Post MSN Nursing Leadership Certificates

As employment opportunities and demands of the health care environment change, nurses at the graduate level need additional specialty education. The College of Health Professions at Wilmington University has developed several options for nurses holding an earned MSN degree: Executive, Educator, Legal Nurse Consultant, and Public Health certificates.

All candidates for the post-master’s certificate must make an application to the program as a certificate candidate and must meet the admission requirements for the MSN program. A course of study may be individualized based on the type of MSN held by the candidate. Applicants may obtain a Graduate Certificate Program Form by downloading it from the Wilmington University Registrar’s webpage.

Nursing Leadership Certificate Program Competencies

Through completion of the selected certification program, graduates will:

Executive Role

  1. Demonstrate a firm knowledge base in the areas of executive and management theories.
  2. Fill a leadership role in executive nursing practice through collaboration; client, staff, and management advocacy; sensitivity to diversity; and ongoing involvement in professional organizations.
  3. Negotiate an appropriate role within the context of an evolving health care system.

Educator Role

  1. Incorporate findings from teaching/learning theories and research to educate individuals and groups.
  2. Fulfill a leadership role in the area of education by facilitating and encouraging the exploration and application of knowledge.

Legal Nurse Consultant

  1. Implement knowledge of the medical and legal system to meet the needs of their clients and society.
  2. Negotiate an appropriate role within the dynamic legal system.
  3. Promote the art of nursing by valuing the unique relationships among people, which create meaning and preserve human dignity.

Public Health Role

1. Monitor health status to identify, diagnose, and investigate community health problems and hazards in the community. 

2. Achieve public health leader role by informing, educating, and empowering individuals about health issues.

3. Review and develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. 

Course of Study

This Post Master's Certificate course sequencing is for MSN Leadership students who have started their program in Fall I 2016 and after.  Students that began their certificate program before Fall I 2016 should contact their program chair for course sequencing.

Executive Role (15 Credits)

Students are required to take the following:

MSN 6612Nurse Executive Seminar I (Must be Taken Before MSN 6613, Includes 32 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Completed Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 6613Nurse Executive Seminar II

3

MGT 6501Organization Theory and Design

3

Students select one (1) course from the following Graduate College of Business Courses:

HCA 7720Health Policy and Economics

3

HCA 7730Health Insurance and Reimbursement

3

HCA 7740Legal Aspects in Health Care

3

HCA 7745Marketing in the Health Care Sector

3

MGT 6503Leadership Development and Change Management

3

Final Course Requirement:

Portfolio is taken after all coursework is complete.

MSN 8900Nurse Leadership Portfolio (Taken Last)

3

Educator Role (18 Credits)

Students are required to take the following:

MSN 7752Clinical Teaching and Evaluation (Includes 32 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Complete Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 7753Curriculum Development

3

MSN 6609Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (Includes 20 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Completed Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 6610Advanced Physical Assessment for Nurse Leaders (Includes 25 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Completed Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 6611Instructional Technology for Nurse Educators

3

Final Course Requirement:

Portfolio is taken after all coursework is complete. 

MSN 8900Nurse Leadership Portfolio (Taken Last)

3

Legal Nurse Consultant (15 Credits)

Students are required to take the following:

MSN 7310Legal Issues in Nursing Practice (Fall I and Online Only)

3

MSN 7320Practices in the Realm of Nursing and the Law (Fall II and Online Only.) (28 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Completed Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 6646Philosophy and Ethics in Advanced Nursing Roles

3

MSN 7350Forensic Nursing: Clinical and Legal Implications (Summer I and Online Only)

3

Final Course Requirement:

Portfolio is taken after all coursework is complete. 

MSN 8900Nurse Leadership Portfolio (Taken Last)

3

Public Health Role (18 Credits)

Students are required to take the following

MSN 6609Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (Includes 20 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Completed Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 6610Advanced Physical Assessment for Nurse Leaders (Includes 25 Clinical Hours - Clinical Clearance Must be Completed Prior to Start of Course)

3

MSN 6615Public Health Essentials

3

MSN 6616Epidemiology Health Professions

3

MSN 6617Population Health for Health Professionals (Includes 32 clinical hours - Clinical clearance must be complete prior to start of course)

3

Final Course Requirement:

Portfolio is taken after all coursework is complete. 

MSN 8900Nurse Leadership Portfolio (Taken Last)

3