NP Wins Award for Excellence in Teaching

Here is another example of a nurse practitioner bringing good press to the profession. Tamara Michelle Robertson, assistant professor of nursing at the Austin Peay State University of Tennessee, was given the 2008 Socrates Award. The award is given to faculty recognized by their peers and students as excellent educators.

In a nomination letter, the director of the school of nursing said the following about Robertson: "She is one of the most popular instructors we have. Ms. Robertson teaches health assessment—when you walk by her class you can hear them singing a song to help students learn the content in the lab. In the classroom, you will see her using cutting-edge technology such as YouTube and classroom response clickers."

Are NPs better prepared as educators to more effectively communicate ideas? In this case, the answer seems to be "yes."