CNE Faculty Development & Scholarship 3

Question 1

The Carnegie Foundation's landmark report 'Educating Nurses' recommends that nursing education transform by integrating:

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Clinical reasoning, professional identity formation, and ethical comportment throughout programs

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Exclusively lecture-based instruction to maximize content delivery

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Reduced simulation hours in favor of increased direct clinical placement hours

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Nationally standardized curricula with no institutional variation

Question 2

A nurse educator is developing their scholarly agenda for promotion. Which approach BEST reflects sustained scholarly productivity?

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Focusing on a defined area of inquiry to build deep expertise and a coherent body of work

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Pursuing diverse unrelated topics to demonstrate broad scholarly interests

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Limiting scholarly activities to those that generate external funding or revenue

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Conducting research only when required by institutional administration

Question 3

A nurse educator applies research findings on active learning strategies to redesign their pharmacology course delivery. This BEST exemplifies:

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Scholarship of Application

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Scholarship of Discovery

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Scholarship of Integration

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Question 4

According to the NLN Core Competencies for Nurse Educators, what is the expected scholarly role of nurse educators?

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Engaging in scholarship that advances the science of nursing education

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Conducting only quantitative experimental research studies

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Publishing exclusively in clinical nursing rather than education-focused journals

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Limiting scholarly activities to those within their original clinical specialty

Question 5

Which activity BEST demonstrates a nurse educator's engagement in the Scholarship of Discovery?

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Conducting original research on the effectiveness of flipped classroom pedagogy on NCLEX pass rates

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Teaching using evidence-based case studies developed by others

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Summarizing existing literature for a chapter in a nursing education textbook

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Applying published evidence-based practice guidelines to revise a course syllabus

Question 6

A nurse educator is applying for promotion from assistant to associate professor. Which portfolio evidence would MOST effectively support a successful application?

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Peer teaching evaluations, peer-reviewed publications, and documented service contributions

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High student satisfaction scores from teaching evaluations alone

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Attendance records at all departmental faculty meetings over five years

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Documentation of clinical specialty certifications maintained outside the academic role

Question 7

A nurse educator believes their scholarly contributions are as central to their role as their teaching responsibilities. This belief MOST closely aligns with:

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Boyer's expanded model of scholarship, which recognizes multiple forms of scholarly activity as equally legitimate

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The scholarship-practice gap model, which separates research from education

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The technical rationality model, which prioritizes applied skills over scholarly inquiry

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The competency-based education framework, which focuses solely on measurable student outcomes