Job Description:
A clinical nurse educator, sometimes called a clinical nurse specialist or nurse educator, is a specially trained registered nurse (RN) in charge of educational programs for nurses. Working as a clinical nurse educator, you may supervise student nurses or conduct educational programs for nurses at all skill levels, helping them keep up with changes in the industry.
Some clinical nurse educators instruct patients and their families about illnesses and treatment options. These educators must develop budgets and meet with administrators to obtain funding for educational programs. They may have to work various shifts in order to meet with all staff members.
Some clinical nurse educators are faculty members at schools of
nursing, but most teach in the real world rather than a classroom.
Pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and home health agencies hire
clinical nurse educators to provide patient and staff education.
Although many clinical nurse educator duties involve instruction, as RNs
they may use their nursing knowledge to attend to patient needs if they
work in hospitals or long-term care facilities.
Reference:
DiplomaGuide.com (2012). Becoming a clinical nurse educator: Job description & salary. Retrieved from http://diplomaguide.com/articles/Clinical_Nurse_Educator_Career_Overview.html
Florida Nurse Practice Act: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/info_practiceAct.pdf
American Nurses Association of Ethics: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-Ethics.pdf
Professional Development Plan: I have a great love for the pediatric population.
I have truly enjoyed being a preceptor new graduates starting in
different pediatric departments including PICU, Med-Surg and Central
Staffing. This enjoyment lead me to Nursing Education.I want to use my master's degree in Nursing Education to prepare undergraduate nurses to care for this special population. I wish to do this by teaching in lecture and in the clinical setting in a teaching hospital. I, also, enjoy going to school. I plan to continue on in my education to obtain my PhD in Healthcare Genetics at Clemson University. I feel this is important to continue learning about the medical field to give students the best education they can get.
