Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) – Exam – Questions and
Solutions – 2025/2026
Teaching-learning theory based on active learning, "doing is learning", taking ownership, being
self-aware, is learner-focused, marked by reflection and actions--"learning is built by the
learner" - ANS✔✔ Constructivism
Theory that states knowledge must be interesting to the learner and make sense personally to
the learner; grounded in past experiences. Can occur face to face and online - ANS✔✔ Theory
of Meaningful Learning
Teaching learning theory that surrounds behavior modification and classroom management;
positive reinforcement used to encourage acceptable behavior; "lockstep" curriculum and
objectives; faculty decides on the educational experience - ANS✔✔ Behaviorism
What are Carper's 4 ways of knowing? What is the 5th way of knowing? - ANS✔✔ 1.
Empirical /scientific knowledge
2. Personal knowing (how you would feel in the patient's position)
3.Ethical knowledge -understanding moral decisions
4. Aesthetic- understanding the situation of the patient at the moment
5. Unknowing- understanding that the nurse cannot know everything about the patient and
must learn from the patient's perspective
Which of Benner's five levels of nursing proficiency describes a nurse who relies on general
rules to help perform tasks, uses rules that are context free and universally applied, and has
limited and inflexible behavior? - ANS✔✔ Novice- a beginner with no experience
, Which of Benner's stages of proficiency refers to a person who has gained prior experience in
actual situations and can recognize some patterns and uses principles based on experiences
that are to be formulated to guide action? - ANS✔✔ Advanced beginner- a person who is at the
point of demonstrating acceptable performance
Which of Benner's stages of profiency refers to a person who has had experience in their role
for 2-3 years and is aware of long term goals, has perspective about planning care with
conscious, abstract, and analytical thinking and has greater efficiency and organization? -
ANS✔✔ Competent
Which of Benner's stages of proficiency refers to a person who understands situations and
patient holistically and has improved decision makign, and can be flexible and modify plans, and
learns what to expect in certain situations? - ANS✔✔ Proficient
Which of Benner's stages refers to a person who no longer relies on principles, rules, or
guidelines to understand patient needs and determine actions and has an intuitive grasp of
practice situations and is highly flexible and proficient? - ANS✔✔ Expert
What are Benner's five levels of nursing expertise? - ANS✔✔ Novice
Advanced Beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert
The type of learning that is accomplished when a learner relates new ideas to exisiting
epxeriences and formulates links in long term memory with a focus on intrinstic motivation
created from the learner's interest to understand the importance and relevance of the
information to applied practice. Ex. using household objects to link new concepts - ANS✔✔
Deep Learning
Solutions – 2025/2026
Teaching-learning theory based on active learning, "doing is learning", taking ownership, being
self-aware, is learner-focused, marked by reflection and actions--"learning is built by the
learner" - ANS✔✔ Constructivism
Theory that states knowledge must be interesting to the learner and make sense personally to
the learner; grounded in past experiences. Can occur face to face and online - ANS✔✔ Theory
of Meaningful Learning
Teaching learning theory that surrounds behavior modification and classroom management;
positive reinforcement used to encourage acceptable behavior; "lockstep" curriculum and
objectives; faculty decides on the educational experience - ANS✔✔ Behaviorism
What are Carper's 4 ways of knowing? What is the 5th way of knowing? - ANS✔✔ 1.
Empirical /scientific knowledge
2. Personal knowing (how you would feel in the patient's position)
3.Ethical knowledge -understanding moral decisions
4. Aesthetic- understanding the situation of the patient at the moment
5. Unknowing- understanding that the nurse cannot know everything about the patient and
must learn from the patient's perspective
Which of Benner's five levels of nursing proficiency describes a nurse who relies on general
rules to help perform tasks, uses rules that are context free and universally applied, and has
limited and inflexible behavior? - ANS✔✔ Novice- a beginner with no experience
, Which of Benner's stages of proficiency refers to a person who has gained prior experience in
actual situations and can recognize some patterns and uses principles based on experiences
that are to be formulated to guide action? - ANS✔✔ Advanced beginner- a person who is at the
point of demonstrating acceptable performance
Which of Benner's stages of profiency refers to a person who has had experience in their role
for 2-3 years and is aware of long term goals, has perspective about planning care with
conscious, abstract, and analytical thinking and has greater efficiency and organization? -
ANS✔✔ Competent
Which of Benner's stages of proficiency refers to a person who understands situations and
patient holistically and has improved decision makign, and can be flexible and modify plans, and
learns what to expect in certain situations? - ANS✔✔ Proficient
Which of Benner's stages refers to a person who no longer relies on principles, rules, or
guidelines to understand patient needs and determine actions and has an intuitive grasp of
practice situations and is highly flexible and proficient? - ANS✔✔ Expert
What are Benner's five levels of nursing expertise? - ANS✔✔ Novice
Advanced Beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert
The type of learning that is accomplished when a learner relates new ideas to exisiting
epxeriences and formulates links in long term memory with a focus on intrinstic motivation
created from the learner's interest to understand the importance and relevance of the
information to applied practice. Ex. using household objects to link new concepts - ANS✔✔
Deep Learning
