Nurse Educator Certificate Program

Boost your skillset, enhance your knowledge and build an academic foundation to advance your career as a nurse educator. Our online Nurse Educator Certificate Program from Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is designed for registered nurses (RNs) who want to develop the knowledge and skills needed to teach in nursing schools and healthcare settings. Our 9-credit program includes three theory courses and can help you boost your resume and develop your industry skills to stay competitive in today’s workforce.

Nurse Educator Certificate Program Competencies

Upon completion of the Nurse Educator Certificate Program, you will be able to meet the following competencies:

1. Utilize interprofessional knowledge in the teaching-learning of nursing care for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to enact clinical judgment and innovation in nursing practice.
2. Demonstrate person-centered teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to promote positive learning outcomes.
3. Construct collaborative teaching-learning practices for diverse communities for health promotion and disease management to improve population outcomes.
4. Appraise evidence-based teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to improve and transform health care.
5. Employ teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities that promote quality and safety.
6. Collaborate with interprofessional team members and stakeholders in the provision of teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to optimize outcomes.
7. Lead in the provision of teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to provide positive learning outcomes.
8. Use informatics and healthcare technologies following best practices that demonstrate professional, regulatory and ethical standards in providing teaching-learning for diverse individuals, families and communities.
9. Integrate professionalism in teaching-learning practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities.
10. Choose personal and professional developmental teaching-learning activities that foster well-being and contribute to a culture of lifelong learning and leadership.