Nurse Educator Specialization
The Nurse Educator Specialization will prepare you to assume the roles of teacher, scholar, and collaborator.
In the role of teacher, you will serve as a leader in curriculum development, clinical, classroom, and other educational settings.
In the role of scholar, you will demonstrate clinical expertise and disseminate information by scholarly writing and presentations. In addition, the scholar role incorporates designing, collaborating and utilizing research in nursing education and practice.
In the role of collaborator, you will enact and enhance best practices through collaboration with peers, students, administrators, and communities of interest.
In addition to the standards set forth by the AACN Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, the curriculum plan for the nurse educator specialization curriculum has adopted the specialty standards Nurse Educator Competencies set forth by the Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, Southern Regional Education Board (2002). The nurse educator student undertakes course work for the tripartite role: teacher, scholar, and collaborator. Graduates are eligible to sit for the Nursing Professional Development national certification examination. Graduates, meeting all other eligibility requirements are also eligible to sit for the Nurse Administration or the Nurse Administration, Advanced national certification examination. Graduates practice in academic, clinical, institutional, or community settings.
In addition to the MSN Expected Outcomes, students graduating from a nurse educator program demonstrate foundation knowledge and skills necessary.
- Integrate advanced practice core competences in educational processes.
- Incorporate learning, nursing, and curriculum theories in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing education programs.
- Implement instructional methods and evaluation for clinical and classroom teaching recognizing the diversity of the learner.
- Apply clinical expertise when conducting educational experiences.
- Integrates principles of evidence-based practice in educational design and implementation.
- Collaborates with diversified groups to promote nursing practice, education, and health care.
- Incorporates ethical precepts in education practices.
- Collaborates to promote nursing health care in political or legislative agendas.
Resources: Southern Region Education Board Nurse Educator Competencies, 2002; AACN Essentials of Masters Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, 1996
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