Teaching in the Inpatient Setting
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Transcript Teaching in the Inpatient Setting
Teaching in the
Inpatient Setting
Characteristics of Good Teachers
Enthusiastic
Ask Questions
Nonthreatening
Promote self learning
Recognize the needs of the learner
Knowledgable
Inpatient vs Ambulatory Education
Team Learning
Time for Advanced Preparation
Number of Learners
Less time/patient pressures
Speed of evaluations
Educational intimacy
Orient Your Team
Outline Expectations
Assess their needs
Organize the month
Assign responsibilities
Explain your teaching and evaluation
style
Role Model
Be professional
Have a good attitude
Be on time
Pitch in/lead from the front
Treat everyone with respect
Create a Good Learning Environment
Show enthusiasm
Involve your learners
Be friendly
Be consistent
Ask questions in a non-threatening way
Put Forth an Effort
Take the time to teach!
Give assignments when things are busy
Get to the bedside
Teach What You Know/ What the
learners need
Students need to know how to present,
how to write orders, how to examine
patients, how to read EKGs, how to
replace K+, where the bathroom is, etc.
Recognize that different levels of
learners will benefit from the same
discussion
Get to the bedside!
Give Feedback
Let your team know what they are doing
well and where they can improve
Feedback is absolutely crucial for
improvement
Pitfalls in Clinical Teaching
Taking over the patient
Inappropriate lecturing
Insufficient “wait time” on questions
Leading questions
-”Could this be a PE?”
Pushing Past Ability
Teacher Reasoning and Action
Diagnose the Patient
Diagnose the Learner
1. Get a commitment
2. Probe for evidence
Teach
Teach general rules. Provide
feedback. Correct mistakes.