Building the Clinical Bridge to Advance Education, Research, and Practice Excellence
Table 1
Clinical team teaching roles.
Team member
Role description
Faculty of record
Member who facilitates the delivery of course materials and translates course requirements to the Clinical Team in addition to other responsibilities associated with the didactic portion of the course
Clinical faculty
Member who oversees delivery of the clinical practice experience for students to meet clinical course objectives
Clinical resource
Unit nursing leadership member who supports learning at the point of service through integration of faculty and students into unit operations
Clinical Mentor
Staff nurse at UMHS who, consistent with scope of practice of the Registered Nurse, models the professional nurse role and participates in the clinical education of students
Student
U of M nursing student who participates fully in clinical care through integrated membership in the clinical team, engages in the educational activities designed to achieve course outcomes and to build the foundation for nursing practice, and contributes to patient care using the skills for which the student has been determined competent