Classroom Management in Nursing Education

Author: Agnes DiStasi, DNP, RN, CNE

Dr. Agnes DiStasi has been a Nurse Educator for over 30 years. She has held previous positions as a Dean and Director of nursing programs, Dean of Faculty and Dean of Curriculum for multi-campus universities, faculty member, and nursing education consultant. She is a Certified Nurse Educator who has a depth and breadth of knowledge in all areas of nursing education.  She earned her BSN and MSN from the University of Cincinnati, and her DNP from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the advantages of effective classroom management.

2. Examine how effective classroom management supports fairness and equity for all students. 

3. Explain various classroom management techniques for use in higher education. 

4. Describe how effective classroom management is related to the establishment of professional boundaries. 

5. Describe how a lack of professional boundaries can affect students in the classroom and clinical environments.

Earned Credit Hours: 1.00