Nurse Educator Certificate,
Post Master's Degree Program

Prerequisites: All program course work except NRS 524, NRS 592, and NRS 594, or by permission

In this course, students learn about their role as a nurse educator and the nursing education environment. Adult learning characteristics and behaviors will be assimilated into the learning environment. The functionality of learning theories and nursing clinical judgment models within nursing education will be investigated. Students will incorporate current nursing knowledge of motivation, learning styles, and interprofessional education into the higher education setting. The implications of technology, diversity, inclusion, and equality will be explored within the role as a nurse educator. (For students matriculating MSN courses Fall 2023)

Prerequisites: NRS 509 or by permission (NRS 502 or by permission for students matriculating MSN courses August 2024)

In this course, students integrate various educational strategies into the clinical, classroom, and online environments. The student will investigate the domains of learning and taxonomy verbiage within various learning environments. Students construct components of simulation activities into the education of nurses. Students will apply best practices in the writing, revising, and analyzing of nursing licensure exam questions and the accompanying statistical analysis. (For students matriculating MSN courses Fall 2023)

Prerequisites: NRS 542 or by permission

In this course, students will synthesize teaching and learning principles into the role of a nurse educator. Students select a nurse educator who will serve as a preceptor within the classroom and clinical environment. Collaborative opportunities within the practicum setting will be explored. Students will implement teaching-learning theories and strategies in an educational project. The precepted experience allows for practical application of the Nurse Educator role. (For students matriculating MSN courses Fall 2023)

Prerequisites: All program coursework except NRS 592 and NRS 594, or by permission