Midland Lutheran College’s Diana Moxness has earned the certified nurse educator designation after completing a certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing.
Moxness is the second faculty member at Midland to obtain this status, which is held by very few nurse educators in Nebraska. She joins Dr. Anne Larson, who earned the status earlier this year.
There are only about 15 certified nursing educators at Nebraska’s 25 nursing schools and colleges, the national organization reported.
The program has conferred new visibility and stature upon the academic nursing community, said Dr. Beverly Malone, chief executive officer of the national group.
“Through the certification program, we have made clear to the ranks of higher education that the role of nurse educator is an advanced professional practice discipline with a defined practice setting and demonstrable standards of excellence,” she said.
With nearly half (45 percent) of nursing educators projected to retire within the next decade and nearly three-quarters (72 percent) within 15 years, replacing them is of grave concern, noted Dr. Elaine Tagliareni, president of the organization.
“We must encourage more nurse faculty to prepare for certification as nurse educators so that our nursing schools can be staffed by academicians of the highest caliber,” she said. “Only in this way can excellence in nursing education be ensured for another generation.”
The organization unveiled the certified nurse educator program in 2005, with 174 passing the examination that first year ” an 85 percent pass rate ” representing 45 states and the District of Columbia. As of Sept. 28, 2007, 772 nurse educators, representing every state, have earned the credential nationwide with an overall pass rate of 84 percent.
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