Nurse educators work in primarily classroom or clinical environment. The typical duties/job description of a nurse educator may include:
- Giving lectures and leading classroom discussion
- Advising students
- Grading papers
- Handling administrative work
- Continuing their education in nursing
- Supervise student teaching, internships and research
- Oversee lab and clinical education
- Design curriculum to help ensure courses meet state accreditation requirements
Many nurse educators help grow the scientific base for the practice of nursing by staying involved in research and evidence-based practice efforts.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics 2023 / Occupational Outlook Handbook 2022. BLS estimates do not represent entry-level wages and/or salaries. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geography market in which you want to work and degree field, will affect career outcomes and earnings. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the average salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, promotion, salary increase or other career growth.