7 topics · 1 minute to plan, 7 to talk
Teaching the junior student
One station puts a student nurse in front of you and asks you to teach. The assessor marks two things: that the facts are right, and that you teach the way a preceptor is meant to. Ask first, plain words, check they got it.
H. pylori ulcer and gastroscopy8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.Osteoporosis, osteopenia and the DXA scan8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.Constipation and colonoscopy8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.Lung cancer and bronchoscopy8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.Hypertension and the 24-hour blood pressure monitor8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.Obesity, BMI and waist measurement8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.Pre-operative assessment and post-operative care8 facts to cover in 7 minutes, then the eight teaching habits.
How you teach, every time
The same eight habits are marked on every topic, from NMBI’s Quality Clinical Learning Environment. Learn them once.
- 1Asked first what the student already knows about it, and built on thatNMBI QCLE, p. 6: mutual respect, partnership, support and trust
- 2Used plain words, and explained each medical term the first time it came upNMBI Code 2025, Principle 5: Collaboration (communicate sensitively, effectively, honestly and appropriately)
- 3Kept an order: what it is, why it matters, what happens, what the nurse doesRCSI descriptor: "You are required to explain..."
- 4Named where the facts come from (HSE page, NMBI, the society), and told the student where to read moreRCSI reading list is the marking reference
- 5Asked the student to tell it back in their own words, and corrected gentlyNMBI QCLE, p. 11: assessment involves questioning and feedback
- 6Feedback was specific, immediate and balanced: something done well, one thing to work onNMBI QCLE, p. 11: good feedback is specific, immediate, balanced
- 7Said clearly what the student may do and what stays with the registered nurseNMBI QCLE: students learn with the supervision of registered nurses; supernumerary
- 8Finished inside the time, with a minute left for questionsRCSI: ten minutes per station