Nursing Education Leadership

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Nursing Education Leadership Outcomes

The Nursing Education Leadership specialty prepares the nurse to be an educator in schools of nursing or health care institutions with skills in curriculum development and implementation, budget management, leadership skills, teaching strategies for the classroom and clinical settings, and measurement of student and program outcomes. There are a total of 36 credit hours in the specialty.

The nursing education leadership graduate is prepared to:

• Integrate the roles of faculty scholarship, teaching and service.
• Formulate learning objectives, learning strategies and activities in relationship to theories of teaching and learning.
• Facilitate relationships between students and clinical agencies demonstrating an expertise in nursing and the ability to influence change.
• Advocate for students and develop mutual respect through advising, counseling, understanding diversity, conveying a sense of caring and serving as a preceptor and role model.
• Integrate into the role of a faculty member participation in institutional committees and leadership to the school, institution and the profession.
• Disseminate knowledge of teaching expertise through publication and presentation of innovative teaching methods and outcomes of scholarly work.
• Integrate innovative and creative teaching strategies that consider increasing use of technology in education, changing perspectives on teaching and learning and the needs of a global society. 
• Consider financial aspects of educational program management. 
• Function as a leader in educational settings.  

For more information regarding the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), click here. For more information on the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), click here.

Program Curriculum for the MSN: Nursing Education Leadership - 36 Credit Hours

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