Post Master Clinical Nurse Leadership Certificate

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The Post Master Clinical Nurse leader certificate is focused on integrating the vital work of Clinical Nurse Leaders into every hospital. This certificate program is designed for nurses who currently hold a Master’s Degree in Nursing Education or Nursing Administration or Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Courses for the certificate are designed to meet the national AACN requirements for the student to become a certified Clinical Nurse Leader and assist students to meet the following CNL competencies: Critical thinking; Communication; Health Assessment; Nursing Technology and Resource Management; Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, and Disease Prevention; Illness and Disease Management; Information and Health Care Technologies; Ethics; Human Diversity; Global Health Care; Health Care Systems and Policy; Provider and Manager of Care; Designer/Manager/Coordinator of Care, and; Member of a Profession.

Requirements for Clinical Nurse Leadership Certificate: 22

NURS 641 - Clinical Nurse Leader I: Application of Advanced Concepts of Nursing Care
Credits: 3
NURS 642 - Clinical Nurse Leader II: CNL as a Change Agent
Credits: 3
NURS 643 - Clinical Nurse Leader III: Effective Care Management
Credits: 3
NURS 644 - Clinical Nurse Leader IV: Capstone Practice and Clinical Improvement Project
Credits: 5
NURS 788 - Problems in Nursing Research
Credits: 2
NURS 860 - Health Operations and Financial Management for Nurse Managers
Credits: 3
NURS 675 - Cultural Competence in Health Care
Credits: 3

Notes

The Post-Master’s Clinical Nurse Leader Certification program of study is individualized. Interested applicants will contact the graduate nursing department to discuss options.
The following graduate level courses are required pre-requisites for admission to the Certificate Program: Advanced Physical Assessment (Lifespan), Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology / Pharmacotherapeutics.
For additional information, refer to the Graduate Nursing Department webpage.

Additional Admission Requirements

Please refer to the following for additional information

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Additional Information

Students enrolled in SDSU certificate programs are not eligible for federal student financial aid. The non-federal alternative loan programs may be used for students meeting the lender criteria as found at www.sdstate.edu (search alternative loans). For further information, please contact the SDSU financial aid office at 605-688-4695 or finaid@sdstate.edu.