Nursing - Nurse Educator (NUED) MS

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Description of Program

The focus of the Graduate Programs in Nursing is to prepare graduates to work throughout the healthcare delivery system as nurse educators, healthcare organization leaders, and advanced practice registered nurses with the goal of improving health of individuals, families, and communities.

Graduates of the MS programs are prepared for a variety of advanced nursing roles (e.g. nurse educators, nurse leaders, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists). These graduates also have the foundation for continued graduate studies (i.e. DNP or PhD). Graduates of the DNP program are prepared for the highest level of clinical nursing practice.

Nursing science core courses, taken by all graduate students, build on students’ baccalaureate nursing knowledge to integrate scientific underpinnings for practice, understand nursing information management and decision making, and advocate for health promotion. Students develop evidence-based knowledge and skills to enhance the quality and safety of health care while demonstrating leadership and professionalism. Courses within the selected programs of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, or Nursing and Organizational Leadership provide specialized knowledge and practice opportunities in each advanced nursing role. A unique feature of this program is the targeted emphasis on the nurse’s use of advanced knowledge and skills of health promotion with individuals and families in diverse populations to address health care needs within complex environments.

Nurse Educator

Students who elect the Nurse Educator program are prepared to teach in an academic or health care setting. In addition to the nursing science core and direct core courses, content is offered in knowledge and skills related to the teaching/learning process in nursing, as well as curriculum and program design, instruction, assessment, and evaluation. Students practice teaching under the guidance of preceptors in academic and health care settings. Graduates with the MS award are eligible to sit for the National League for Nursing Certified Nurse EducatorCM (CNE) examination after two years of full-time employment in the academic faculty role. The Graduate Certificate (GC) is for nurses who have completed a previous graduate nursing program and desire to prepare for certification as an NE; GC students are also eligible to sit for the National League of Nursing Certified Nurse EducatorCM (CNE) examination after two years of full-time employment in the academic faculty role.

Nursing Science Core Courses

NURS 600 - Scientific and Ethical Foundations (4 S.H.)
STAT 601 - Statistical Methods for Health Care Research (3 S.H.)
NURS 604 - Health Policy and Quality Health Care Delivery (3 S.H.)
NURS 606 - Nursing Information Management & Decision Making (3 S.H.)
NURS 608 - Organizational and Systems Leadership (3 S.H.)
NURS 612 - Advanced Health Promotion for Families (3 S.H.)
NURS 613 - Advanced Health Promotion for Families Clinical (1 S.H.)
NURS 614 - Evidence-Based Practice (3 S.H.)
NURS 615 - Evidence-Based Practice Project/Thesis Seminar (2 S.H.)

Nurse Educator (NE)

NURS 616 - Molecular, Genetic and Immune Mechanisms in Disease (3 S.H.)
NURS 617 - Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (3 S.H.)
NURS 618 - Advanced Pathophysiology (2 S.H.)
NURS 619 - Advanced Health Assessment (3 S.H.)
NURS 669 - Nursing Education: Theory and Research (1-3 S.H.)
NURS 670 - Nursing Education Curriculum & Program Design (1-3 S.H.)
NURS 671 - Nursing Education: Instruction and Evaluation (3 S.H.)
NURS 672 - Nursing Education: Instruction and Evaluation Practicum / Clinical (2-3 S.H.)

Total Credits: 48 S.H.

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

Nurse Educator: 300 Clinical Hours