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Post-MSN Certificate in Nurse Executive Leadership

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Graduate Certificate in Post-MSN Nurse Executive Leadership

Certificate Code - CG68

Course List
Code Title Hours
Students are required to maintain a 3.0 in all work attempted in the program.
NSG 600Financial Management in Healthcare Organizations 3
NSG 611System Based Decision Making2
NSG 616Role Seminar for Leadership MSN2
NSG 617Leadership Practicum 13
NSG 618Leadership Practicum 23
NSG 704Foundations of Leadership for the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
NSG 724Health Research Statistics 13
NSG 754Advanced Informatics & Healthcare Technologies 3
Total Hours22
First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
NSG 6162NSG 6003
NSG 7043NSG 6112
 5 5
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
NSG 6173NSG 6183
NSG 7243NSG 7543
 6 6
Total credit hours: 22

Certificate Learning Outcomes

Post-MSN Certificate in Nurse Executive Leadership

  • Design innovative changes in the structure, delivery, and evaluation of healthcare for diverse Individuals, families, and communities by applying scholarly inquiry, clinical judgement, financial analysis, and leadership theories from nursing and other disciplines.
  • Evaluate leadership strategies in the delivery of clinical prevention and health promotion interventions and/or services that are inclusive, equitable, ethical, compassionate, and encompass the SDOH to individuals, families, communities, and aggregates/clinical populations.
  • Critique health policy and leadership initiatives from communities, public health, industry, academia, health care, and local government entities to improve population health outcomes.
  • Develop evidenced-based leadership strategies to reduce risks and improve health outcomes in accordance with best practices and professional and regulatory standards by evaluating outcome data using current communication technologies, information systems, and statistical principles.
  • Collaborate with interprofessional teams to support the acquisition of new knowledge, nursing expertise, and leadership talents.
  • Utilize complexity science and systems theory in the design, delivery, and evaluation of system-wide strategies that improve cost-effectiveness considering organizational leadership, and workforce needs.
  • Model accountability, leadership qualities, compassion, ethical practice, and values of the Nurse Leader.
  • Participate in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being, and promote professional growth, lifelong learning, and development in the role of the Nurse Leader.
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