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The Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Contemporary Nursing Faculty program offers a thorough overview of nursing education topics enabling nurses to assume educator roles. Courses are chosen from the MSN in Contemporary Nursing Faculty curriculum. This is a graduate-level certification program. Upon completion of this certificate program, the student will have 12 graduate credits from an NLN/CCNE approved Master's in Nursing Program. These credits can be used towards an MSN at Drexel or any other university. The Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice program provides a four-course grouping of classes focusing on re-inventing and promoting innovative nursing practice in a variety of roles, as clinician, educator, administrator, clinical scientist or in the business environment of healthcare. Courses are chosen from the MSN in Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice. It is designed to emphasize entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial approaches to advanced nursing practice. The Certificate in Epidemiology & Biostatistics program offers research-oriented training for public health professionals from diverse backgrounds: policy makers, physicians, Nurses, clinical research professionals, health educators. The program provides research-oriented training in the theory and tools of core public health disciplines. Students build the statistical background needed to conduct research and learn how to develop hypotheses, analyze data, interpret and communicate results. Never before has disease prevention and health promotion been more important. As world events develop, with the added threat of bio-terrorism and other emerging public health issues, those who can apply knowledge gained through research to real-world problems are in great demand across all sectors: healthcare, pharmaceuticals, governmental & non-governmental agencies, business and academia. This certificate program offered by Walden University prepares nurses for faculty positions in all types of undergraduate nursing programs, as well as for educator roles in diverse practice settings. Nurses can gain the knowledge to develop, plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs for nursing students and other individuals/groups needing health-related education. Nurses who complete this certificate program offered by Walden University will receive training that will help them prepare for, or enhance their current leadership positions in, complex health care systems. They can subsequently use their newfound knowledge and skills to make a difference in work force development, resource management, integration of technology, and the maintenance and improvement of quality care. This certificate program offered by Walden University prepares nurses to use information technology to enhance decision-making in various health care settings. The coursework blends nursing science with computer and information science and focuses on core concepts in nursing informatics, knowledge and information management, and effective project management. Nurses can gain the knowledge to integrate data and information to support decision-making processes that affect patients and practitioners.

The health care environment requires a systems-oriented, inter-professional, and patient-centered approach for optimal patient success. The Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure offered by the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago provides working professionals the opportunity to expand their experience through quality online education.

New skills and attitudes are required to meet the changing needs of patients in a medical environment that has become one of multilayered systems, informatics, assessment, outcomes, and quality indicators. This certificate will ensure that students are prepared to meet the evolving requirements of challenging health care environments. With a learner-focused environment, the program equips learners with opportunities to become leaders in the advancement of patient safety and quality health care. Learners gain an understanding of the foundations of patient safety and quality care; effective communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other professionals; and the skills necessary to implement medical error disclosure and risk reduction programs.

Upon successful completion of all coursework, you will earn a Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure from the College of Medicine at the fully accredited University of Illinois at Chicago. Certificate courses can also be used to satisfy course requirements for the Masters program. However, note that admission to the Graduate Certificate program does not guarantee admission the Masters program. Students may transfer all credits earned in the certificate program by applying separately and being admitted to the Masters program as long as they have achieved a letter grade of "B" or better in their certificate courses.

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