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Program Description

The Post-graduate Certificate in Nursing program with a specialization in Nurse Educator is comprised of courses in teaching and learning strategies, curriculum development, evaluation, and two practicum courses. Under the guidance of an approved preceptor, the practicum courses provide an opportunity for the student to enact the role of the nurse educator in clinical and academic settings.

Post-master’s students must successfully complete graduate didactic and clinical requirements of the master’s specialization and are expected to master the same outcome competencies as master’s students pursuing the specialization in Nurse Educator, including the master’s core competencies and the specialization competencies.

Courses may be waived if the individual’s master’s transcript indicates that s/he has successfully completed the required course or its equivalent. Waivers and exceptions will be determined for individual students through a gap analysis as determined by the Program Director or College Dean.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates should be able to:

1. Synthesize theories and concepts from nursing and other disciplines for application in advanced nursing roles.
2. Analyze current scientific research for application of findings to initiate change and to improve practice.
3. Create comprehensive plans of action that address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of individual, family, and community populations.
4. Formulate a plan for ongoing contributions to improvement of healthcare delivery and development of health policy in a cost-effective manner.
5. Apply an ethical decision-making process in professional practice and an analysis of systems of healthcare.
6. Model a professional leadership role that fosters improvement of healthcare and advocates scholarly activities to advance self and profession.
7. Employ informatics and technology in various aspects of the advanced nursing leadership role.
8. Practice within ethical-legal guidelines, professional policies and regulations, and standards of practice associated with a specialty area of advanced nursing practice.

Specialized Student Learning Outcomes:

Graduates should be able to:

1. Synthesize theories and concepts from nursing and other disciplines for application in advanced nursing roles.
2. Analyze current scientific research for application of findings to initiate change and to improve practice
3. Create comprehensive plans of action that addresses the health promotion and disease prevention needs of diverse individual, family, and community populations.
4. Formulate a plan for ongoing contributions to improvement of health care delivery and development of health policy in a cost-effective manner.
5. Apply an ethical decision-making process in professional practice and in analysis of systems of health care
6. Models a professional leadership role that fosters improvement of health care and advocates scholarly activities to advance self and profession.
7. Employ informatics and technology in all aspects of the advanced nursing leadership role.
8. Practice within ethical-legal guidelines, professional policies and regulations, and standards of practice associated with a specialty area of advanced nursing practice