Certified Nurse Educator© (CNE) Examination

Certification in any field is an indicator of professionalism. For academic nurse educators, it establishes nursing education as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their expertise in this role. Begin planning now to take the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) examination. Computer-based exams are available all year at over 120 testing centers.

NSP II CNE Workshop

The CNE Workshop (for nominated nurse faculty only) led by Dr. Diane Billings (see bio below) is an intensive, comprehensive review of the major content areas of the test blueprint. It is designed to help potential candidates assess their level of readiness and identify practice domains where further study may be needed. The CNE #13 will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022. The completed CNE #13 Nomination Form must be signed by the nominating Dean or Director and after submitted, a virtual meeting invite will be sent. The link cannot be forwarded to anyone else. *There are no CEUs associated with this Workshop.

This workshop addresses the following: Certification for Nurse Educators©

Biography: Diane M. Billings, RN, EdD, FAAN, ANEF

Dr. Diane Billings is Chancellors’ Professor Emeritus at Nursing at Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN where she was the Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Information Resources and developed and taught the masters/doctoral level Teacher Education Certificate courses. She is the co-editor of the award winning Teaching in Nursing, and the co-editor of the Lippincott’s Q and A Review for NCLEX-RN. She has published widely in nursing and higher education journals in the area of using information technology to support teaching and learning. She is the recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau International Founders Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing, and is a Living Legend in the American Academy of Nursing. Recent projects include serving as the project director for the Faculty Preparation Program of the RWJF/New Jersey Nursing Initiative, participating on tasks forces at the NLN to develop vision statements for The Changing Faculty Role: Preparing Students for the Technological World of Health Care and Doctoral Preparation for Nurse Educators, and has served as a mentor in the Sigma Theta Tau International’s Faculty Mentored Leadership Academy.

NSP II Faculty Resources for Professional Development

Funded mechanisms to measure academic excellence in teaching and nursing education include:

1. The National League of Nursing (NLN)’s Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) is one method to measure "excellence in teaching".

2. The post-graduate teaching certificate in nursing education option is online and free to any Maryland faculty member who plans to continue teaching and available at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and University of Maryland School of Nursing nursing programs.

NSP II would like to encourage current full time and adjunct faculty to complete teaching certificates and CNE credentialing to demonstrate excellence in faculty preparation and professional development.

All faculty programs funded by NSP II are here.

Cohen Scholars (formerly Hal and Jo Cohen GNF)

The NSP II provides funding for full tuition and fees for graduate education through the Cohen Scholars (formerly Hal and Jo Cohen GNF) for future and current nurse faculty and clinical educators. The funding support is provided for the graduate student to complete the educational preparation necessary for their chosen career path as nurse faculty or clinical nurse educators. Grant awards have a service obligation component and are by nomination only, subject to the availability of funds and not all eligible applicants may receive an award. You are already doing the service as a faculty member- just stay employed!

To all Deans and Directors of Nursing Programs: Please make these opportunities available to your faculty and assist us in tracking the number of graduates with these post-graduate teaching certificates. Share with others who may be working in nursing programs and eligible for the tuition support.

Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Nursing Faculty Qualifications