| Certified Nurse EducatorCM Examination
Call for Item Writers
The National League for Nursing's Academic Nurse Educator Certification Program is seeking experienced item writers to develop multiple-choice items for the Certified Nurse EducatorCM (CNE) Examination.
Qualifications of Item Writers:
- Current NLN member
- Credentialed as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
- Content expertise in nursing education
- Previous experience as an item writer preferred
- Interest in promoting advanced nurse educator certification
Item Writer Roles and Responsibilities:
- Sign and agree to all terms as outlined in the confidentiality
agreement and copyright assignment documents
- Have access to the appropriate reference materials required for
the development and validation of multiple-choice items, which
assess nurse educator knowledge
- Participate in an item writing training session via self-study
materials and a teleconference call
- Dedicate the effort and time required to produce psychometrically
sound, high-quality items following the item writing guidelines
- Fulfill at-home item writing assignment within
established deadlines. (There is typically a four-week
turnaround time once item writing assignments are given.)
Benefits:
- Engage in a professional development activity while increasing
your item writing knowledge and skill
- Promote the role of academic nurse educator as a specialty area
of nursing practice by ensuring that the CNE examination consists
of sound, discriminating questions that reflect the role of the
academic nurse educator at all levels of nursing education.
How to Apply:
Please complete the Item
Writer Application form and mail, fax or e-mail to:
Dr. Stephen Hetherman
Senior Director
Testing Services
National League for Nursing
61 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
Phone: 212-812-0399
Fax: 212-812-0391
shetherman@nln.org
www.nln.org/FacultyCertification/index.htm
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