Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary
Also called:
Professor, Nursing Professor, Nursing Instructor, Instructor
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- philisophy and religion
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Math and Science
|
|
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
|
|
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
|
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Initiative
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Leadership
|
|
Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
|
master's degree or
doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
|
|
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$64,850
per year, on average
|
|
You might like a career in one of these industries:
|
