Certificate Overview
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The Nursing Administration Post-B.S.N. Certificate includes three theory courses for 9 credits. The program includes three theory courses for a total of 9 credits. The student has the option of completing an optional Practicum course which requires 100 hours.
Credit Distribution
The Post-BSN Certificate in Nursing Administration requires:
| NUR-6320 | Nursing Administration: Standards and Structures | 3 |
| NUR-7020 | Nursing Administration: Executive Managerial Process | 3 |
| NUR-7120 | Nursing Administration: Resource Acquisition and Management | 3 |
Optional Practicum Course
| NUR-7220 | Nursing Administration: Seminar and Role Practicum | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 9
NOTE:
Completion of 100 on-ground, supervised hours is required for the practicum course. Application for practicum placement is submitted six months in advance.
Program Competencies
On completion of the Nursing Administration Certificate program the graduate will be able to:
- Utilize interprofessional knowledge in nursing administration for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to enact clinical judgment and innovation in nursing practice.
- Demonstrate person-centered nursing administration for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to promote positive administrative and management decisions.
- Construct collaborative transformative nursing administration for diverse communities for health promotion and disease management to improve population outcomes.
- Appraise evidence-based nursing administrative practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to improve and transform health care.
- Employ nursing administrative practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities that promote quality and safety.
- Collaborate with interprofessional team members and stakeholders in the provision of nursing leadership for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to optimize outcomes.
- Lead in the provision of nursing management for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to provide positive learning outcomes.
- Use informatics and healthcare technologies in accordance with best practices that demonstrate professional, regulatory, and ethical standards in providing nursing management for diverse individuals, families, and communities. se technology in nursing administration to demonstrate improvement in the delivery of care.
- Integrate professionalism in nursing administration for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities.
- Choose personal and professional developmental leadership activities that foster well-being and contribute to a culture of lifelong learning and leadership.