TEACHING STRATEGIES PLAN

NAME OF LEARNING
ACTIVITY

Professional Organization Write-up

Learning Activity
Summary

The graduate nurse will look up one professional nursing

organization that they feel they would like to join and write up
a 500 word summary of the organization and how it benefits
nurses and patient care. Each student will have the opportunity
to share their professional organization of choice with their
clinical group and faculty will hold a discussion with the group
after each student presents to the group.

Cognitive: Students are expected to reflect on how

professionalism is demonstrated through nursing
Domain of Learning organizations, and how they can make a difference in patient
(Blooms Taxonomy
care. (Remembering, Evaluating & Analyzing)
Revised)
Affective: The student will reflect on this experience, and gain a
new perspective in the benefits of professional organizations.
(Characterizing, Valuing & Receiving)
Psychomotor: The auditory skills to present their work to the
class strengthens the student. (Physical abilities)
Student-Centered
At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Learning Objective(s)
- Identify professional qualities of nursing organizations.
-

Define the role of the professional organization and the

affects it has on patient care.

Preparation Required
The instructor will provide students with one example of
by Teacher/Facilitator and professional organizations they are a part of and give students
Materials Needed
an online tutorial on how the role of the website organization:
American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses
Time Allotted

Learning Styles
Addressed by Activity

Students will have three days to find the organization of

interest and turn in their 500 word essay. The students will
then present their write up to the clinical group.
Experiential learning theory will be utilized. The students will
have the opportunity to apply previous knowledge of

professionalism into their write up at the end of the week.

How is content connected As students will be lectured on professionalism in nursing in
to prior learning?
the beginning of week one, the student will be responsible to
reflect on their experience and share how it ties into the
previous content they covered earlier in the week.
Reflective Debriefing
After each student has presented their professional
with Learners (postorganization of choice the teacher will facilitate an open
learning activity) How will discussion on the impact this activity has and how it impacted
it be accomplished?
them.
Evaluation of Learning The assignment will be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory
(How will it be
score, and written feedback from the clinical instructor will
accomplished?)
give the student a direct response on their work.
Teacher Reflection

Overall, the student will be motivated to find a professional

organization they are interested in and share with the class
(justify choice of learning their findings. This helps students to realize these organization
activity and good fit for support their practice and provide many benefits for the nurse
the identified learning
to continue their education, and improve the overall care for
objectives)
nurses and their patients within the specific specialty.