Certified Nurse Educator (Post-Master's Certificate)

The course focuses on foundational principles for teaching and learning in academic, clinical and health care settings, especially in populations with diverse backgrounds. The course examines different teaching strategies and learning styles. Students build upon prior knowledge of health education and promotion while gaining practical educator knowledge necessary to prepare them to serve a variety of populations.
 

The course explores management and organizational leadership for advanced practice nurses within the health care system. Students examine health care policy, organizational assessment, effective communication, conflict resolution, diversity in the workplace and quality improvement initiatives impacting health care and different populations.

The course focuses on the role of the academic nurse educator who facilitates adult learning using innovative, evidence-based teaching strategies and ongoing quality improvement. Students develop, assess and evaluate academic nursing curriculum through leadership, scholarship and service. This course also considers essential pre-licensure requirements for nursing education programs and explores the regulatory agency approval process.

The practicum provides students the opportunity to expand their expertise and knowledge through a pre-licensure academic nursing program. The course explores the role of the academic nurse educator, teaching and learning theories, student-centered education, tools to facilitate learning, curriculum, test design, and program evaluation. Students examine regulatory requirements for pre-licensure nursing programs and innovative curricular ideas. They also explore how faculty design and present essential nursing information through various formats and strategies.

The course focuses on the role of the nurse educator in patient and family education, staff development and community (public health) education. Students explore, assess and evaluate educational strategies and theories that contribute to effective presentation development.

The practicum focuses on the role of the nurse educator in patient and family education, staff development or community (public health) education. The course builds on what students learned throughout the advanced practice nurse educator program. Students explore, assess and evaluate educational strategies and theories that contribute to effective presentations for patient and family education, staff development or community (public health) education.