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 DEFINITION
Individual conference is a clinical
teaching method which focuses
on the overall development of
the individual student with
special emphasis to the
development of clinical skills.
 CLASSIFICATION

Unplanned / Incidental conference

Planned conference
 PURPOSE AND VALUE

To guide in teaching.

To acquire more knowledge.

To discuss problems of a particular

student.

To plan patient care.

• To evaluate the
programme.

• To discover the interests,

needs and the problems of
the individual student

• To help the students to

help themselves
 PRINCIPLES
Establishment of a definite purpose
and specific issues to be covered.

Knowledge of the students.

Attitude of the teacher towards

student-teacher relationship.
 SKILLS NEEDED IN SUCCESSFUL USE OF
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE

• Skill in observation

• Skill in use of setting

• Skill in establishment of rapport

• Skill in meeting resistance

• Skill in establishment of authority

• Skill in recognizing ambivalent

feelings

• Skill in use of questions

• Silence as a skillful procedure

 USES
 Diagnostic and remedial teaching in individual
conference.

 It can be used to clarify class material.

 It helps to supplement instructions.

 Discipline among students.

 To explain answers to questions of individual students

 It can be used as a means of assisting the individual who is
having difficulties in keeping up with the class

 To understand the relationship between class content of the

courses and application to problems

 Clinical teaching:
• The nursing care study
• The nursing care plan
• Preparation and orientation to new clinical areas
• Evaluation
 DISADVANTAGES
Chances of teacher showing any
prejudice, emotional reaction or bias
towards the student.

The student may not tell her entire

problems to the teacher.
 ROLE OF CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
IN INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE
Helps the student to become aware of
the value of these conferences
Able to make constructive criticism
while assisting the student in evaluating
learning experience
Uses the necessary skills for successful
conduction of the individual
conference.
Presents intellectual challenges to the
student and stimulates motivation
 The instructor will have concrete examples
to point out needs to nursing student.

Assist the nursing student to analyze the

nursing situation and her interaction, then
she helps the student to formulate new
plans.

The instructor maintains the records of the

conference which serves as a guide in
planning objectives, future conferences and
actions.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TEACHERS

 Guiding and supervising the nurses

 Direct the questions from what the staff knows to

unknown
 The attitude of the teacher

 Should use reflection techniques or introspection

 Be always prepared to learn

 Teachers need to update their skills by getting

hands on experience
 Never discourage the nurse for her
knowledge deficit
 If the teacher has information material, share

with the nurses

 Always complement, if the nurse is able to

answer the questions.

 Training the experienced staff is a challenge

 The teacher may create and use some format,

which would help as a guide line for teaching

 Potency assessment format for staff
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