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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1072.00

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.

Zone 5 Educational Instruction and Library

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Speaking

4.2

Instructing

4.1

Reading Comprehension

4.0

Active Listening

4.0

Writing

4.0

Critical Thinking

4.0

Active Learning

4.0

Learning Strategies

4.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Education and Training

4.7

Medicine and Dentistry

4.7

English Language

4.6

Psychology

4.4

Customer and Personal Service

4.2

Biology

4.1

Therapy and Counseling

4.1

Sociology and Anthropology

3.8

Key Tasks

1Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.

2Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.

3Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

4Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.

5Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.

Also Known As

Adjunct Instructor Adjunct Nursing Faculty Advanced Nursing Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Nurse Education Assistant Professor of Nursing Associate Professor Clinical Nursing Coordinator Clinical Nursing Instructor Clinical Nursing Professor