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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Power is shared






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






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






10. Dialogue & reflection. Understanding the hows and whys of human experience. Perception of events results in learning.






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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


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






18. Focus is on: What is good?






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






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






21. Includes statements on: Person/client - Nursing - Environment - Health - and sometimes Nursing Education. Metaphysics Study of reality vs. what is fantasy/illusion (post-modern in nature).


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


23. 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






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






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






26. Occurs while learning process is unfolding.






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






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






29. 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


30. Collaborative learning - Socratic questioning - Debates






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. Critique - Evaluate - Judge






33. Demonstration - Followed by practice - Return demonstration






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






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






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






37. 'Hands off' style - leader provides little or no direction to faculty Gives a lot of freedom - must decide & resolve on their own. Would not facilitate a new curriculum. Free-Rein Leadership






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






39. Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating






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






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






42. Excellent critical thinking teaching strategy






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






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






45. Kuder Richardson - Split-half Reliability Coefficient - Coefficient Alpha






46. Focus is on: What is truth?






47. Remembering - Understanding - Applying






48. 0-1.00 - Correspondence between 2 tests or measures - Standardized tests >0.9 - Classroom tests 0.7-0.8






49. 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.






50. 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