Reflective Teaching Qualities

Qualities of a good teacher and reflective teaching

Submitted by: Kanwal Qaiser

MSN part 2

Qualities of a good teacher and reflective teaching

Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles. (International Council of Nurses). Nursing education plays a crucial factor in the development of skilled and knowledgeable nurses.

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It enabled me to interact with variety of students, communicate with their parents, and negotiate with faculty members and administration of hospital. It also enabled me to learn how to maintain students’ records, preparing tests and question papers, conducting exams, viva voce and in the preparation of results. I was also given a chance to work as clinical instructor which was a completely different experience from classroom teaching.

As an educator I acknowledged that learners encompass diverse array of learning styles such as visual, auditory, readers and kinaesthetic. Some learn better in a small group and some learn by problem solving. It is the responsibility of teacher to utilize different teaching methodologies to promote learning in all three domains. Lesson plans are prepared accordingly. A study conducted in 2005 revealed that majority of medical students preferred multiple styles of learning, and their preferred mode can augment their learning experiences (Lujan L H, DiCarlo E S,

Keeping this context in view, I used a variety of teaching methodologies e.g. simple lecture, discussion, demonstration in lab and clinical settings. Most of the time I used integrated teaching methodologies while teaching in one session which proved to be constructive for learners. The most valuable was experiential learning because nursing is a highly skilled performance, and skills are developed when