E) porous boundaries

Answer 1

B
predictable ebb and flow of activities. The academic environment remains relatively stable in terms of activities, despite a significant bureaucratic structure and many economic constraints. The health care setting is stimulating and ever changing, while academia tends to be more static. Boundaries, particularly those related to academic environments, tend to be relatively rigid.

Question 2

Most colleges and universities allocate workload units to the work done by faculty. Which of the following activities is included in computing workload units?

A) Selection of patient care assignments for a clinical rotation
B) Grading written work
C) Instruction taking place in the college laboratory
D) Counseling students
E) All of these

Answer 2

C
Instruction taking place in the college laboratory. While instruction in the classroom, college laboratory, and clinical setting each are awarded workload units, the ancillary activities described in the distractors are not.

Question 3

Which of the following are expectations of the clinical nursing instructor?

A) Attending faculty meetings
B) Developing objectives for the clinical experience
C) Correlating classroom and clinical content to achieve objectives
D) Following established policies and procedures in conducting student evaluation
E) Both c and d

Answer 3

E
Both c and d. Unless hired as a full-time faculty member, the clinical nursing instructor is not required to attend faculty members and usually is provided with objectives for the clinical experience rather than being expected to generate these. She is, however, responsible for enabling students to achieve objectives and following established policies and procedures for evaluation.

Question 4

Clinical learning objectives

A) Flow from course objectives
B) Reflect the conceptual framework of the program
C) Require students to have identical experiences
D) Are the basis for student evaluation in the clinical area
E) All but c

Question 5

Clinical settings selected for student experiences are formalized by a contractual agreement. Which of the following are likely detailed in such a contract?

A) Days, times, and units that will be used for instruction
B) Faculty : student ratio in clinical areas
C) Restrictions on student practice (e.g., medication administration)
D) Clinical objectives for each day of the experience
E) All but d

Question 6

The role of the clinical nursing instructor is inherently stressful because

A) the instructor is not an integral part of the clinical unit
B) students tend to neglect duties, which can jeopardize patient safety
C) assigned patients may be discharged early or suddenly decompensate
D) the instructor often is called upon to take a patient care assignment
E) all of the above

Question 7

Anecdotal notes are used to

A) document performance errors of borderline students
B) describe both the clinical situation and the student's performance
C) provide a mechanism for the instructor's self-evaluation
D) enable the instructor to track students' progress in skill development
E) both a and d

Question 8

Clinical nursing staff can rightfully expect that the clinical nursing instructor will keep them informed regarding

A) course and clinical objectives
B) student responsibilities
C) planned activities on the clinical unit
D) schedule changes and holidays
E) all of these

Question 9

By communicating with clinical staff, the clinical nursing instructor accomplishes all of the following except

A) the nurse manager is able to adjust the unit's staffing levels
B) clinical staff feel comfortable in alerting the instructor to good clinical experiences
C) clinical staff, students, and instructor are able to develop a collegial relationship
D) clinical staff know what to expect from students regarding documentation of the care they provide
E) clinical staff trust that the instructor will alert them to student errors, even if these are discovered after students leave the unit.

Question 10

Students can rightfully expect that the clinical nursing instructor will

A) be immediately available when the student requests assistance
B) treat students with dignity and respect
C) provide straightforward answers to students' questions
D) avoid interacting with patients so as not to disrupt the student-patient relationship
E) both b and c