NURSING EDUCATION
The Nursing Education track offers nurses the opportunity to combine their clinical experience with preparation for teaching nursing practice. The 46 credit curriculum prepares nurses to assume leadership roles as dynamic educators in baccalaureate and associate degree programs, staff development, continuing education and community education programs. Nurses who progress from this MSN concentration to our PhD program find their course of study expedited.
The curriculum offers theoretical courses along with advanced clinical and education practicums. The nursing education theoretical courses are offered asynchronous, synchronous and hybrid. Students select a population and area of clinical interest for the clinical practicum: adult-gerontology, parent-child health, community health or psychiatric/mental health. Students also select an academic or clinical setting for the final student teaching practicum. As you develop as a nursing educator, you will create curricula, plan programs and teach with master teacher clinicians. There is also opportunity to spend time with an expert nurse educator in a clinical and academic setting to begin to internalize the nurse educator role.
At completion of this track, graduates will be able to:
- Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge and experience in a broadly based clinical practice area into the educator role.
- Use diverse sources of evidence to inform the development, application, evaluation, and dissemination of nursing knowledge in nursing curricula and nursing programs.
- Utilize a variety of teaching strategies, informational and educational resources to facilitate classroom and clinical learning by providing safe high-quality care while enhancing student and staff development.
- Conceptualize the educator’s personal philosophy of teaching and professional role.
- Propose strategies for nurse educators to formulate interprofessional relationships, optimize positive client outcomes and demonstrates professional nursing values.
- Provide leadership in the university, health agency or community settings to cultivate lifelong learning and professional identity.
- Analyze the broad context or system in which the educator role is implemented.
- Analyze issues in nursing and higher education that focus on population health and influence person centered care and the development of the discipline of nursing.
Core Courses: Complete in-person or online.
NUR 8964 |
Clinical Ethics: Theory and Practice |
3 |
NUR 8904 |
Nursing Research: The Practice Connection |
3 |
NUR 8902 |
Development of Nursing Science |
3 |
NUR 8906 |
Leadership Strategies in Nursing |
3 |
Support Courses: Complete in-person or online.
NUR 8615 |
Issues Across the Life Span |
3 |
NUR 8863 |
Health Promotion of the Growing Child |
|
NUR 8901 |
Advanced Pathophysiology |
3 |
NUR 8903 |
Advanced Pharmacology |
3 |
| NUR 8910 | Advanced Physical Assessment | 4 |
Elective 3
- Select one of the following 3-credit courses-
NUR 8921 Practicum in Adult/Gerontology Health Nursing
NUR 8923 Practicum in Community Health Nursing
NUR 8927 Practicum in Parent-Child Health Nursing
NUR 8929 Practicum in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Clinical Courses: Completed in-person within Pennsylvania, Delaware or New Jersey.
NUR 9517 |
Structure and Philosophy of Higher Education | 3 |
NUR 8950 |
Curriculum in Nursing Education |
3 |
NUR 8951 |
Principles of Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing |
3 |
NUR 8952 |
Teaching Strategies in Nursing |
3 |
NUR 8954* |
Practicum in Teaching of Nursing |
3 |
* Practicum starts after all courses are completed