This specialty concentration prepares highly skilled nurse leaders who focus on improving quality and safety outcomes for clients or populations of clients. The concentration focuses on the assessment, design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of evidence-based quality improvement solutions at the unit level. Graduates will be eligible to take the clinical nurse leaderâ„ certification examination, with the appropriate clinical expertise, offered by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Please refer to the program flyer below for more information.
In consultation with the Director of Post-Licensure Programs, an individualized part-time plan of study may be created and will be based on student and departmental requirements.
Sample Full-Time Plan of Study for Clinical Nurse Leaderâ„
| Course # | Course | Semester Hrs. |
| NUR 5000 | Advanced Nursing Concepts in Theory and Practice | 3 |
| NUR 5020 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NUR 5030 | Advanced Concepts of Pharmacology in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 5010 | Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NUR 5040 | Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Decision Making | 3 |
| NUR 5100 | Rural Health Care: Theoretical Foundations | 2 |
| NUR 5110 | Policy, Organization, and Financing of Health Care | 3 |
| NUR 5210 | Leadership in Clinical Microsystems | 4 |
| NUR 5140 | Epidemiology and Global Health | 3 |
| NUR 5220 | Care Environment and Clinical Outcomes Management | 3 |
| NUR 5230 | Clinical Nurse Leader Capstone Practicum | 6 |
| NUR 5240 | Master’s Clinical Nurse Leader Research or Action Project | 3 |
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| Total Hours | 39 |
Courses are subject to availability requirements.