title: Teaching Crucial Knowledge vs. Helping Out on the Unit.
abstract: When a clinical instructor must weigh the duty to educate against urgent patient care needs.
authors: Douglas P. Olsen is an associate professor, Lisa M. Palmer is an instructor, and Kathleen Poindexter is an assistant professor at the Michigan State University College of Nursing in East Lansing. Olsen is also a contributing editor of AJN. Contact author: Douglas P. Olsen, douglas.olsen@hc.msu.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors: Douglas P
authors: DP
authors: Olsen
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Palmer
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Poindexter
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D024382:Professional Role; D013338:Students, Nursing