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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Assistant Professor, Nursing Instructor, Nursing Professor, Professor

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
On the job, you'll need:

Health

  • medicine and dentistry
  • therapy and counseling

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Math and Science

  • psychology
  • biology

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • teaching people how to do something
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • use rules to solve problems

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Cooperation

Word processing software

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word

Computer based training software

  • Common Curriculum
  • Moodle

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $78,580

Education

Master's degree or doctoral degree is usually needed.