Program Overview
Take your nursing career to the next level and get the skills to be a leader in your field with a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education. This flexible program is offered fully online to nurses who already have an MSN, DNP, or PhD in a nursing program with a non-education focus, and are ready to demonstrate their expertise in a nursing education role. This program will empower you to advance the profession of nursing and improve the quality of patient care by giving you the foundational knowledge needed to step into the role of a nurse educator.
Read More The Post-Masters Certificate in Nursing Education (PM CNE) will allow nurses to obtain the formal preparation necessary to be successful in an academic nurse educator role. This certificate program provides essential content to work as a nurse educator in higher education institutions and faculty development roles in healthcare facilities. This Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education serves as a specialty certification for future nurse educators to demonstrate their expertise in a teaching role. The Nursing Education Certificate Program Totals 24 credit hours, meeting eligibility for the NLN Certified Nurse Educator (CNE®) examination. The nursing faculty shortage is a growing concern across the country, and the need to educate more nurses to address the nursing shortage has become a major concern in the nursing community. AACN and other leading authorities have identified that one of the underlying causes is the lack of prepared nursing faculty. NEIT’s PM CNE program aims to address these national challenges by developing leaders in nurse education who can close the trending gaps in educational outcomes, content development, teaching strategies, assessment, accreditation standards and more. Key Points: As part of this program, students will have the opportunity to:Full Description
Potential Career Opportunities
Some of the opportunities open to the MSN, DNP, or PhD prepared nurse who has earned a post-masters-certificate in nursing education include the following:
Full-time or part-time Nursing Faculty
Nursing Clinical Instructor
Nursing Education Administration
Hospital Nurse Educator Role
Educational Leadership Roles