Graduate Catalog

Post-B.S.N. Nursing Preceptor Certificate

Certificate Overview

This program is a three-course program that provides the foundational knowledge of nursing education needed to successfully precept and teach new nurses or change careers in the clinical area. The certificate consists of three courses which can be completed in any order. The post-BSN Nursing Preceptor Certificate program provides students with the knowledge needed to become successful preceptors. 

Credit Distribution

The Post-BSN Nursing Preceptor Certificate requires

NUR-6340Healthcare Professional Precepting: Ensuring Career Success

3

NUR-6300Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Nursing Education

3

NUR-7100Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Program Competencies

On completion of the Nursing Preceptor Certificate program the graduate will be able to meet the following competencies:

  • Utilize interprofessional knowledge in the teaching-learning of nursing care for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to enact clinical judgment and innovation in nursing practice.
  • Demonstrate person-centered teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to promote positive learning outcomes.
  • Construct collaborative teaching-learning practices for diverse communities for health promotion and disease management to improve population outcomes.
  • Appraise evidence-based teaching -learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to improve and transform health care.
  • Employ teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities promotes quality and safety.
  • Collaborate with interprofessional team members and stakeholders in the provision of teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to optimize outcomes.
  • Lead in the provision of teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to provide positive learning outcomes.
  • Use informatics and healthcare technologies in accordance with best practices that demonstrate professional, regulatory, and ethical standards in providing teaching-learning for diverse individuals, families and communities.
  • Integrate professionalism in teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities.
  • Choose personal and professional developmental Teaching-learning activities that foster well-being and contribute to a culture of lifelong learning and leadership.