Program & Admissions Requirements
Classes are offered in the hybrid/blended learning format, meeting face-to-face on campus or Zoom seven to eight times a semester on Tuesdays 5-9pm for students entering in even years or Wednesdays 5-9pm for students entering in odd years.
Program Requirements
- Submit a completed Graduate Certificate Application form
- Applicants must have earned a MSN from a regionally accredited college or university and whose nursing program was nationally accredited.
- Applicants must have an unrestricted RN license;
- Provide two letters of recommendation from Master’s prepared nurses;
- Personal statement of professional goals
- NURL 943 Strategic Planning for Nursing’s Future
- NURL 953 Role in Health Care Systems
- NURL 983 Practicum in Organizational Management Skills
- NURL 993 Internship in Independent Leadership Skills
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the post-masters certificate, students will be able to:
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Model key behaviors of nursing leadership to execute an effective structured team process.
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Apply leadership and management principles in the allocation and organization of personnel and resources in a variety of healthcare delivery systems.
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Practice leadership skills including communication, decision making, team building, mentoring, and empowerment to successfully assume a nurse leader role.
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Design, implement, and evaluate a change project that contributes to the improved functioning of a healthcare organization.
Meet Your Program Coordinator & Faculty
Lisa Jean Thomas, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Susan M. Mullaney, Ed.D., RN, CNE
Welcome, Meet your Coordinator
Read a welcome letter from Lisa Jean Thomas, Ph.D., RN, CNE. A nurse for 30+ years and educator at all academic levels. She specialized in pediatric hematology/oncology and primary care. She leads in state nursing organizations and policy efforts.