MSN Master of Science in Nursing RN-to-MSN Nurse Educator specialization
Overview
Prepare to educate the next generation of nursing professionals with this streamlined MSN specialization, part of Capella's CCNE-accredited* MSN program. With your RN license and your previous 135 quarter credits of undergraduate course work, you have an accelerated pathway toward your online Master of Science in Nursing. Expand your knowledge of health care systems and policies, patient education, health promotion and technology integration. Then explore advanced nursing theory and practice, as well as the design, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of nurse education programs. The curriculum incorporates both the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice and the Essentials of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing established by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
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*The BSN, MSN, and DNP degree programs at Capella University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 887-6791 http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation.
Degree outcomes
With your Master's in Nurse Educator, you'll learn to incorporate theories of nursing as well as adult learning, design, develop, evaluate, and revise nursing and health-related curricula, and adapt teaching strategies for a diverse population. You will also be able to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing education and assess achievement of learning outcomes. Discover specifically what you'll learn — and how you can apply it.
Career outcomes
Common jobs with an online Master's in Nurse Educator include staff educator, claims investigator, nursing instructor, nursing faculty, director of nursing or chief nursing officer. Potential workplaces include: hospital, home health care agency, community or technical college, land-based or online college or university, or hospital-based school of nursing.
Capella also provides you the opportunity to delve deeper into a specific knowledge area by earning a program concentration that will be included on your transcript and can enhance your career opportunities.
To learn more, call 1.866.933.5955 or email an enrollment counselor.