Narrative Summary For Nursing Presentation

Teaching Presentation Narrative Summary

Giving a presentation is challenging, but is an important aspect of my education. Our presentation was titled Keeping Nursing in the Nursing Profession: Work-Life Balance and Incivility. The purpose of this presentation was to discuss work-life balance in nursing, discuss strategies that could be incorporated in our profession to provide balance, and to discuss incivility in nursing, including behaviors relative to the topic and preventative measure to foster a safe workplace.

The presentation utilized a variety of media to ensure that the content was interactive, well-received by the learner, and that learning outcomes were achieved. The basis of our presentation revolved around a PowerPoint. Within

An adaptation of Clark’s Workplace Civility quiz was then introduced to enable students to bring awareness to their civility competence and to invoke thought on areas of improvement. This was followed by video and written case scenarios presented in a question/answer section of the PowerPoint to establish that learning objectives were being met, and that students were able to identify the different types of behaviors connected with incivility. Finally, handouts on Civility Best Practices for Nurses by the American Nurses Association, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Management Assessment tool, and the Wellness Wheel were given to students as a reference and learning tool to identify areas of improvement in their work-life balance and in conflict

In bringing together the separate parts of the information presented into an organized whole, students were able to examine the similarities and differences in content taught and compare this information with the knowledge they already held on the subject. Our task-related instructions and methods proved relevant to the overall lesson. Although most were reflective in nature, they allowed the student to process the subject matter critically on their own initiative and clarify and identify personal actions and behaviors related to the content. While time allotment ran similar to objectives 1-4, with all material covered as planned, objective 5 required some adjustments. The active learning planned on how to handle conflict, utilizing the Thomas-Kilmann Management Assessment tool, was not performed due to time constraints imposed in the presentation of the effects of incivility, JCAHO and ANA position statements, and dealing with work-life balance and incivility on an individual and organizational level. Although it was a missed opportunity, it was made accessible to students to complete on their own time. Hopefully, they will take the opportunity to complete this tool in order to provoke more thought on how they can incorporate the results in their life and