Designed for professional nurses who seek expanded leadership roles, this graduate-level nursing certificate program prepares you to lead nurses and other health professionals in a variety of settings.
Advanced Nursing Certificate Aligns to Your Career Goals
This leadership in nursing certificate program offers four concentrations. Nurse Executive emphasizes health care policy, as well as entrepreneurial and managerial roles of the nurse leader. The Nurse Educator option prepares you to teach students, clients and staff in all settings. Legal Nurse Consultant teaches the expertise and critical thinking skills to assess health practice and standards in a legal setting. The Public Health option emphasizes key tenets and concepts of public health, the history of public health and central public health principles of access, equity, health promotion, policy development and quality care.
Expert Instruction From Caring Nurse Leaders
Wilmington University faculty are veteran nurses and active practitioners, and understand the challenge of balancing shift work, family and advanced education. The interdisciplinary nurse leadership degree curriculum is infused with hands-on experiences that put theory and research into innovative practice.
Flexible Nurse Leadership Certificate Fits Your Life and Budget
The nurse leadership certificate combines rigorous academics with unparalleled flexibility and affordability. Choose in-person or 100% online course options in accelerated 7-week block classes.
Choose from 4 specialized Nursing Leadership concentrations:
Nurse Executive
Nurse Educator
Legal Nurse Consultant
Public Health
Executive Leadership
1. Demonstrate a firm knowledge base in the areas of executive and management theories.
2. Fill a leadership role in executive nursing practice through collaboration client, staff, and management advocacy sensitivity to diversity and ongoing involvement in professional organizations.
3. Negotiate an appropriate role within the context of an evolving health care system.
Nursing Education
1. Incorporate findings from teaching/learning theories and research to educate individuals and groups.
2. Fulfill a leadership role in the area of education by facilitating and encouraging the exploration and application of knowledge.
Legal Nurse Consultant
1. Implement knowledge of the medical and legal system to meet the needs of their clients and society.
2. Negotiate an appropriate role within the dynamic legal system.
3. Promote the art of nursing by valuing the unique relationships among people, which create meaning and preserve human dignity.
Public Health
1. Monitor health status to identify, diagnose, and investigate community health problems and hazards in the community.
2. Achieve public health leader role by informing, educating, and empowering individuals about health issues.
3. Review and develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
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January 2027
New Castle Campus
320 N Dupont Hwy,
New Castle,
Delaware,
19720, United States
A conferred bachelors degree from an accredited institution.
A conferred masters degree from an accredited institution.
A Current U.S. RN License
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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