Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Nursing Education & Faculty Role

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Curriculum

This curriculum includes:


Core Courses (12 credits)
NURS 597Clinic & Didactic Tchng Meth3.00 credits
NURS 598Teaching Critical Thinking & Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing3.00 credits
NURS 599Curriculum Design in Nursing Education3.00 credits

One of the following:
NURS 600Measurement & Evaluation in Nursing Education3.00 credits
NURS 613The Role and Responsibility of the Nursing Professor3.00 credits
NURS 614Tech for Nurs Educ & Practice3.00 credits

Course Descriptions

NURS 597 Clinic & Didactic Tchng Meth - 3.00 credits

The purpose of this course it to prepare the prospective nurse faculty with the foundational principles and skills necessary for didactic teaching in the classroom and for supervision in clinical settings. Educational theories and instructional methods will be explored to enhance learning among traditional and non-traditional student populations in differing types of programs within the higher education environment.

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NURS 598 Teaching Critical Thinking & Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing - 3.00 credits

This course is designed to prepare the prospective nurse faculty with theoretical principles, process, and instructional skills to promote critical thinking that result in appropriate clinical decision-making when interacting with student nurses in the classroom and clinical settings. Techniques for the facilitation of learning will be emphasized.

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NURS 599 Curriculum Design in Nursing Education - 3.00 credits

This course offers the student practical applications in curriculum design, including the development of a teaching/learning philosophy, mission statement, programmatic goals, learning objectives, individual courses, and teaching plans.

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NURS 600 Measurement & Evaluation in Nursing Education - 3.00 credits

This course offers the student practical applications in assessment of learning outcomes, systematic test construction using multiple-choice format and alternative formats, and basic test statistics. Participants will explore advantages and limitations of a wide variety of classroom and clinical testing modalities.

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NURS 613 The Role and Responsibility of the Nursing Professor - 3.00 credits

Academic policies, protocols, and legal aspects of education will be explored. Campus relationships, prospective & current student issues as well as laws affecting students will be examined. Situational events that occur in the classroom and clinical settings will be highlighted for students to research, discuss and develop a format for applying case law to student faculty issues.

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NURS 614 Tech for Nurs Educ & Practice - 3.00 credits

The purpose of this course it to expand on technology skills that support the nurse educator in the virtual learning environment. This course prepares the student educator with the skills to utilize available technology for the development of on-line course work for the academic setting and program development for staff and patient education and the preparation community outreach programs.

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