Nursing - Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate

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Post-Nursing Master’s Certificate Programs

The Master’s of Science Program in Nursing offers six post-nursing Master’s certificate programs for nurses interested in post-nursing Master’s education. The post-Master’s certificate programs are in the areas of adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner, adult/gerontology nurse practitioner, adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist, adult-gerontology nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, nursing and organizational leadership and nurse educator.

Focus: Post-Nursing Master’s Certificate - Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist - 19 S.H.

This option is designed to integrate the Post-Nursing Master’s 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 Nurse (APN) 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 Clinical Nurse Specialist practice.