Nursing Education Specialization

Objectives

The Nurse Educator Specialization prepares the graduate in the roles of teacher, scholar and collaborator. In the role of teacher, the nurse educator serves as a leader in curriculum development, clinical, classroom, and other educational settings. In the role of scholar, the nurse educator demonstrates clinical expertise and disseminates 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, the nurse educator enacts and enhances best practices through collaboration with peers, students, administrators, and communities of interest.
In addition to the MSN Terminal Objectives, students graduating from a nurse educator program demonstrate foundation knowledge and skills necessary to engage in an advanced practice role.

• 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

Specialization

In addition to courses required of all degree-seeking students , nursing education students take: