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Core competencies of nurse educators: inspiring excellence in nurse educator practice. 2008

Kathleen A Kalb

Department of Nursing, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. kakalb@stkate.edu

The National League for Nursing Core Competencies of Nurse Educators with Task Statements provide a comprehensive framework for preparing new nurse educators, implementing the nurse educator role, evaluating nurse educator practice, and advancing faculty scholarship and lifelong professional development. This article describes how one nursing department uses the core competencies with current faculty and in a graduate program that prepares nurse educators.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007400	Interprofessional Relations	The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals.	Etiquette, Medical,Medical Etiquette,Relations, Interprofessional
D007587	Job Description	Statement of the position requirements, qualifications for the position, wage range, and any special conditions expected of the employee.	Position Description,Description, Job,Description, Position,Descriptions, Job,Descriptions, Position,Job Descriptions,Position Descriptions
D007722	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).	Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
D008910	Minnesota	State bordered on the north by Canada, on the east by Lake Superior and Wisconsin, on the south by Iowa, and on the west by North Dakota and South Dakota.
D009734	Nursing Faculty Practice	Clinical practice by members of the nursing faculty in order to maintain a balance in their nursing activities--clinical, education, and research.	Faculty Practice, Nursing,Practice, Nursing Faculty,Faculty Practices, Nursing,Nursing Faculty Practices,Practices, Nursing Faculty
D011361	Professional Competence	The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.	Competence, Professional,Generalization of Expertise,Technical Expertise,Expertise Generalization,Expertise, Technical
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004511	Education, Nursing, Graduate	Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree.	Education, Nursing, Postgraduate,Nursing Education, Graduate,Nursing Education, Postgraduate,Postgraduate Nursing Education,Graduate Nursing Education,Education, Graduate Nursing,Education, Postgraduate Nursing
D005181	Faculty, Nursing	The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a nursing school.	Nursing Faculty,Faculties, Nursing,Nursing Faculties
D005257	Fellowships and Scholarships	Stipends or grants-in-aid granted by foundations or institutions to individuals for study.	Scholarships,Fellowships,Fellowship,Scholarship,Scholarships and Fellowships