Curriculum
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Upon completion of the Nurse Educator Certificate coursework, learners will be eligible to sit for the National League for Nursing (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Examination.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Nurse Educator Certificate
The Nurse Educator Certificate prepares students at the master’s or doctoral level to serve as educators
in health care and academic systems.
Nurse Educator Certificate
Nurse Educator Certificate
The Nurse Educator Certificate prepares students at the master’s or doctoral level to serve as educators in health care and academic systems. The program includes specialized instruction on pedagogy, curriculum development, and testing and evaluation. Students are paired with expert mentors in the field in their Role Synthesis course to engage in activities that will prepare them to serve the future nursing workforce in innovative and evidence-based capacities.
“According to AACN’s report on 2021-2022 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away 91,938 qualified applications from baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2021 due to an insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints. Most nursing schools responding to the survey pointed to faculty shortages as a top reason for not accepting all qualified applicants into their programs.”
SHAPING YOUR FUTURE
Career Information
Career Information
The shortage of registered nurses in the U.S. could reach as high as 500,000 by 2025 . . . the demand for RNs is expected to grow by 2% to 3% each year” (AACN, n.d.). Additional faculty are needed to educate the nurses that are needed to supplement the growing shortage.
The average age of nursing faculty continues to increase and the number of anticipated retirees has created an urgent need for more nurse educators (AACN, 2022).
Advanced academic preparation to serve in the educator role is necessary in order to facilitate educational innovation to transform the future of health care.
SHAPING YOUR FUTURE
Program Information
The Nurse Educator Certificate is available to University of Mobile Master of Science and Doctor of Nursing Practice students. All courses are offered online, with a total of 12 credit hours upon completion.
Programs of Study
BSN to DNP Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Curriculum
Required Courses
| COURSE | SEMESTER 1 (FALL) | CREDIT HR | |||||
| NU 507 | Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 4 | |||||
| NU 508 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 | |||||
| NU 528 | Roles and Interpersonal Collaboration | 3 | |||||
| NU 619 | Health Policy for Advanced Nursing Practice | 2 | |||||
| TOTAL | 12 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 2 (SPRING) | ||||||
| NU 527 | Research Methods and Quality Methods in Evidence Based Practice | 3 | |||||
| NU 509 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 | |||||
| NU 551 | Family Nurse Practitioner I | 7 | |||||
| TOTAL | 13 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 3 (SUMMER) | ||||||
| NU 501 | Theory and Ethics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 | |||||
| NU 525 | Informatics and Health Care Technology | 3 | |||||
| NU 652 | Family Nurse Practitioner II | 7 | |||||
| TOTAL | 13 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 4 (FALL II) | ||||||
| NU 653 | Family Nurse Practitioner III | 7 | |||||
| NU 613 | Specialty Focus Practicum | 2 | |||||
| NU 626 | Transitions to Advanced Nursing Practice | 2 | |||||
| NU 515 | Curriculum Development | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 14 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 5 (SPRING II) | ||||||
| NU 701 | Scholarly Foundations for Advanced Practice | 3 | |||||
| NU 708 | Epidemiology | 3 | |||||
| NU 729 | Preventative Care for Populations | 3 | |||||
| NU 517 | Testing and Evaluation | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 12 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 6 (SUMMER II) | ||||||
| NU 703 | Project Development | 4 | |||||
| NU 710 | Clinical Scholarship in Evidence Based Practice | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 7 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 7 (FALL III) | ||||||
| NU 702 | Health Information Systems | 3 | |||||
| NU 705 | Faith and Science | 2 | |||||
| NU 809 | Fellowship I | 4 | |||||
| NU 540 | Teaching Nursing | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 12 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 8 (SPRING II) | ||||||
| NU 812 | Fellowship II | 4 | |||||
| NU 815 | Diversity and Social Issues in Healthcare | 3 | |||||
| NU 550 | Role Synthesis for the Nurse Educator | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 9 (SUMMER III) | ||||||
| NU 712 | Organizational Leadership and Quality Improvement in Healthcare | 3 | |||||
| NU 830 | Ethics and Health Care Policy Transformation and Economics | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 6 | ||||||
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 99 | |||||||
| TOTAL CLINICAL HOURS: 1200 | |||||||
Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Faculty Loan Program Curriculum
Required Courses
| COURSE | SEMESTER 1 (FALL I) | CREDIT HRS | |||||
| NU 702 | Health Information Systems (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| NU 705 | Faith and Science (2-0-0) | 2 | |||||
| NU 712 | Organizational Leadership and Quality Improvement in Healthcare (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| NU 515 | Curriculum Development | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 11 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 2 (SPRING I) | ||||||
| NU 701 | Scholarly Foundations for Advanced Practice (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| NU 708 | Epidemiology (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| NU 729 | Preventative Care for Populations (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| NU 517 | Testing and Evaluation | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 12 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 3 (SUMMER I) | ||||||
| NU 703 | Project Development (1-0-3) | 4 | |||||
| NU 710 | Clinical Scholarship in Evidence Based Practice (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 7 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 4 (FALL II) | ||||||
| NU 809 | Fellowship I (1-0-3) | 4 | |||||
| NU 830 | Ethics and Health Care Policy Transformation and Economics (3-0-0) |
3 | |||||
| NU 540 | Teaching Nursing | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 | ||||||
| COURSE | SEMESTER 5 (SPRING II) | ||||||
| NU 812 | Fellowship II (1-0-3) | 4 | |||||
| NU 815 | Diversity and Social Issues in Healthcare (3-0-0) | 3 | |||||
| NU 550 | Role Synthesis for the Nurse Educator | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 | ||||||
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