Clinical Teaching Strategies In Nursing | Assignment

Running head: CLINICAL TEACHING FOR LEARNING 1
Clinical Teaching for Learning
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CLINICAL TEACHING FOR LEARNING 2
Clinical Teaching for Learning
Effective teaching in nursing is very important as it determines how nurses will be able to
handle patients and other healthcare issues. In this case,the learning need that was chosen is
Developing Student’s Confidence in Nursing Communication. Choosing this study was
influenced by the need to irrigate confidence in communication in the nursing environment.
Nursing is a field that requires much of interpersonal skills as well as scientific knowledge
(Bourgeois, Dayton & Brown, 2011). The learning objectives of learning nursing
communication will be to identify any potential communication barriers, know how to
communicate in volatile situations and use their skills to handle patients well and to
communicate to their colleagues concerning patient issues. Many institutions tend to be more
inclined to professional training, forgetting the social skills needed in the field (Savery, 2015).
There are 5 factors that will influence how the lesson is planned and implemented. These are
discussed below.
1.0 Learning Styles
A learning style is a person’s most preferred way of articulating and synthesizing
information (Bernsten, Bjork & Brynildsen, 2017). Nursing is a field in which learners are taught
how to take care of sick people. In gaining confidence in nursing communication, the students
will refer to Kolb’s or Honey and Mumford learning styles. According to the Kolb theory, there
are four learning styles which also represent the cycles of learning as listed below.
Concrete Experience - Here, the student learns best when they are physically involved in
solving a problem. In the clinical environment, such students can learn best when they are
involved in feeling and touching (Benner, 2012).

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Reflective Observation-This will involve meditating on and reviewing a learning
experience. This is a learning style that involves high imagination and synthesizing information
systematically (Kurtz, Draper & Silverman, 2016).
Abstract Conceptualization-This learning style majorly involves making conclusions
from experiences. The learners in this category are known as assimilators, and they learn best by
analyzing and understanding the theory behind actions (Irby, 2014).
Active Experimentation - This style of learning entails planning that is subsequently
followed by experimenting (Forbes et al., 2016). The learners who fall into this category are
known as convergers, and they learn best when they can follow guidelines from a leader who is
present.
Henry and Mumford modified the work of Kolb and came up with the following that can
be used by the students as they learn nursing communication:
 Activists – Individuals who learn by doing
 Reflectors – Learn by watching and reflecting what has happened
 Theorists – They like getting to know a hypothesis behind any activity
 Pragmatists – They know how to put whatever they have learnt into current reality (Weller
et al., 2012).
2.0 Teaching Strategies that wil be Used
In ensuring that students gain confidence in nursing communication, a cobination of
learning styles will be used. Presentations will be used to communicate the importance of bing
confident while communicating as a nurse (Sukhera & Garrison, 2014). This will be enhanced by
demonstrations where the teacher will demonstrate how a confident nurse communicates. Rolr-