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Current changes and trends - correct answers +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 - correct answers +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? - correct answers +Workload +Demand of a tenure-track position +Perceived lack of collegiality +Noncompetitive salaries Promote Faculty Retention - correct answers +Autonomy +Research satisfaction +Sense of belonging Service setting - Teaching Roles - correct answers +In-service educator +Patient educator
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+Clinical specialist +Staff development coordinator Academia - Teaching Roles - correct answers +Clinical Instructor +Adjunct Faculty +Instructor of nursing +Lecturer +Assistant professor +Associate professor +Full professor Service Setting - Roles & Responsibilites - correct answers +Staff orientation +Continuing education +Clinical competencies Service Setting - Driven By: - correct answers +Regulatory Agencies +Standards of care/practice +Technology +Quality & Safety +Clinical competence +Nursing practice +Performance improvevment +Patient satisfaction +Ethical issues +Legal guidelines Academia - Driven By: - correct answers Same as service setting plus: +Mission, philosophy, and identity of the college +State board of education +Standards of accreditation Academic Accrediting Agencies - correct answers +The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) +The NLN Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) +The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) ACEN - correct answers Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
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Application of Philosophy - correct answers Embodies one's belief system, values, perceptions, ways of thinking, and actions Philosophy... +does not happen naturally +starts with oneself +does not happen in isolation Role of a philosophy of learning - correct answers Plays a vital role in how a nurse educator approaches the teaching process Role of a philosophy of teaching - correct answers Characterizes how we implement the role of a nurse educator Definition of Teaching - correct answers The activities of educating or instruction Activities that impart knowledge Definition of Learning - correct answers The acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught Boyer's Paradigm - correct answers +Scholarship of Discovery +Scholarship of Teaching +Scholarship of Application (practice) +Scholarship of Integration Scholarship of Discovery (Boyer) - correct answers +Original research +Discovery of new knowledge Foundation of the other 3 aspects of scholarship Scholarship of Teaching (Boyer) - correct answers +Knowledge of teaching-learning theories +Development of teaching and evaluation methods +Program development +Role modeling
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Scholarship of Application (Boyer) - correct answers Found in the application of nursing in various practice settings, whether in healthcare environments or in academia Development of ... +Clinical knowledge +Professional development +Research Skills +Service Scholarship of Integration (Boyer) - correct answers Interdisciplinary collaboration in discovery, practice, or teaching NLN Competencies - correct answers 1. Facilitate Learning
- Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization
- Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies
- Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes
- Function as a Change Agent or Leader
- Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role
- Engage in Scholarship
- Function with the Educational Environment NLN #1: Facilitate Learning - correct answers +Implement variety in teaching strategies +Personalize learning +Be inclusive +Utilize educational theory and eivdence-based teaching practices +Utilize IT +Skilled in oral, written, and electronic communication +Critically think, reflect +Create opportunities for learners to develop critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills +Enthusiastic and inspiring +Respectful, show interest in learners +Demonstrate caring, confidence, patience, integrity, flexibility +Develop collegial relationships +Maintain professional practice knowledge base
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+Provides leadership in the parent institution and in the nursing program to enhance the visibility of nursing +Promote innovative practices in educational environments +Develop leadership skills to shape and implement change NLN #6: Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role - correct answers GROW YOURSELF +Commitment to lifelong learning +Adjust career enhancement activities as you grow +Pursue professional development opportunities +Balance teaching, scholarship, and service demands +Engage in activities that promote socialization to the role +Use knowledge of legal & ethical issues as a basis to influence, design, and implement policies & procedures related to students, faculty, and the educational environment +Mentor and support faculty colleagues NLN #7: Engage in Scholarship - correct answers +Design EBP teaching and evaluation +Spirit of inquiry about teaching & learning, student development, evaluation methods +Design and implement scholarly activities +Disseminate nursing/teaching knowledge +Demonstrate skill in proposal writing +Demonstrate qualities of a scholar NLN #8: Function within the Educational Environment - correct answers +Use knowledge of history & current trends and issues in higher education as a basis for making recommendations and decisions on educational issues +Identify how social, economic, political, and institutional forces influence higher education and nursing education +Develop networks, collaborations, and partnerships to enhance nursing's influence within the academic community +Determine one's own professional goals +Integrate respect, collegiatlity, professionalism, and caring +Incorporates the goals of the nursing program and the mission of the parent institution when proposing a change or managing issues +Assumes a leadership role in various levels of institutional governance
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+Advocates for nursing education in the political arena Qualities of a Scholar - correct answers +Integrity +Courage +Perseverance +Vitality +Creativity Curriculum development - correct answers +Identify program outcomes +Develop competency statements +Writing learning objectives +Selecting appropriate learning activities and evaluation strategies Service Learning Definition - correct answers An educational experience in which students participate in a service activity that meets the needs of multiple stakeholders in the professional and community environment within the framework of a specific credit-earning course Connecting academic learning with service; provides concrete opportunities for students to learn new skills, think critically, and test new roles in situations that encourage risk-taking and reward consequences Service Learning Characteristics - correct answers +Structure component of the curriculum +Students acquire social values through service to individuals, groups, or communities +Offers opportunities for learning that cannot be obtained any other way +Uses reflective learning to connect learning with a student's thoughts and feelings in a deliberate way Service Learning Essential Components - correct answers +Be connected to a program and course learning outcomes +Be experiential +Allow students to engage in activities that address human and community needs via structured opportunities +Provide time for guided reflection in discussion, writing, or media +Develop a sense of caring, social responsibility, global awareness, and civic engagement
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+Can be replicated or elaborated +Can be peer-reviewed through various methods NLN's Identification of Scholarly Activities - correct answers +Enhance the visibility of nursing and its contributions by providing leadership in the: nursing program, parent institution, community +Participate in interdisciplinary efforts to address healthcare and educational needs within the institution, locally +Promote innovative practices in educational environments Documentation of Nurse Scholarship, according to AACN - correct answers +Peer- reviewed publications of research, case studies, technical applications, or other practice issues +Presentations related to practice +Consultation reports +Reports compiling and analyzing patient or health services outcomes +Products, patents, license copyrights +Peer reviews of practice +Grant awards in support of practice +State, regional, national, or international recognition as a master practitioner +Professional certifications, degrees, and other specialty credentials +Reports of meta-analysis related to practice problems +Reports of clinical demonstration projects, and policy papers related to practicea
