(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
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 both teaching and research.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. |
100
|
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. |
100
|
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers. |
100
|
Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues. |
100
|
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. |
98
|
Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. |
98
|
Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods. |
98
|
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. |
98
|
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. |
98
|
Participate in campus and community events. |
97
|
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. |
97
|
Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. |
95
|
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. |
95
|
Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory equipment. |
94
|
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues. |
93
|
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices. |
92
|
Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities. |
86
|
Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work. |
82
|
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work. |
81
|
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media. |
80
|
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding. |
73
|
Act as advisers to student organizations. |
69
|
Coordinate training programs with area universities, clinics, hospitals, health agencies, or vocational schools. |
66
|
Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals. |
59
|
Provide professional consulting services to government or industry. |
51
|
Perform administrative duties such as serving as department head. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
87
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
84
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
83
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
81
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
81
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
80
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
79
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
78
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
78
|
Getting Information
|
77
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
75
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
74
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
73
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
73
|
Thinking Creatively
|
72
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
72
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
72
|
Processing Information
|
69
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
68
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
66
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
65
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
64
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
62
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
62
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
61
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
56
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
56
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
54
|
Interacting With Computers
|
52
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
47
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
41
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
40
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
40
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
37
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
35
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
35
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
24
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
11
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
4
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
4
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|