First Advisor
Parker, Carlo
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
12-2022
Department
College of Natural and Health Sciences, Nursing, Nursing Student Work
Embargo Date
12-2023
Abstract
Clinical nurse educators oversee students in clinical practice settings to teach safe and effective patient care. Current national shortages require schools to utilize novice nurse educators to fill these roles. Clinical nurse educators enter academia with varying backgrounds, experiences, and educational preparations. Novice nurse educators might struggle with role ambiguity with increasing levels of stress during the transition process. Recent national competencies were created to clarify the clinical nurse educator role. This study explored clinical nurse educators’ perceived self-confidence in performing competencies through a mixed methods approach using the Clinical Nurse Educator Skill Acquisition Assessment (CNESAA) and interviews. Seventeen participants reported a significant relationship between levels of education (p
Extent
161 pages
Local Identifiers
Wallace_unco_0161D_11084.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Digital Origin
Born digital
Recommended Citation
Wallace, Sarah Ann, "Clinical Nurse Educator Needs: A Mixed Methods Study of Confidence to Perform Competencies In Clinical Nurse Educators" (2022). Dissertations. 880.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/880