ESTUDYR
NUR 502: NURSING EDUCATION AND
LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND ACCREDITATION REVIEW
Which organization is correctly matched with its role in nursing education accreditation?
A) ACEN — Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation that focuses only on doctoral
programs
B) CCNE — Accredits LPN-to-DNP programs exclusively
C) CNEA — Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (nursing education accreditation
body) ✅
D) NLN — Recognizes education as an advanced practice specialty
Rationale: CNEA is one of the national accreditors for nursing education. ACEN and CCNE also
accredit programs but the statements in A/B are inaccurate; NLN is not the certifier that
designates education as an advanced practice role.
Which statement about ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing) is most
accurate?
A) ACEN was formerly CCNE.
B) ACEN only accredits doctoral programs.
C) ACEN accredits nursing programs across diploma, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate
levels. ✅
D) ACEN is a membership-only professional society, not an accreditor.
Rationale: ACEN is an accreditation body covering multiple educational levels; it was formerly
tied to NLN historically but the other choices are incorrect.
Which accrediting body is primarily associated with collegiate (baccalaureate and graduate)
nursing program accreditation?
A) ACEN
B) NLN-CNEA
C) CCNE — Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ✅
D) ANA — American Nurses Association
Rationale: CCNE focuses on accreditation of baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing
programs; ANA is a professional organization, not a program accreditor.
Which statement best reflects the CNEA position in your notes?
A) CNEA recognizes Education as an advanced practice specialty.
B) CNEA only accredits LPN programs.
,ESTUDYR
C) CNEA is the Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (an accrediting body for
nursing education programs). ✅
D) CNEA is a certification board for nurse practitioners.
Rationale: CNEA is an accreditor; it does not certify clinicians or solely focus on LPNs.
An instructor at the “Instructor Career Stage” is most likely to be doing which activity?
A) Leading international research consortia with broad recognition
B) Developing skills in the scholarship of discovery, teaching, and integrating new knowledge
✅
C) Retiring from academia and mentoring emeritus faculty only
D) Serving exclusively on national committees
Rationale: Early-career instructors focus on developing scholarly and teaching skills and
establishing mentor/protégé relationships.
Which activity best matches the responsibilities of an Assistant Professor?
A) Serving as an internationally recognized role model with major leadership
B) Developing an area of expertise, beginning to publish and present, and building a teaching
portfolio ✅
C) Mentoring junior faculty with national program development responsibilities
D) Only teaching with no expectation of scholarship
Rationale: Assistant professors are expected to establish scholarship and a teaching record;
international recognition is for later ranks.
An Associate Professor is characterized by which of the following?
A) Beginning to develop teaching skills and first publications
B) Continuing autonomous investigation with national/international recognition and
mentoring junior faculty ✅
C) Only teaching clinical labs without research activity
D) Being retired but holding an honorary title
Rationale: Associate professors demonstrate sustained scholarship, program development, and
mentoring.
Which statement best describes the rank of Professor (full professor) in nursing academia?
A) Entry-level academic appointment with light teaching load
B) Leadership in research, teaching, and service with international recognition for a body of
work ✅
C) A temporary title given for adjunct clinical work
D) A role limited to administrative duties with no scholarship expectation
Rationale: Full professors show high-impact scholarship, leadership, and serve as role models.
, ESTUDYR
The primary role of a mentor in academe is to:
A) Replace the protege in committee work
B) Evaluate the protege’s tenure file only
C) Assist the protege to establish a professional reputation, provide guidance, and support
during stress ✅
D) Do the protege’s research for them
Rationale: Mentors guide, support, and help protégés develop professionally — not perform
their work.
Which statement is FALSE regarding academic nursing program pathways in your notes?
A) NLN historically had programs spanning LPN to DNP pathways.
B) CCNE focuses on collegiate nursing education accreditation.
C) CNEA recognizes Education as an advanced practice role (i.e., it certifies education as an
APN specialty). ✅
D) ACEN is an accrediting body for a broad range of nursing programs.
Rationale: The false statement is C — accreditation bodies do not themselves “recognize
education as an advanced practice” in the way clinical specialty certification would; that
phrasing is inaccurate.
Which activity would most likely be expected of an Associate Professor but NOT typically of
an Assistant Professor?
A) Beginning to present at conferences
B) Developing a basic teaching portfolio
C) Serving on national committees and mentoring multiple junior faculty with national
recognition ✅
D) Taking initial faculty development workshops
Rationale: National service and sustained mentoring with recognized scholarship are more
characteristic of associate/full professors.
Which description best fits the progression from Instructor → Assistant Professor →
Associate Professor → Professor?
A) Increasing focus on clinical practice, decreasing scholarship
B) Random assignment of titles with no performance expectations
C) Progressive development: foundational teaching and scholarship → establish expertise &
publications → sustained independent scholarship & national recognition → leadership with
international recognition ✅
D) Titles assigned strictly by years served with no assessment
Rationale: Academic ranks reflect increasing expectations for scholarship, teaching, service, and
leadership.
NUR 502: NURSING EDUCATION AND
LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND ACCREDITATION REVIEW
Which organization is correctly matched with its role in nursing education accreditation?
A) ACEN — Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation that focuses only on doctoral
programs
B) CCNE — Accredits LPN-to-DNP programs exclusively
C) CNEA — Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (nursing education accreditation
body) ✅
D) NLN — Recognizes education as an advanced practice specialty
Rationale: CNEA is one of the national accreditors for nursing education. ACEN and CCNE also
accredit programs but the statements in A/B are inaccurate; NLN is not the certifier that
designates education as an advanced practice role.
Which statement about ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing) is most
accurate?
A) ACEN was formerly CCNE.
B) ACEN only accredits doctoral programs.
C) ACEN accredits nursing programs across diploma, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate
levels. ✅
D) ACEN is a membership-only professional society, not an accreditor.
Rationale: ACEN is an accreditation body covering multiple educational levels; it was formerly
tied to NLN historically but the other choices are incorrect.
Which accrediting body is primarily associated with collegiate (baccalaureate and graduate)
nursing program accreditation?
A) ACEN
B) NLN-CNEA
C) CCNE — Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ✅
D) ANA — American Nurses Association
Rationale: CCNE focuses on accreditation of baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing
programs; ANA is a professional organization, not a program accreditor.
Which statement best reflects the CNEA position in your notes?
A) CNEA recognizes Education as an advanced practice specialty.
B) CNEA only accredits LPN programs.
,ESTUDYR
C) CNEA is the Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (an accrediting body for
nursing education programs). ✅
D) CNEA is a certification board for nurse practitioners.
Rationale: CNEA is an accreditor; it does not certify clinicians or solely focus on LPNs.
An instructor at the “Instructor Career Stage” is most likely to be doing which activity?
A) Leading international research consortia with broad recognition
B) Developing skills in the scholarship of discovery, teaching, and integrating new knowledge
✅
C) Retiring from academia and mentoring emeritus faculty only
D) Serving exclusively on national committees
Rationale: Early-career instructors focus on developing scholarly and teaching skills and
establishing mentor/protégé relationships.
Which activity best matches the responsibilities of an Assistant Professor?
A) Serving as an internationally recognized role model with major leadership
B) Developing an area of expertise, beginning to publish and present, and building a teaching
portfolio ✅
C) Mentoring junior faculty with national program development responsibilities
D) Only teaching with no expectation of scholarship
Rationale: Assistant professors are expected to establish scholarship and a teaching record;
international recognition is for later ranks.
An Associate Professor is characterized by which of the following?
A) Beginning to develop teaching skills and first publications
B) Continuing autonomous investigation with national/international recognition and
mentoring junior faculty ✅
C) Only teaching clinical labs without research activity
D) Being retired but holding an honorary title
Rationale: Associate professors demonstrate sustained scholarship, program development, and
mentoring.
Which statement best describes the rank of Professor (full professor) in nursing academia?
A) Entry-level academic appointment with light teaching load
B) Leadership in research, teaching, and service with international recognition for a body of
work ✅
C) A temporary title given for adjunct clinical work
D) A role limited to administrative duties with no scholarship expectation
Rationale: Full professors show high-impact scholarship, leadership, and serve as role models.
, ESTUDYR
The primary role of a mentor in academe is to:
A) Replace the protege in committee work
B) Evaluate the protege’s tenure file only
C) Assist the protege to establish a professional reputation, provide guidance, and support
during stress ✅
D) Do the protege’s research for them
Rationale: Mentors guide, support, and help protégés develop professionally — not perform
their work.
Which statement is FALSE regarding academic nursing program pathways in your notes?
A) NLN historically had programs spanning LPN to DNP pathways.
B) CCNE focuses on collegiate nursing education accreditation.
C) CNEA recognizes Education as an advanced practice role (i.e., it certifies education as an
APN specialty). ✅
D) ACEN is an accrediting body for a broad range of nursing programs.
Rationale: The false statement is C — accreditation bodies do not themselves “recognize
education as an advanced practice” in the way clinical specialty certification would; that
phrasing is inaccurate.
Which activity would most likely be expected of an Associate Professor but NOT typically of
an Assistant Professor?
A) Beginning to present at conferences
B) Developing a basic teaching portfolio
C) Serving on national committees and mentoring multiple junior faculty with national
recognition ✅
D) Taking initial faculty development workshops
Rationale: National service and sustained mentoring with recognized scholarship are more
characteristic of associate/full professors.
Which description best fits the progression from Instructor → Assistant Professor →
Associate Professor → Professor?
A) Increasing focus on clinical practice, decreasing scholarship
B) Random assignment of titles with no performance expectations
C) Progressive development: foundational teaching and scholarship → establish expertise &
publications → sustained independent scholarship & national recognition → leadership with
international recognition ✅
D) Titles assigned strictly by years served with no assessment
Rationale: Academic ranks reflect increasing expectations for scholarship, teaching, service, and
leadership.
