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Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Currently Employed: 1,756,000

Yearly Projected Openings: 58,610

Typical Hourly Wage: Not Available

Typical Annual Salary: $50,800 - $81,200

• Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.