Provide an example of how humor can be used to enhance learning in nursing education

Teaching Strategies in Nursing Education

Write a 1500-1750 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The title page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

• Provide an example of how humor can be used to enhance learning in nursing education (either to patients, staff, or students).

• Observe a clinical nurse educator or preceptor. What strategies do they use that enhance student learning? What do they do that obstructs student learning?

• Describe a situation in which an educator used a creative or innovative approach to promote understanding of an idea or concept. Discuss how this may influence your teaching approaches.

• Consider an innovation that was recently implemented in a health care or academic setting that you are familiar with. Using the “Process of Innovation” (Box 5-1, p. 61, Bradshaw, Hultquist, & Hagler), describe how the innovation was introduced, from assessment through evaluation.