Graduate Certificate in Nurse Educator
- Fall 3/15
- Spring 11/1
- Spokane: Yes
- Tri-Cities: Yes
- Vancouver: Yes
- 550 TOEFL Minimum score
- 80 TOEFLI Minimum score
- 7 IELTS Minimum score
Degree Description:
The nurse educator certificate program, a track within the Masters of Nursing Population Health (MN-PH) graduate nursing program, includes the completion of four theory courses that focus on teaching and learning, with an emphasis on distance friendly educational pedagogy. The program also is open to post-masters students wishing to focus on nursing education. Each course is designed to be primarily web based with some videoconferencing class sessions. Additional practicum experiences can be arranged; the NURS 556 capstone practicum (a requirement for all MN-PH students) also offers opportunities for an educational focus. A certificate will be awarded upon completion of all requirements for the Nurse Educator certificate.
Admission Requirements:
– a bachelor’s degree in nursing OR a bachelor’s degree in another field and a master’s degree in nursing from an accredited program
– admitted to the MN program or for graduate certificate
– a minimum 3.00 grade point average in undergraduate work (exceptions may be made based on substantial evidence of extra-scholastic qualifications)
– successful completion of a basic statistics course
– favorable recommendations regarding practice and potential for graduate work in nursing
– RN license to practice nursing in Washington state or state of residency
– written goal statement congruent with program’s philosophy and focus
– complete a written interview
Career Opportunities:
Nurse educator
Career Placements:
Teaching positions in colleges of nursing
Faculty Members:
Dotson, Joann, Ph.D.
Eddy, Linda Lee, Ph.D.
Eide, Phyllis, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Rural health, global climate change, and public health
Fritz, Shelly, Ph.D.
Hoeksel, Renee Celeste, Ph.D.
Kaplan, Louise, Ph.D.
Research Interests
ARNP prescribing of controlled substances
APRN workforce
ARNP reimbursement
DNP program evaluation
Landscape assessment of readiness for implementation of the family nurse practitioner role in Swaziland
Medical marijuana
Katz, Janet Ruth, Ph.D.
Nguyen-Truong, Connie, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Cervical cancer screening health disparity
Oneal, Gail Ann, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Health literacy, risk communication and health information use, risk messages, environmental and occupational health, population health, underserved and rural populations
Postma, Julie Marie, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Environmental health promotion, socio-cultural aspects of environmental health, environmental justice, social determinants of health
Shishani, Kawkab, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Smart, Denise, D.P.H.
Research Interests
Work place safety, military health, women’s health and health and safety for disaster response workers.
VanSon, Catherine, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Gerontology, managing chronic conditions, qualitative methods, late-in-life migration, health literacy, gero-education
Wilson, Marian L, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Pain, self-management programs to assist patients with persistent (chronic) pain, mood disorders, opioid dependency/misuse, addiction.