There's a whole separate body of knowledge for the teaching and learning process. Degree programs available are nursing education, health systems management and family nurse practitioner. The program awards a Master of Science in Nursing. It's their money and their time. The nursing education degree prepares nurses to teach.
Nurses can teach their staff or students at a hospital or community college nursing program.
Nurses learn how to do needs assessments for their clients and set realistic goals and objectives. Cultures, ages, heredity, feeling and values all affect learning, and there are a variety of teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles. While nurses may already know how to administer shots, they still need additional training to teach a diabetic to do it for himself, Sellers said. In addition to teaching a client about exercise, nutrition, stress, blood testing and self-injections, a nurse educator will help the client learn to live with the disease so that it doesn't alter the person's quality of life. Bradley said the Master of Nursing in health systems management teaches the business side of nursing.