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Nurse educators have numerous responsibilities and, as such, require certain attributes and qualifications that will guide them in their transition into the world of academia. Research and evidence-based practices are key elements of quality improvement for a Nurse Educator. Systems models and theories provide the framework to organize and prioritize educator activities for improvement. Which self-improvement activity would best align with this are of nurse educator excellence? A. Incorporate self-reflective activities B. Mentoring new faculty member C. Serving on curriculum committee D. Serving as dissertation chair WATCH VIDEO TO LEARN MORE

In  April 2020, the National League for Nursing  released an updated version of its  Hallmarks of Excellence© in nursing education. The nearly  30 Hallmarks of Excellence©  serve as characteristics that describe levels of outstanding performance for nursing faculty to achieve as excellent facilitators of knowledge. These  behaviors by nursing faculty demonstrate to students  there commitment and engagement in a high-quality nursing program. This content is mapped to: 1. Facilitation of Learning 2. Scholarship 3. Learner Socialization 📚 Student engagement in the classroom provides connection with content, and supports better learning experiences. Which question would address student engagement associated with spirit of inquiry and commitment to lifelong learning? A. In what ways are students open to trying new things? B. In what ways do students brainstorm together about concepts? C. In what ways do students express professional identity? D. In what wa...

𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬~𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐍𝐄&𝐫𝐞𝐠; 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦?𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 '𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧' 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐍𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫:💡𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📚𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰✅𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

Why Nursing Leadership? COVID has placed so much strain and stress on nursing leaders, so why should I choose to be a nursing leader? Well, the answer is multi-faceted, but it starts with your passion and purpose. Nursing leadership is NOT what you do, it's WHO YOU ARE!! I've always shared with my mentors that leadership is not about a title, it's the responsibility that you choose to take. We need more great leaders in nursing, and I hope we all commit to doing our part! Leaders create a healthy work environment, and establish a culture of honor and respect through cultivating openness of mind and role-modeling these types of behaviors. Self-awareness and engaging others in self-discovery help to cultivate and create a climate of trust and honor.  Jean Watson (2009) recommended that health care providers develop an awareness of self as an essential component of transpersonal caring-healing, and to reflect on emergency, consciousness, and caring as the basis of nursing pra...

Hi Lifelong Learners! Are you interested in taking the Certified Nurse Educator course?  If yes, take a look at the snapshot of Competency 5 and subscribe to my YouTube channel to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzqDFTXliMjJ69Gyq56uPQ/videos  Yours truly, Nurse Leader Today

📚    Nurse Educator-How do I get started? 📕 In the challenging times that we are living in with a national pandemic, financial ruins, and social injustice, education is more critical than ever.  📌 So, how do we engage with our learners to equip them with the knowledge they need to provide quality nursing care? Well, it begins with the understanding of how learning happens and the value of engagement and connection.  📖 Educating the most trusted profession in America is a privilege and honor. It's a form of servant leadership and hope you'll go on this journey with me as I kick off the next several blogs sharing my experiences and thoughts on the Nurse Educator role and why our time is NOW!💥 💎 Here are a few keys to us getting started... 💡 #1: What is your current role? ~If you're in a staff nurse role, let your manager know that you're interested in nursing education. ~If you're in a leadership role, let your manager know about your passion and develop a ...

Word clouds can influence patient care, and help us better understand complex issues we experience in healthcare everyday.  Here is an excerpt of an article written by me, and several of my colleagues about the influence word clouds can have... Healthcare is experiencing intense, unprecedented reformation. The workforce is becoming increasingly diverse, dispersed, and more horizontally aligned, requiring more collaboration than competition. Leadership styles associated with improved patient outcomes, increased teamwork, and reduced medical errors are needed to change culture and transform the healthcare environment. Word clouds, also known as tag clouds or term clouds, are an emerging technology for analyzing qualitative data. It's recommended to use word clouds as dashboards because they provide easy, quick, and meaningful analysis of qualitative data. Word clouds summarize or analyze text data and provide meaningful interpretations through text size and color....

There is power in nursing, and we should work collaboratively to ensure quality patient care is delivered 24/7.   As a leader, we should empower our teams to act on what they know, and instill confidence in their own ability to be successful (Huber, 2018). The power of leadership can transcend the healthcare environment to one of high quality, great patient satisfaction, and great enjoyment and satisfaction for staff. The leader must have values of trust, respect, and self-worth. These values will sustain and support the leader as they maneuver their various phases of their role as manager, leader, peer, advisor, counselor, disciplinarian, and even friend. As a new manager, it takes time to get to know staff. It’s a tough start because most nursing management positions need you to hit the ground running, yet, take the time to connect with staff is critical to your success. The value of getting to know staff, and connecting with them is the breeding ground for developing trus...

Now that we've started the conversation about the importance of nurses being educated at the BSN-level, let's dig dipper into the cost of education.  As politicians continue to talk about the debt that college graduates are being faced with, I don't see alot of legislation that is bringing us any relief. The Committee on Education and the Workforce continues to discuss the challenges on their website https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402070 Until next time, Your Nurse Leader Today

It's been a while since I've posted, and alot has changed!!   Just to catch you up...I've had my 1st CNO job (for 2 years, and I learned alot) and now finally I'm blessed to serve in my passion as an academic leader in the role of Director of RN-BSN Option and Associate Professor at Winston-Salem State University.   Enough about me...let's get to the topic of this post, BSN in 10 for RNs in NY legislation has been signed by Governor Cuomo.  I'm not going to get into the details about the politics, but will focus on the impact that this legislation will have on our nursing profession.   There are several benefits with this legislation, and it's highlighted very nicely in this article from 2008.   1. Nursing leaders are increasing their tuition reimbursements to help support this initiative.  -Going back to school is expensive, and many private institutions are charging twice as much as public institutions.   -To really...

Hello again from the Nurse Leaders Today Studio!! Well, the California State University nursing students have survived again!!  Just completed another leadership class with a group of 21 future RN to BSN students!!  California is certainly on their way to reaching the goal of 80% by 2020!! On a personal note, I've transitioned my move back home to NC!!  It's awesome to be with my family, but I will continue to keep my ties to California as part-time faculty for CSUF until I find a faculty job in NC.  So far, it's much harder than I anticipated, but I'm certain that God has a plan that I'll step in to when it's time. Now, back to Nurse Leaders today.... Healthcare continues to be plagued by finding enough experienced nurses, and the work I do with AMN Healthcare validates that.  We are seeing more demand for traveling nurses, and now just need to find those nurses that are ready to come back into the travel industry.  It's an exciting time to be a nurs...

A Caring Work Environment The leadership team’s ability to develop and demonstrate caring will support building this type of clinical environment.  The leaders in the organization are responsible for creating a caring environment that supports respect  among  peers leading to the development of a culture of quality care and clinical excellence.  Nursing care is increasingly complex and requires all team members to be aligned with prioritizing patient safety while providing a high level of quality care.  The objective is to integrate the conceptual framework created by to build caring into the nursing practice that will foster collaborate relationships among the healthcare team.  The development of collaborative relationships will lead to decreased adverse events for patient and the creation of a culture of safety and caring [i] .  The Joint Commission emphasizes the requirement of leadership to serve as the role model and change agents to promote ...