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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. Frames issues & provides choices for faculty






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






3. Occurs while learning process is unfolding.






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






5. OLD (Nouns) - NEW (Verbs) - 6 Levels: Synthesis (Creating) - Evaluation - Analysis (Analyzing) - Application (Applying) - Comprehension (Understanding ) - Knowledge (Remembering)


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






7. Completed at the end of a course/program - The final outcome.






8. Focus is on: What is good?






9. Emphasizes problem solving rather than the content of specific subjects. Student centered - Goal oriented inquiry which leads learners to problem solving. Students assisted to develop the self through field trips - lab work - simulation; apply learni






10. Share relevant stories to facilitate content & skills acquisition. A practical discourse using nine themes allows education to be gained thru experiences of teachers - students and clinicians to direct nursing education.






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






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






13. Remembering - Understanding - Applying






14. Collaborative learning - Socratic questioning - Debates






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






16. Focus is on: What is truth?






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Development is sequential and progresses in an uneven/interrupted manner through several phases.






28. Breaking down material or information into its constituent parts and detecting the relationship of the parts and the way they are organized. Organizing - Prioritizing - Differentiating


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






30. Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating






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






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






33. 0-1.00 - Correspondence between 2 tests or measures - Standardized tests >0.9 - Classroom tests 0.7-0.8






34. Learner chooses their own path & assumes life long learning responsibilities by collaboration with other learners & facilitation of the educators. Self-actualization & education lead to happiness.






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






36. Excellent critical thinking teaching strategy






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






38. Teaching to Cognitive Domain Cooperative learning - AV presentations - Lecture - Discussion - Concept Mapping - Analogies


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






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






41. Eliminates adversarial relationships. Education consists of an integration of humanistic-existential - phenomenological - feminist and caring ideologies.






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






43. Learning encompasses attitudes - beliefs - values - feelings - emotions - & motivation. The expression of these often involves statements of opinions - beliefs - or an assessment of worth.






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






45. Learning is interactive and occurs in a social/historical context. Knowledge - ideas - attitudes and values are developed as a result of relationships with people.






46. An analysis of a clinical situation or incident - Learner must analyze and interpret the data provided






47. Demonstration - Followed by practice - Return demonstration






48. Occurs when questions involve problem solving






49. Using empathy - Setting an example - Counseling - Journaling - Role modeling






50. Educator models the behavior; information flows form educator to learner. Student encouraged to expand the mind by inquiry - discovery - aesthetics - synthesis and application of knowledge to life. Belief in strong liberal arts foundation. (Idealism