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Certified Nurse Educator

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Power in the hands of the leader. Does not provide for sharing of power needed for faculty to adopt a new curriculum. Collaboration is needed.






2. Power is shared






3. Reinforces knowledge rather than learning new material - Imagery Stimulates critical thinking by exploring mental models. - Decreases anxiety--increases skill performance.






4. Remembering - Understanding - Applying






5. Facts - ideas - materials - trends - sequences - methodology - principles - & generalizations.






6. Insufficient length (min. 25 mult. choice) - Insufficient group variability - Test scores to a smaller group of (N) will decrease reliability






7. Positive reinforcement & reward. Student subject to natural law; motivated to learn through positive reinforcement; rewarded for scientific objectivity and objective analysis (Realism Philosophy).






8. Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating






9. Nursing labs with return demonstration - Simple problem-solving in class -Developing nursing care plans - Role playing






10. Focuses on energizing people to perform at a higher level.






11. Focuses on the need of society rather than the individual & is not reflective of an emphasis on problem solving. Student to experience inquiry thru active learning and exploration; involvement in social and community activities. (Pragmatist Philosoph






12. Teaching strategy...small teams each w/ learners of different levels use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each person is responsible for learning and helping teammates learn.






13. Focuses on getting the job done - Chairperson engages faculty in the development & adoption of a new curriculum.






14. Learner focuses on acquisition and recall of specific facts - concepts and principles. Simple (knowledge) to complex (synthesis/evaluation).






15. All behavior is learned and can be shaped / rewarded to attain desired ends.






16. Judgement that the test measures what it's intended to measure -Reliability Ability of the the test to provide dependable and consistent scores






17. Truth is related to specific context and is constantly being constructed.






18. Reasoning - Inference - Interpretation- Knowledge - Open-mindedness






19. Individual or group projects - Debating ethical issues - Participating in case studies - Conducting research - Completing nursing care maps - Critiquing peer's performance






20. Critique - Evaluate - Judge






21. Applying ideas - rules of procedure - methods - formulae - principles - & theories in job related situations






22. Encompasses fine motor - gross motor and manual skills. Commonly used in clinical techniques - Learners might physically do skills






23. Connects theory to practice; 'How can knowledge be responsibly applied to consequential problems?' - Service to boards and organizations - policy development.






24. Requires evidence of effective teaching and dissemination of knowledge acquired as a result of teaching; curriculum development - use of innovative teaching/learning strategies; dissemination of teaching knowledge/expertise.






25. Excellent critical thinking teaching strategy






26. Discussion - Developing Poster presentation - Portfolio - Journaling - Simulation






27. The liberation for thought occurs through analysis of power and relationships within social structure information.






28. Interpretation and synthesis of knowledge across discipline boundaries; requires communication & interdisciplinary collaboration.






29. Human beings have unique profiles composed of varying degrees of eight and one half research-based intelligences.






30. P values (intended) .70-.80 (ideal) - Can be .3-.8 (bell curve) - 1.00 - Upper limits of P value - 100% answered question correctly






31. Define - Identify - List - Recognize - Cite - know - match - memorize - name - recall - recite - relate - repeat - reproduce - review - state - tell






32. Describe - Explain - Summarize - Discuss - Review - Express - Indicate - Locate - report - restate - Reword - Select






33. Occurs when questions involve problem solving






34. Focus is on: What is truth?






35. Dialogue - Peer Sharing - Story Telling Interpretive approach to teaching/learning - Evolves from lived experiences of teachers & learners. - Insights are gleaned from practical wisdom/knowledge. - Promotes truth seeking - caring & affective learning






36. Leader manages 'by the book' - everything by procedure or policy. If not covered by 'the book' leader refers to the next level - not facilitate curriculum






37. Generation of new knowledge for application and integration into the discipline and teaching; developing knowledge base of Nursing.






38. Viewing films - Assigned reading - Listening to lectures - Observing demonstrations - Listening to conversation - Program instruction






39. Occurs when a leader develops in a particular situation. Switching instinctively between styles






40. 0-1.00 - Correspondence between 2 tests or measures - Standardized tests >0.9 - Classroom tests 0.7-0.8






41. Reports - tables - diagrams - directions - & regulations






42. Intellectual growth - activism - and empowerment can change injustice and inequity for all persons. Florence Nightingale.






43. Based on knowledge & traditional content - does not emphasize problem solving






44. Frames issues & provides choices for faculty






45. Apply - Demonstrate - Use - Develop - Examine - Employ - Illustrate - practice - Schedule - Solve - write






46. Focuses on choices & individualism ...not problem solving






47. Creating analogies - writing summaries - Explaining to a peer - Pair or team discussions - Answering questions during a lecture - Viewing Power Points






48. Learners find own information. Education motivates the development of human potential. Encouraged to freely choose own path to learning; assume responsibility for life (Existential Philosophy).






49. Link concepts w/ arrow to describe the direction of the relationship - Makes learning an active process rather than a passive one.






50. Conditions of learning influence acquisition/retention by modifying existing cognitive structures. Assimilation - accommodation and construction of knowledge are the basic processes of learning.