Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary
Assistant Professor, Nursing Instructor, Nursing Professor, Professor
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:
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
- Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Knowledge
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
- psychology
- biology
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new 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
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Cooperation
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
Computer based training software
- Common Curriculum
- Moodle
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
master's degree or
doctoral degree
usually needed
doctoral degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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