NLN Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) flashcards

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Active learning

Active learning requires learners to recall, apply, analyze, or create content during instruction rather than receive information passively.

Cognitive load types

Cognitive load theory separates intrinsic load from content complexity, extraneous load from poor design, and germane load from schema-building effort.

Simulation debriefing

In simulation, structured debriefing after the scenario is the primary learning phase because it links actions to outcomes and supports reflection.

Bloom revised taxonomy

The revised Bloom taxonomy orders cognitive processes as remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create for writing measurable objectives.

Benner novice to expert

Benner describes five levels of clinical skill acquisition: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert, with intuitive grasp developing through experience.

Role socialization

Role socialization is the process by which learners internalize professional values, behaviors, language, and informal culture while transitioning into nursing roles.

Mentoring versus precepting

Mentoring supports long-term career and psychosocial development, while precepting provides clinical teaching and supervision during orientation or clinical placement.

Self-efficacy sources

Self-efficacy is strengthened by mastery experiences, vicarious models, verbal persuasion, and reduced emotional arousal according to Bandura's social cognitive theory.

Formative versus summative

Formative assessment occurs during learning and informs teaching, while summative assessment judges achievement at the end of a unit or program.

Item difficulty p

Item difficulty p is the proportion of examinees answering correctly; very high or very low values reduce item discrimination.

Discrimination index D

Discrimination index D equals the upper group correct proportion minus the lower group correct proportion; negative values flag an item for review.

Test blueprint

A test blueprint maps items to objectives and cognitive levels before item writing so content coverage matches intended emphasis.

Backward design

Backward design identifies desired results first, then acceptable evidence, then learning experiences and instruction that align with those results.

Curriculum mapping

Curriculum mapping displays where program outcomes are introduced, practiced, and assessed across courses to reveal gaps and duplication.

Program outcomes

Program outcomes are measurable end-of-program commitments describing what graduates should know and do, aligned with mission and accreditation standards.

Gap analysis

Gap analysis compares current curriculum data, performance, or resources with desired outcomes or standards to identify priorities for action.

Lewin change model

Lewin's model describes change as unfreezing current behavior, introducing the change, and refreezing new behavior into the system.

Kotter eight steps

Kotter's eight steps begin with urgency and a guiding coalition and end with anchoring change in culture and sustaining momentum.

Rogers diffusion categories

Rogers classifies adopters as innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards based on timing of adoption.

Stakeholder analysis

Stakeholder analysis maps interest and influence to plan communication, engagement, and decision involvement for a change initiative.

PDSA cycle

The PDSA cycle plans a small test of change, carries it out, studies the results, and acts to adopt, adapt, or abandon the change.

Root cause analysis

Root cause analysis examines system factors after a sentinel event to identify contributing causes and prevent recurrence rather than assign individual blame.

Just culture

Just culture distinguishes human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless behavior so responses support learning while preserving accountability.

QSEN competencies

QSEN competencies are patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics.

Boyer scholarship types

Boyer identifies scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching, broadening recognition beyond traditional research publications.

PICOT question

PICOT defines population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time to structure a searchable clinical or educational question.

Evidence hierarchy

Evidence hierarchies rank systematic reviews and randomized trials above single observational studies, but design fit and quality determine strength.

Authorship criteria

Authorship requires substantial contribution, drafting or critical revision, final approval, and accountability for the work.

FERPA

FERPA protects education records and limits disclosure without student consent or a legal exception such as a health or safety emergency.

ADA accommodations

ADA accommodations modify policies, facilities, or instruction to provide equal access while preserving essential program requirements and safety standards.

Academic freedom

Academic freedom protects scholarly inquiry, teaching, and expression within professional standards; it does not protect unlawful or unsafe conduct.

Clinical partnership agreement

A clinical partnership agreement defines supervision, student role, liability, confidentiality, and communication between the education program and clinical site.