{"id":165,"date":"2018-08-26T18:33:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T18:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/dinkinscs\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2018-10-08T02:55:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T02:55:47","slug":"socratic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/dinkinscs\/socratic\/","title":{"rendered":"Socratic Debriefing & Mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Socratic Debriefing and Mentoring in Nursing Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Socratic Method<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Based on the principles & techniques of Socrates, the ancient model teacher<\/p>\n

\u2022 Socratic method is based in care for the learners \u2013 nurturing-by-challenging<\/p>\n

\u2022 Socratic method is learner-centered and improves critical thinking and clinical judgment<\/p>\n

\u2022 Socrates saw himself as a gadfly: prodded his students to push past false assumptions and fuzzy thinking<\/p>\n

\u2022 Socrates saw himself as a midwife: helped students \u201cdeliver\u201d fruitful ideas by reflecting on their thinking<\/p>\n

\u2022 Techniques: Open-ended questions, examples as test cases, dialogue, learner self-reflection<\/p>\n

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Socratic Debriefing in the Nursing Classroom<\/h3>\n

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\u2022 The NLN Board of Governors called for debriefing across the curriculum: \u201cit is critical for nurse educators to have: a chosen theory-based method; formal training; and on-going assessment of competence. At their core all methods must have active reflection and a learner-centered perspective\u201d (2015, p. 5).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Former president of NLN Bavier argued that debriefing is key to nurses developing critical thinking and clinical judgment. \u201cDebriefing may be the modern day version of the Socratic method, one that fits today\u2019s knowledge boom and time pressures while fostering the basic why of our efforts \u2013 the development of critical thinkers\u201d (Bavier, 2016, p. 1).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nurse educators would benefit from understanding the theory and principles of Socratic method. Even in programs that purport to use Socratic approaches, faculty are often not trained or assessed in the theory or techniques of Socratic questioning (Fey & Jenkins, 2015).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Socratic debriefing is effective in small groups, large classes, lab and clinical conferences, and even one-on-one. Even small doses of it \u2013 five minutes here and there in a class \u2013 can have a significant impact on learning and retention.<\/p>\n

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Socratic Mentoring of New Graduate Nurses<\/h3>\n

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\u2022 New graduate nurses (NGNs) are often unprepared to apply knowledge from their academic program as they begin clinical practice<\/p>\n

\u2022 Socratic mentoring\u00a0helps NGNs think critically and develop skills for lifelong learning and self-reflection, and\u00a0learn to find answers themselves, develop clinical judgment, independence<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nurse preceptors who have implemented Socratic mentoring have found:<\/p>\n

o Dialogue helped them assess status of clinical judgment in NGN<\/p>\n

o Even in stressful, busy moments there can be time for dialogue and reflection<\/p>\n

o Saw their NGNs learning, retaining, reflecting on own practice, growing in confidence, increasing ability to prioritize, developing clinical judgment<\/p>\n

o The preceptor-NGN relationship was strengthened through the dialogue<\/p>\n

o Improved mentoring relationship: NGNs realized that preceptors \u201cletting them struggle\u201d and challenging NGNs with questions came from care and a desire for NGN to learn and grow<\/p>\n

o Preceptors even found the Socratic dialogue helped their own reflection and confidence<\/p>\n

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For further information on implementing Socratic methods in classroom or hospital settings, contact:<\/p>\n

Christine Sorrell Dinkins, PhD
\nCurriculum Designer and Trainer in Socratic Mentoring and Debriefing
\ndinkinscs@wofford.edu<\/a>; 864-597-4590<\/p>\n

Christine Sorrell Dinkins’ CV<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sources:<\/p>\n

Bavier, A. R. (2016). Education\u2019s why: Debriefing as how. Nursing Education Perspectives,<\/em> 37<\/em>(1), 1.<\/p>\n

Dinkins, C.S. (2015)\u00a0Socratic Pedagogy: Teaching Students to Think Like Nurses. In Expert Clinician to Novice Nurse Educator<\/em>. J.M. Sorrell and P. Cangelosi, eds. Springer, 2015.<\/p>\n

Fey, M. K. & Jenkins, L. S. (2015). Debriefing Practices in Nursing Education Programs: Results from a National Study. Nursing Education Perspectives<\/em>, 36(6), 361-366. doi: 10.5480\/14-1520<\/p>\n

NLN Board of Governors (2015). Debriefing Across the Curriculum: A living document from the National League for Nursing. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.nln.org\/docs\/default-source\/about\/nln-vision-series-(position-statements)\/nln-vision-debriefing-across-the-curriculum.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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