Nursing Management & Executive Leadership Graduate Certificate
How will the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Nursing Management & Executive Leadership help you achieve your professional goals?
Is your goal to become a nurse leader either in a hospital or other health care setting? The Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in Nursing Management & Executive Leadership will enable you to become a nurse leader either in a hospital, medical center or other health care setting.
Why earn your advanced graduate certificate at SHU?
The Sacred Heart University Davis & Henley College of Nursing Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in Nursing Management & Executive Leadership is targeted toward those students who wish to move into administrative positions in health care organizations. The role of leadership in organizing and delivering high-quality health care is more important today than ever before. SHU’s Advanced Graduate Certificate Program will compliment your clinical expertise with the latest leadership theories and strategies essential to the development of your role as a nurse leader.
What are the program requirements?
- All course work can be completed online which provides greater flexibility and less disruption to your personal and employment obligations.
- Courses are 8 weeks in length and are offered on an ongoing basis.
- No practicum or clinical hours are required.
- Students are encouraged to select a mentor to enhance discussions.
What is the admission criteria?
- Master’s degree in Nursing or related field with a GPA of 3.0 or greater
- All official transcripts
- Licensed as a registered nurse
- Current malpractice insurance
- One professional reference
- Compliance/background check
- Application processing fee $25
- Application Form
Requirements
The certificate will be awarded upon completion of 12 credit hours. No clinical hours are required.
This course introduces the student to contemporary theories of leadership, change, complexity science, and organizational structure and design. The underlying framework of the course is transformational leadership and complexity science. Concepts such as clinical microsystems, nursing care innovations, strategic planning, and change are covered. Students will be introduced to the concept of evidence-based management and encouraged to support their ideas with evidence. Students will complete an assessment of their leadership strengths and weaknesses and develop a professional leadership plan which will guide their progress through the rest of the program.
Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
This course provides an overview to the process of budgeting in the Health Care setting. This course will explore the building blocks that are utilized to develop sound budget projections. This course will also review and explore the Health Care System and the multiple payers and their impact on the ability to utilize information systems in the development and ongoing analysis of financial data.
Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
This course focuses on the current healthcare delivery system and the impact on patient care. An evaluation of the healthcare delivery system will incorporate the impact of social issues, economics, politics, culture, education, and technology. Past, future, and contemporary trends in healthcare delivery will be incorporated into the analysis of organizational micro- and macrosystems.
Prerequisite: Take NU-501 NU-530 NU-601 NU-602;
This course provides an overview of quality improvement (QI) in health care. Students will build knowledge of QI frameworks and models as they design a QI project and proceed in a step-by-step progression through the continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. This approach prepares the student with the necessary skills to complete a CQI capstone project in the practicum courses. The cornerstones of QI will be addressed, including identifying data to measure impact, setting goals based on evidence/best practice, and creating changes that result in improved care or service that are sustainable over time. The course will also include a focus on measurement and analysis techniques and strategies to sustain and spread improvements. Assignments will focus on the skills needed to design and manage QI projects and practical applications of QI tools and techniques. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to look at the world through the QI lens and find ways to make innovative and effective changes that improve an issue in clinical practice.
Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
For more information
For more information, contact Elizabeth Potenza, Program Manager at 203-416-3937 or email potenzae@sacredheart.edu.