Table 2 Modules of the competency-based curriculum
Modules | Topics | Module description | Duration (Credit hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Effective professional communication skills | • The clinical nursing instructor’s relationship with students, colleagues, the healthcare team, and clients • Factors that facilitate and inhibit effective communication | This module emphasizes teaching, interpersonal, and professional communication skills of part-time nursing instructors. | 4 h of theory and 24 h of training |
2. Principles of clinical education | • Philosophy of clinical education • The strategies of preparing clinical instructors for clinical training • The strategies of preparing students on the first day of internship • Clinical education process (needs assessment, goal setting, educational planning, and evaluation) to achieve clinical outcomes • Description of clinical education models | This module explains the philosophy of clinical education, the readiness of nursing instructors and students for clinical education and the kinds of models of clinical education. | 10 h of theory |
3. Creative clinical education strategies | • Case method • Case study • Grand rounds • Problem solving • Critical thinking • Discussion • Clinical conference | This module provides useful and practical information about facilitating learning in clinical settings by using creative clinical education methods. Clinical nursing instructors learn how to facilitate learning in a more effective way. | 4 h of theory and 24 h of skills training |
4. Patient care management | • Planning patient care according to the nursing process • Principles of documentation • Principles of patient education | This module teaches the principles of client-centered and holistic care to part-time clinical instructors. It also explains the importance of patient care planning to achieve clinical teaching goals. | 4 h of theory and 24 h of training |
5. Supervision competencies | • Guiding and supporting students • Creating motivation and independence in students • Clinical evaluation strategies • Effective feedback techniques | This module teaches supervision competencies to clinical nursing instructors, organizing internships, providing clinical guidelines, and methods to strengthen motivation and independence in students. | 4 h for theory and 24 h for skills training |
6. Professional and moral characteristics of part-time nursing instructors | • Ethics in nursing care • Professionalization of students • Professional instructor | This module emphasizes the characteristics of effective clinical instructors as professional and ethical role models for students. | 4 h for theory and 24 h for skills training |