Nurse Educators are licensed registered professional nurses with graduate preparation in curriculum design, teaching, evaluation, advisement, and clinical competence. Academic nursing education is a specialty area within professional nursing. Within an academic nursing program and/or a health care agency, a nurse educator will:
• Teach patients, students, and/or professional staff
• Facilitate learner development and socialization using the best evidence
• Use assessment and evaluation strategies
• Participate in curriculum design and evaluation of program outcomes
• Function as a change agent and leader
• Pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role
• Engage in scholarship