title: CNE Certification Drive and Exam Results.
abstract: The Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) is the only credential recognizing the advanced practice role of the academic nurse educator. This article provides information regarding a CNE Certification Drive for faculty in one school of nursing. Descriptive findings include pass rates and content-specific averages. An analysis of the relationship between the variables is offered for role (faculty vs. recent graduate), years of teaching, and differences in test scores. Results indicate no significant relationship between role and test results, χ(1) = 1.11, p = .29, and between years of teaching for those who passed (M = 10.38, SD = 9.81) versus those who failed (M = 4.75, SD = 6.36, t(18) = 1.56, p = .14). Additional research is needed to provide further understanding of variables linked with the CNE exam in multiple schools of nursing.
authors.affiliation: About the Authors Michelle M. Byrne, PhD, RN, CNOR, CNE, is a professor, and Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CCRN, CNE, is EdD director and associate professor, University of West Georgia Tanner Health System School of Nursing, Acworth, Georgia. For more information, contact Dr. Byrne at mbyrne@westga.edu or mphinallydone@aol.com.
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002568:Certification; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged