Nurse Educator Role and Competencies Assignment: What Works

Nurse Educator Role And Competencies: Introduction

In this assessment, you write a short paper that explores the nurse educator role and the competencies required to excel in this position. The paper will also touch upon pertinent historical events, your personal interests in nursing education, and the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service within the nurse educator’s responsibilities. Additionally, you will develop your own nurse educator philosophy statement and identify effective classroom management strategies for diverse learners.

Preparation

As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.

Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.

• What changes could be made to the National League for Nursing Core Competencies of Nurse Educators to keep them responsive to the current and future needs for preparing competent nurses?
• Should the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) credential be required for educators in faculty positions?
• What are examples of different contexts that might require unique competencies?

Based on your understanding of adult learning theory, learner-centered education, and applicable learning theories:

• Which theories do you think will be most important to you in your teaching role? Why?
• How will you apply the different learning theories as an educator?
• How do they fit with your developing nursing education philosophy?

Instructions

Write a short paper (4–6 pages) that relates your knowledge of pertinent historical events, your areas of interest in nursing education, and the competencies you will need. Discuss how you will meet the tripartite roles and create your own nurse educator philosophy statement to guide your practice as a nurse educator. The paper should include the following:

• A brief introduction that clearly states the purpose of the paper. Do not use the heading Introduction. Either leave that blank or use the title of the paper.
• A description of the nurse educator role you want to pursue that will match your goals as an MSN prepared educator. Consider the educational specialization skills, knowledge, and attitudes you will need.
• A list of the competencies for your chosen nurse educator role.
• A brief analysis of significant historical events that relate to your desired nurse educator role.
• A brief analysis of the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service required in your nurse educator role. Include how you might meet each of these role expectations using examples based on clinical, academic, and professional development roles.
• Your personal nurse educator philosophy statement for your desired role. This does not have to be an elaborate philosophical statement, but it should be at least one-half of a page and focused on your specific interests as a nurse educator (nursing faculty, staff development, patient education, community educator, or other positions).
• Two best practice strategies for classroom management skills to use with diverse learners.
• A brief conclusion that reviews the content. No new content should be used here.

Additional Requirements

• The paper should be double spaced in Microsoft Word.
• The length of the paper should be 4– 6 pages, not including a title page and a references page.
• Use APA-formatted subheadings to indicate major topic areas in the paper.
• Use correct APA formatting for citations and references, page numbers, title page, and your writing should be free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from content. See the Writing Center for APA resources specific to your degree level.
• Use any APA approved 12-point font.
• Avoid the use of jargon, slang, and idioms. Identify abbreviations the first time used.
• Use a minimum of three references from peer-reviewed sources that are less than five years old.

Competencies

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the tripartite role of teaching, service, and scholarship.
  • Analyze the significance of historical events to today’s nursing education environment.
  • Analyze the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service in an area of interest in nursing education.
  • Create an individual nurse educator philosophy based on position competencies and the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Competency 2: Analyze professionally established nurse educator competencies and models to integrate best practices for diversity and classroom management.
  • Align pertinent nurse educator competencies to an individualized area of focus as an MSN-prepared nurse educator.
  • Describe evidence-based strategies for classroom and learner management.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations of a nursing education professional.
  • Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
  • Correctly format the paper, citations, and references using APA style.