Nursing educator

Nursing teachers mainly train prospective nurses, geriatric nurses, midwives and maternity nurses as well as health care providers and pediatric nurses. In the Department of Medical Education they are involved in the education and training of occupational therapists, speech therapists and speech therapists or specialists in the medical-technical assistance sector. They teach at nursery and health education institutions and prepare lessons in subjects such as nursing organization or work methods, gerontology, health promotion or psychosomatics. Additionally, they mostly teach in a neighboring discipline, social sciences or life sciences. The goal is that the students or participants of the further education courses develop a professional nursing and professional understanding. In order to supervise the learning success, nursing teachers take performance examinations and examinations.

Nursing teachers find employment

• at vocational schools and educational institutions for medical nursing or health professions
• at hospitals and clinics
• at social care schools of deacons, parish associations or nursing homes
• in adult education institutions

The salary level for Nursing educator in Germany is: from 3800 up to 6308 EUR per month

Why is?

Nursing teachers are active in education and training in the field of nursing and health.

Teaching teach

They teach in the nursing core subjects, accompany the practical training of prospective nurses on the hospital wards and take examinations. Through curricula, training and examination regulations, they prepare their lessons, discuss issues such as care planning and documentation, explain health care measures, and teach their students how to assist doctors with operations. Above all, they teach nursing techniques: how to administer injections and infusions, how can bedridden patients be reburied and how should oral hygiene be carried out for those in need of care? They also show the nursing students how to use suction or blood pressure monitors and how to provide first aid in an emergency.

At health schools, nursing educators are involved, for example, in the training and further education of speech therapists and speech therapists and occupational therapists or specialists in medical-technical assistance professions.

Organization and advice

Nursing educators also take on tasks in the organization and administration of education and training centers for nursing and health professions. They plan, for example, the dorm occupancy or coordinate the theoretical lessons with the practical instruction in the hospital. They talk to their colleagues as well as to the nursing staff and the doctors of the respective hospital departments. Some nursing educators also contribute to the development of curricula and teaching programs.

Pupils and their parents inform them comprehensively about the course of the education and the perspectives of the respective profession. In case of difficulties in education, learning problems or crisis situations, they are also contact persons for their pupils.

Quality and Case Management

In quality management, they specify e.g. determine which guidelines and standards are maintained in the hospital and ensure that these standards are implemented.

As they work in case management, nursing educators identify the specific need for care for the person in need of care and coordinate the collaboration of people and institutions involved in care to ensure that medical and social services are well coordinated. In addition to this case-by-case approach, case management, they can also look at system management to improve the overall care system within their area of ​​responsibility.

Adult education

VET providers organize care teachers, for example at hospitals or other health care facilities. Again, it is about passing on practical experience based on science. Her topics are health care, current developments in social and health policy or ethical principles in nursing.