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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. 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


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






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






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






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






6. 0-1.00 - Correspondence between 2 tests or measures - Standardized tests >0.9 - Classroom tests 0.7-0.8






7. 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.






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






9. Focus is on: What is good?






10. Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating






11. Excellent critical thinking teaching strategy






12. 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






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






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






15. Power is shared






16. 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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Demonstration - Followed by practice - Return demonstration






25. 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.






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






27. Frames issues & provides choices for faculty






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






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






30. Focus is on: What is truth?






31. 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).






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






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






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






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






36. Creating / Synthesis Construct - Develop - Formulate


37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Collaborative learning - Socratic questioning - Debates






42. Compare - Contrast - Differentiate - Analyze - Appraise - Calculate - Categorize Criticize/Critique -Delineate - Determine - Discriminate - Distinguish - Investigate - Organize - Question - Test






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


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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Occurs when questions involve problem solving






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