The NLN offers the exam to become a Certified Nurse Educator.

PLP Target Goal #7 met!      

• I had planned to complete an asynchronous webinar through Nurse Tim in preparation for the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) exam.  Fortunately, I was able to attend a synchronous webinar presented by Dr. Diane Billings through Nurse Tim.  This was a six hour workshop which did include a one hour lunch break.  The University of West Georgia provides a free subscription to Nurse Tim for  students enrolled in graduate studies so the webinar was free.  The CNE exam is offered by the National League for Nursing (NLN) and is not free!  If you are a member of NLN, it costs less but it is still expensive.
• Visit Nurse Tim at http://nursetim.com/

A handbook outlining the process of attaining this certification can be found at

http://www.nln.org/certification/handbook/cne.pdf . In speaking with a faculty member at West Georgia, I was informed that the pass rate for this test is around 50% but that being in school and having the information fresh is a definite advantage when testing.  She suggested that I continue to prepare and then take the test in the summer before I begin the intense dissertation process.

I am providing information for my cohort on how to register on Nurse Tim using the West Georgia subscription.  I am also including a copy of my certificate of completing the prep course.

Find out about other areas of nursing certification at http://www.aacn.org/wd/certifications/content/consumer-whatiscert.pcms?menu=certification