Nursing Administration Certificate Program

Credits 9
Format Online

Boost your skillset, enhance your knowledge and build an academic foundation to elevate your opportunities as a nurse leader. Our online Nurse Administration Certificate Program from Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is designed for registered nurses (RNs) who want to build on their nursing foundation and develop the skills needed to start a new career path as a nurse administrator. Our 9-credit program includes three theory courses and can help you lead with confidence and stay competitive in today’s workforce.

Nursing Administration Certificate Program Competencies


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

  1. Utilize interprofessional knowledge in nursing administration for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to enact clinical judgment and innovation in nursing practice.
  2. Demonstrate person-centered nursing administration for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to promote positive administrative and management decisions.
  3. Construct collaborative transformative nursing administration for diverse communities for health promotion and disease management to improve population outcomes.
  4. Appraise evidence-based nursing administrative practices for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to improve and transform health care.
  5. Employ nursing administrative 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 nursing leadership for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities to optimize outcomes.
  7. Lead in the provision of nursing management 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 nursing management for diverse individuals, families and communities.
  9. Integrate professionalism in nursing administration for diverse nurses, individuals, families and communities.
  10. Choose personal and professional developmental leadership activities that foster well-being and contribute to a culture of lifelong learning and leadership.

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