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The nation is facing a shortage of nurses and nursing faculty and, according to U. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for these professionals is only expected to grow. Now in its 50th year, the nursing major at Southern has been identified as one of the top selected majors on campus.
The program prepares graduates to incorporate professional standards to provide, safe, evidence-based and compassionate care of the highest quality to diverse populations. Graduates from all of the nursing programs are readily recruited by employers. The Clinical Nurse Leader is a relatively new advanced nursing role with preparation at the graduate level.
Its focus is on managing complex cohorts of patients in a wide variety of health care settings. Four hundred clinical hours of practice are required to meet practice requirements for certification as a Clinical Nurse Leader. These are spent exploring the structure and functioning of the healthcare organization, and analyzing its impact on the delivery of evidenced based nursing care to a specified group of patients. Prepared as an advanced nursing generalist, the CNL is able to practice with any patient population, and in most healthcare settings.
View FAQ. A certificate program is offered for nurses who have already earned an MSN degree in another area. The certificate program consists of 27 credits including Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pathophysiology, and Advance Pharmacology. Eighteen credits are required in the FNP Role courses 3 six-credit courses. The 3 FNP Role courses each require hours of clinical practice during the semester, in addition to weekly classroom time.
The student and faculty work together to locate a suitable and appropriate clinical site and preceptor for each student. A total of clinical hours is required to complete the FNP Certificate. These hours include practice in women's health, pediatrics, family practice and internal medicine, including older adults.
It is for nurses who are interested in developing the knowledge and skill needed to teach nursing. The program is a minimum of nine 9 credits that prepares experienced nurses with knowledge of curriculum development, teaching and evaluation strategies.
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