Competencies of Nurse Educators in Curriculum Design: A Delphi Study

Milena Staykova, Melissa Marszalek, Shanice Vennable,

Dustin Whitaker

Objectives

Upon completion the participants in this session will be able to:

• Validate the need of competencies for nursing educators in charge of curriculum design.

• Describe the steps in a Delphi Study.• Evaluate the outcomes of a research study on

competencies of nursing educators in curriculum design

• Network with colleagues

Literature Review

“Nurse educators who practice in academic settings also must have knowledge and skill in curriculum development, assessment of program outcomes, and being an effective member of an academic community, among other things. (NLN, 2002, para. 11)

“The appropriate educational preparation for a nurse educator has been debated for many years” (SREB, 2002, p. 2)

“The nurse educator competencies are important because the ability — or lack of ability — can affect the accomplishments of the faculty and students

(Krisman-Scott, 1998, p. 318).

Definitions

Competence is “the application of knowledge and interpersonal

decision making, and psychomotor skills in the performance of a task or implementation of a role” (NLN, 2007, para. 30).

In curriculum design, the concept of competence defines the tasks

of developing curricula.

Competency is “a principle of professional practice that identifies the expectations required for the safe and

effective performance of a task or implementation of a role” (NLN,

2007, para. 31). In curriculum design, the concept

of competency describes the practice and expectations of

developing effective curricula.

IOM/QSEN Essentials of BSN NLN SREB

Patient-centered care

Interdisciplinary teams

Evidence-based practice

Quality improvement

Informatics

Liberal Education Quality Care and

Patient Safety Scholarship for

Evidence Based Practice

Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology

Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments

Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

Professionalism and Professional Values

Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice

Facilitate Learning Facilitate Learner

Development and Socialization

Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies

Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes

Function as a Change Agent and Leader

Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role

Engage in Scholarship

Function within the Educational Environment

Educator Collaborator Scholar

Comparison and ContrastIOM/QSEN Essentials of BSN SREB NLN

Patient Centered Care

Quality Care and Patient SafetyClinical Prevention and Population Health

Educator Facilitate Learner Development and SocializationQuality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role

Interdisciplinary teams

Interprofessional Communication

Collaborator Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes

EBP Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice

Scholar Facilitate LearningUse Assessment and Evaluation StrategiesEngage in Scholarship

Quality improvement Quality Care and Patient Safety

Scholar Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator RoleEngage in Scholarship

Informatics Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology

Facilitate Learning

Mixed Method: The Delphi Process

Round 3n=27

Round 3n=27

Round 2n=26

Round 2n=26

Round 1n=37

Round 1n=37

1. Send Same Questionnaire with added data from Round 1, ex. %, μ, SD2. Follow up calls3. Collect & Analyze Data

1. Identify Candidates2. Send Invitation3. Develop & Send Questionnaire

with scales and comment boxes

4. Follow up calls5.Collect & Analyze Data

1. Send Questionnaire with filtered questions based on %, μ, SD2. Follow up calls2. Collect & Analyze data3. Based on the research question continue until agreement/consensus or conclude if set of competencies were identified based on majority rule or set %

Discussions

Skill Set

EducatorCollaborator Scholar

Curriculum Competencies:

AssessingDesigningPlanning

ImplementationEvaluation

Professional Competencies

Personal Competencies

Effective Partnership

Building Relationships

. Promoting Scholarship

DisseminatingKnowledge

Mind Set

Educational Background

Conclusions: Nurse Educator Competencies’ Development

Basic Education

Workshops to assess personal needs for ongoing professional development

Master of Science in Nursing

Nurse Educator Certification

Advanced Education

Certification in Curriculum Design

Practice Assessing, Design, Planning, and Evaluating Curriculum

Develop effective partnership and building relationships by consulting, communicating, and working with other faculty members within and outside the discipline

Scholarship and dissemination of knowledge

Put the Things Together

Questions

• For any additional information please contact Dr. Staykova at mpstaykova@jchs.edu

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the nurse educators who participated in the study.

The authors would like to thank Dr. Dr. Eula Aiken from SREB Council on College Education for Nursing, for the permission to use model and instrument.

A word of gratitude to Dr. Bronsard, Dr. Molinari, Dr. Johnson, and Dr. Tousman, colleagues from JCHS, and friends for their feedback on the study.

Finally, the authors would like to acknowledge the generous support of JCHS, Faculty and Professional Staff Development, for funding a grant for the study.