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.”

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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.

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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.

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.

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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