Week 6 Reflective Essay

In week six my main was to pick up where I left off in week four in teaching in the classroom. I obtained the necessary Power Points (PPT) to teach and started the modification process of the slides to update them a bit. The weekend was to be my first RN level clinical rotation and the area in which it was in is mental health. The NLNCC and BMS that fits with this week’s clinical is number two, five, seven, and eight. These core competences are what the best fit for the week’s adventure. On Monday it was a basic orientation day with handing out the syllabus and also a small amount of teaching in which I felt was best for my preceptor to do since she will be their long-term instructor. This also gave me some time to review and update my
NLNCC two provides student’s with the commitment to lifelong learning and to engage the student through counseling, self-reflection and goal setting. This falls under BMS of teaching and application. Also, this hit home with assisting with teaching classroom didactic for this week. The NLNCC five, incorporates the theory of lifelong learning and the need to integrate organizational effectiveness and cultural sensitivity. With this area of BMS it is an integral piece of the educational process and brings present change to the learning process. BMS and the NLNCC will hit both application and teaching. The support of both the students and fellow staff members to set forth BMS proven strategies to introduce change in nursing education. The NLNCC seven, incorporate all of the four steps BMS. The four steps deal with “discovery” and the implementation of scholarly activities. BMS also uses the integration and application of evidence based teaching and development of policies and procedures. Lastly, this is all tied together with the teaching portion of BMS so that it can be integrated in the classroom. During this week, BMS and the NLNCC seven was met by the integration of making new PPT’s and setting forth of a new term with new goals. The NLNCC eight, aligns between the work place and the educator’s personal values and the setting of personal goals and being able to meet them. The NLNCC eight deals with the three of the four of BMS, which are teaching, integration, and application. BMS integration best fit with the NLNCC eight and is best applied when teaching is done with the respect of collegiate professionalism. Caring and building a classroom environment that really embraces the development of the teacher student relationship is what BMS is all