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Aligning NLN and WHO Nurse Educator Competencies to Inform Competency-Based Education in Graduate Nursing Programs
Megan Lippe1, Meghan Monney, Julie Peterson
1About the Authors The authors are faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing. Megan Lippe, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, FPCN, FAAN, is associate professor and director, MSN Program. Meghan Monney, PhD, MSN, RN; Julie Peterson, PhD, MSN, RN; Audrey Rodriguez, MSN, RN; April Herrera, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE; and Sonya Varela, MSN, RN, CNE, are assistant professors/clinical. Jorgie Ann Contreras, PhD, MSN, RN, CPN, and Cindy Wall, PhD, APRN, PCNS-BC, CNE, are associate professors/clinical. Our team appreciates the contributions of team members who contributed to our crosswalk: Drs. James Cleveland, Jennifer Fisher, Kimberly Hughes, Azizeh Sowan, Kathleen Stevens, and Wesley Richardson. We also thank Dr. Sara Gill and Elizabeth Spillman for supporting the efforts of the MSN in Nursing Education Task Force. For more information, contact Dr. Lippe at lippe@uthscsa.edu .
Abstract:
Well-qualified nurse educators are vital for preparing nursing graduates to provide safe, quality patient care. Standardized nurse educator competencies advance the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of competent nurse educators, especially in master of science in nursing (MSN) programs. The World Health Organization and the National League for Nursing each established nurse educator competence statements. The study conducted a crosswalk analysis to identify alignment and variance between the two sets of competence statements. All statements except one World Health Organization subcompetency aligned, highlighting the need for competency-based education. We discuss recommendations for integrating these findings into nursing education-focused MSN programs.
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