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
“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).
“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)
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
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Patientcentered care
Interdisciplin
ary teams
Evidencebased
practice
Quality
improvement
Informatics
Essentials of BSN
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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
NLN
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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
SREB
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Educator
Collaborator
Scholar
Comparison and Contrast
IOM/QSEN
Essentials of BSN
SREB
NLN
Patient Centered
Care
Quality Care and
Patient Safety
Clinical Prevention
and Population Health
Educator
Facilitate Learner
Development and
Socialization
Quality 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 Learning
Use Assessment and
Evaluation Strategies
Engage in Scholarship
Quality improvement
Quality Care and
Patient Safety
Scholar
Quality Improvement
in the Nurse Educator
Role
Engage in Scholarship
Informatics
Information
Management and
Application of Patient
Care Technology
Facilitate Learning
Mixed Method: The Delphi Process
Round 3
n=27
Round 2
n=26
Round 1
n=37
1. Send Questionnaire with filtered
questions based on %, μ, SD
2. Follow up calls
2. Collect & Analyze data
3. Based on the research question
continue until agreement/consensus or
conclude if set of competencies were
identified based on majority rule or set %
1. Send Same Questionnaire with
added data from Round 1,
ex. %, μ, SD
2. Follow up calls
3. Collect & Analyze Data
1. Identify Candidates
2. Send Invitation
3. Develop & Send Questionnaire
with scales and comment
boxes
4. Follow up calls
5.Collect & Analyze Data
Discussions
Skill
Set
Mind
Set
Educational
Background
Curriculum
Competencies:
Assessing
Designing
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Educator
Professional
Competencies
Collaborator
Personal
Competencies
Effective
Partnership
Building
Relationships
Scholar
Promoting
Scholarship
.
Disseminating
Knowledge
Conclusions: Nurse Educator
Competencies’ Development
Advanced Education
Certification in Curriculum Design
Basic Education
Workshops to assess
personal needs for
ongoing professional
development
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
Master of Science in Nursing
Nurse Educator Certification
Scholarship and dissemination of
knowledge
Put the Things
Together
Questions
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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.