Role of the Nurse Educator Final Exam-
Graded A
Current changes and trends - ANSWER-+Critical shortage in nursing faculty
+Increasing multiculturalism
+Decreasing financial resources
+Health care reform
+Interprofessional collaboration
+EBP
+Need for more nurses
+Need for nurses with higher degrees
+Expanding technology and knowledge explosion
+Need for lifelong learning
+Shift to student learning outcomes instead of teaching
+Increasing public demand for accountability of educational outcomes
+Nurse educators expected to maintain current skills
+Nurse educators expected to maintain certification(s)
Futuristic Trends - ANSWER-+Diminishing resources
+Increasing public scrutiny
+Need to ensure nursing graduates ready for rapidly changing healthcare
+Struggle to balance teaching, research, and service
+Can't rely solely on lecture
+Complex lives of students; need convenience and flexibility
+Shifting from acute care emphasis to primary care
+Increasingly older population
+Trying to close the gap for minority representation
+Need more doctorate-prepared nurses for research, EBP, teaching
Why do faculty leave academia? - ANSWER-+Workload
+Demand of a tenure-track position
+Perceived lack of collegiality
+Noncompetitive salaries
Promote Faculty Retention - ANSWER-+Autonomy
+Research satisfaction
+Sense of belonging
Service setting - Teaching Roles - ANSWER-+In-service educator
+Patient educator
+Clinical specialist
, +Staff development coordinator
Academia - Teaching Roles - ANSWER-+Clinical Instructor
+Adjunct Faculty
+Instructor of nursing
+Lecturer
+Assistant professor
+Associate professor
+Full professor
Service Setting - Roles & Responsibilites - ANSWER-+Staff orientation
+Continuing education
+Clinical competencies
Service Setting - Driven By: - ANSWER-+Regulatory Agencies
+Standards of care/practice
+Technology
+Quality & Safety
+Clinical competence
+Nursing practice
+Performance improvevment
+Patient satisfaction
+Ethical issues
+Legal guidelines
Academia - Driven By: - ANSWER-Same as service setting plus:
+Mission, philosophy, and identity of the college
+State board of education
+Standards of accreditation
Academic Accrediting Agencies - ANSWER-+The Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE)
+The NLN Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA)
+The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
ACEN - ANSWER-Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
CCNE - ANSWER-Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CNEA - ANSWER-Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation
(part of NLN)
NLN - ANSWER-National League for Nursing
Three core functions of the nurse educator - ANSWER-+Teaching
+Service
Graded A
Current changes and trends - ANSWER-+Critical shortage in nursing faculty
+Increasing multiculturalism
+Decreasing financial resources
+Health care reform
+Interprofessional collaboration
+EBP
+Need for more nurses
+Need for nurses with higher degrees
+Expanding technology and knowledge explosion
+Need for lifelong learning
+Shift to student learning outcomes instead of teaching
+Increasing public demand for accountability of educational outcomes
+Nurse educators expected to maintain current skills
+Nurse educators expected to maintain certification(s)
Futuristic Trends - ANSWER-+Diminishing resources
+Increasing public scrutiny
+Need to ensure nursing graduates ready for rapidly changing healthcare
+Struggle to balance teaching, research, and service
+Can't rely solely on lecture
+Complex lives of students; need convenience and flexibility
+Shifting from acute care emphasis to primary care
+Increasingly older population
+Trying to close the gap for minority representation
+Need more doctorate-prepared nurses for research, EBP, teaching
Why do faculty leave academia? - ANSWER-+Workload
+Demand of a tenure-track position
+Perceived lack of collegiality
+Noncompetitive salaries
Promote Faculty Retention - ANSWER-+Autonomy
+Research satisfaction
+Sense of belonging
Service setting - Teaching Roles - ANSWER-+In-service educator
+Patient educator
+Clinical specialist
, +Staff development coordinator
Academia - Teaching Roles - ANSWER-+Clinical Instructor
+Adjunct Faculty
+Instructor of nursing
+Lecturer
+Assistant professor
+Associate professor
+Full professor
Service Setting - Roles & Responsibilites - ANSWER-+Staff orientation
+Continuing education
+Clinical competencies
Service Setting - Driven By: - ANSWER-+Regulatory Agencies
+Standards of care/practice
+Technology
+Quality & Safety
+Clinical competence
+Nursing practice
+Performance improvevment
+Patient satisfaction
+Ethical issues
+Legal guidelines
Academia - Driven By: - ANSWER-Same as service setting plus:
+Mission, philosophy, and identity of the college
+State board of education
+Standards of accreditation
Academic Accrediting Agencies - ANSWER-+The Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE)
+The NLN Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA)
+The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
ACEN - ANSWER-Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
CCNE - ANSWER-Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CNEA - ANSWER-Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation
(part of NLN)
NLN - ANSWER-National League for Nursing
Three core functions of the nurse educator - ANSWER-+Teaching
+Service
