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■ CERTIFICATION FOR NURSE EDUCATORS

The NLN has sponsored a certification examination for nurse educators since 2005 (NLN,
2014). Certification is an expectation and/ or requirement of many RN and advanced
practice registered nursing (APRN) roles. Unfortunately, the certified nurse educator
(CNE) certification is not mandated to practice nursing education, but such credentials
should be a strong consideration for hiring, promoting, and retaining nurse educators.
The eligibility for the CNE examination has changed since the last writing of this
chapter. The past eligibility criteria included having nine credits or semester hours in

TABLE 7.2 Sample of Six Schools of Nursing’s Post-Master’s Certificate for Nurse Educators
(continued)

Academic

Institution

Required

Courses

Course Number and

Course Name

Pennsylvania State

University

3 NURS 840: Nursing Education Theories and

Strategies (3 credits)

NURS 841: Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing

Education (3 credits)

NURS 842: Curriculum and Program Development

in Nursing Education (3 credits)

The following course is optional:

NURS 843: Synthesis and Application of the Nurse

Educator Role (4 credits)

Villanova University 5 NUR 8500 American Higher Education (3 credits)

NUR 8950 Curriculum in Nursing Education

(3 credits)

NUR 8951 Principles in Measurement & Evaluation

in Nursing (3 credits)

NUR 8952 Teaching Strategies in Nursing (3 credits)

NUR 8954 Practicum in Teaching of Nursing (3 credits)

Wesley College 4 Total 15 credits: credit allocation for each course not

identified

NR636: Evaluation and Classroom Methods in

Nursing Education

NR637: Theory and Process in Nursing Education

NR638: Nursing Education Practicum

NR639: Curriculum Development & Implementation

Howard University 7 NURE 700 Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Education (2 credits)

NURE 701 Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing

Education (3 credits)

NURE 705 Role Development as a Nurse Educator

(2 credits)

NURE 706 Nurse Educator Practicum (2 credits)

NURE 703 Clinical Role Specialty for the Nurse

Educator (2 credits)

NURE 704 Clinical Role Practicum for the Nurse

Educator (2 credits)

NURE 702 Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing

Education (3 credits)