Nurse Leader Graduate Certificate
Elevate your impact.The Nurse Leader certificate gives you additional training in the skills needed to become a nurse manager.
Advantages
- Learn to apply sound budgeting strategies to the management and control of departments.
- Use organizational theories and principles of human resource management that incorporate caring attributes to improve and promote quality nursing care.
- Identify and analyze issues between clinical nursing practice and health care administration to provide leadership in resolving conflicts or perceived conflicts between business practices and quality health care outcomes.
- Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking in the resolution of business problems.
- Share a vision for spiritually sensitive and culturally aware change strategies and take calculated risks to enhance the quality of health care delivery systems.
About the Nurse Leader Certificate Track
Track length & Format
The Nurse Leader certificate track consists of three courses totaling 9 credit hours. These credits can be applied to an MSN in Nursing & Health Systems Leadership if you decide to continue on to a master's degree program.
The entire certificate track can be completed online. Courses are not self-paced; there are weekly assignments, along with papers and projects due throughout the semester. Students should plan to spend approximately four hours per week, per credit hour on readings, learning exercises, team projects, class discussion and library work.
Online courses or course components require basic computer skills. Not sure where you stand? Take a free skills assessment
Nurse Leader certificate Courses
The certificate track consists of 9 credit hours.
| Course # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NUGR 591 | Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives | 3 |
| NUGR 592 | Concepts of Healthcare Financial Management | 3 |
| NUGR 593 | Operations Management in Healthcare Systems | 3 |
When can I start?
Students can apply any time, start date is determined on course availability.
Admission Requirements
- BSN degree from an accredited institution
- Unencumbered RN license
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
View the full admission requirements.
Tuition & Aid
Fees Each Semester
- General Services Fee: $168 (All students)
- Nursing Fee: $168 (Graduate nursing non-clinical students)
Prior to Starting Classes
- $66.75 Background Check
- $94.99 Drug Test and Document Storage
- Cost of any immunizations you may need to complete
- $47 ExamSoft*
- Cap & Gown and nursing pin (optional; see the UIndy bookstore for pricing)
All expenses, including tuition and fees, are subject to change annually.
Technology Requirements
Students will be required to have technology that is compatible with the required computerized testing platform software. Please see the IT Help Page for requirements needed for Windows and MAC OS computers. Chromebooks will not meet the technology requirements for the School of Nursing.
*A computer that meets ExamSoft/Examplify expectations is required.
Contact the School of Nursing
- Phone: 317-788-8031
- Email: chsadmissions@uindy.edu