Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (Certificate)

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Graduate Nursing Certificate Programs

Grounded in an environment of scholarship, the mission of the WSU Department of Nursing is to educate knowledgeable caring, ethical, creative, and accountable nurse leaders who provide person- and relationship-centered care for individuals, families, groups, communities and populations in a diverse society. This mission is based on the beliefs that:

a caring, diverse, and respectful community provides the best environment for students to learn how to care for themselves and others
optimal learning to care for self and others occurs in a caring, diverse and respectful community
faculty and students are accountable for maintaining and modeling professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct
recognizing and valuing human diversity is essential to person- and relationship-centered care
individuals have different ways of knowing and learning about the world
creativity and innovation contribute to continuous quality improvement and sustainability
an enriched learning environment is the responsibility of faculty, staff, and students
effective nurse leaders engage in continuous professional development and lifelong learning

The Graduate Programs in Nursing offer six Graduate Certificate programs for nurses interested in post-nursing graduate education. The Graduate Certificate Programs are in the areas of: Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist; Nurse Educator; Family or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner; Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; or Nursing and Organizational Leadership.

Graduate Certificate - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (16 S.H.)

This certificate program is designed to integrate the Post-Nursing Graduate degree students into some of the existing courses in the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program. This option provides nurses that already have graduate degree nursing preparation in another area of nursing the opportunity to acquire the education, skills, and abilities to seek certification and practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist. Some of the courses are offered using distance teaching strategies and one course has been developed to acquire the skills and education for prescriptive authority in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist practice. GC graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist exam.

Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS)

Total Credits: 16 S.H.

Clinical hours: (1 clinical credit = 60 hours of contact time)

Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (Certificate): 480 hours