Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement

Assessment Instructions

For this assessment, develop your own nurse educator philosophy statement. Identify your beliefs and values regarding the adult learner, learning environment, and teaching strategies and applicable learning theories that you will use as an educator. Address how this philosophy will guide you in the tripartite roles of a nurse educator—how it will guide your teaching, scholarship, and service. Support your philosophy with your knowledge of historical events that are pertinent to your work. In addition, identify the competencies that you see as critical to your role.

In sum, your philosophy statement should guide your practice as a nurse educator.

Your educator philosophy statement should do the following:

• Identify the area of nursing education or the area in health care in which you will apply your MSN, education specialization skills, and knowledge.
• Formulate your nurse educator philosophy statement, which should comprise your beliefs and values regarding the adult learner, learning environment, and teaching strategies and applicable learning theories that you will use as an educator.
• Apply your philosophy statement to each of the tripartite roles of the nurse educator. What does your philosophy mean for your approach to teaching, scholarship, and service? As you discuss the role of teacher, be sure to address any theories (adult learning theory, learner-center education, and others) that shape your approach as an educator.
• Analyze the relationship of significant historical events that have shaped the role you seek to fill.
• Analyze the most essential nurse educator competencies necessary for this MSN-prepared nurse educator. Explain why you selected the competencies you did.
• Conclude with a summary.

Additional Requirements

Your assessment should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication should be free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from the content.
• APA format: Use correct APA format, including running head, page numbers, and a title page. Citations and references (if used) are to be in correct APA format.
• Format: Submit your assessment as a Word document.
• Length: 3–5 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point.Nurse Educator Philosophy Statement Scoring Guide
  

  CRITERIA	NON-PERFORMANCE	BASIC	PROFICIENT	DISTINGUISHED
  Formulate an informed nurse educator philosophy statement.	Does not formulate an informed nurse educator philosophy statement.	Creates an incomplete nurse educator philosophy statement.	Formulates an informed nurse educator philosophy statement.	Formulates an informed nurse educator philosophy statement, and ensures the statement is grounded in practice and literature of the field.
  Applies a nurse educator philosophy to the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service.	Does not apply a nurse educator philosophy to the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service.	Applies a nurse educator philosophy incompletely to the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service.	Applies a nurse educator philosophy to the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service.	Applies a nurse educator philosophy to the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service, acknowledging areas where additional information is needed.
  Analyze the influence of historical events on a nurse educator role.	Does not analyze the influence of historical events on a nurse educator role.	Identifies historical events that have influenced a nurse educator role but does not analyze how they have done so.	Analyzes the influence of historical events on a nurse educator role.	Analyzes the influence of historical events on a nurse educator role, identifying areas where impact is uncertain or still to be determined.
  Analyze the competencies necessary for a specific nurse educator role.	Does not analyze the competencies necessary for a specific nurse educator role.	Identifies competencies necessary for a specific nurse educator role, but does not adequately analyze them.	Analyzes the competencies necessary for a specific nurse educator role.	Analyzes the competencies necessary for a specific nurse educator role, clearly explaining how these need to be used in practice.
  Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and APA format and style as expected of a nursing education professional.	Does not write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and APA format and style as expected of a nursing education professional.	Writes to support an idea but commits major errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics.	Writes coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and APA format and style as expected of a nursing education professional.	Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and APA format and style as expected of a nursing education pro