Journal Entry
Journal Entry 1: Preparing for CPE
The first observation I made about the academic setting is the learning environment centered around patient-centered care as well as the quality of healthcare delivery. Factors regarding the organizational culture, quality teaching, and learning components in nursing, psychological and interactional factors, and physical space were emphasized throughout the preparation phase. The institution was particularly about how education is served to the students and how well the students can extrapolate the skills in the real world.
In line with this, the roles and responsibilities of an ANE include designing a curriculum, evaluating learning, developing courses/programs of study, and can teach in general learning classes. Also, the ANE can specialize in areas of nursing, such as pediatrics, psychiatric, or nursing information.
Regarding the knowledge and experience required, an ANE should have a nursing education. To be specific, the ANE needs to have satisfactorily completed an education program from a recognized institution, including theoretical and practical concepts. Also, an ANE needs to have a current registration (or license) that identifies them as a professional nurse. Also, an ANE requires to have completed a minimum of two years of full-time clinical practice experiences, including the scope of practice. An ANE is necessary to have acquired a formal teaching preparation as an educator.
The strengths of being an ANE include being able to advise students, engage in scholarly work, participating in a professional association, contributing to the academic community through leadership roles, and engaging in peer review. The limitation to these roles is that teaching as an ANE only requires handling courses that correspond to the specialty in addition to the concentration area of the graduate nursing education program. The underlying limitation on the role of an ANE is the need to teach in areas known to be ‘specialized’ through professional study.