PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Morningside offers a clinical outcome post-bachelor's certificate. This certificate is ideal for nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing who wish to expand their scope of practice.
Program Details
CREDITS
11
COST PER CREDIT
$675
COURSE FORMAT
Online
COMPLETION
2 Semesters
Why Post-Bachelor's Clinical Outcomes Certificate?
Morningside University’s Post-Bachelor’s Clinical Outcomes Certificate prepares healthcare professionals to improve patient safety, healthcare quality, and clinical outcomes through evidence-based practice and systems improvement. The program helps professionals advance into leadership roles across healthcare organizations.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Quality improvement and patient safety focus
- Flexible format for working professionals
- Leadership and healthcare analytics coursework
- Preparation for career advancement in healthcare
COURSES
NURS 510 Management of Care in the Environment (3 cr)
NURS 516 Education in Practice (3 cr)
NURS 709 Health Care Policy and Advocacy for Individuals and Populations (2 cr)
NURS 715 Quality, Safety, Informatics within Health Care Systems (3 cr)
Additional Program Details
Student Outcomes
Upon completion of the certificate, the student will be able to:
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- Advocate: Effect changes through advocacy for the profession, interdisciplinary health care team and the patient. Communicate effectively to achieve quality patient outcomes and lateral integration of care for a cohort of patients. Intervene at the system level through the policy development process and employ advocacy strategies to influence health and health care.
- Professional Leadership: Actively pursue new knowledge and skills while incorporating concepts from sciences and humanities to improve patient care outcomes across diverse settings. Understand that organizational and systems leadership are critical to the promotion of high quality and safe patient care. Demonstrate ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships and a systems perspective.
- Informatics Leadership: Use information systems and technology at the point of care to improve health care outcomes.
- System/Risk Analyst: Participate in systems review to critically evaluate and anticipate risks to patient safety to improve quality of patient care delivery. Apply principles in methods, performance measures, and standards related to quality improvement.
- Educator: Utilize appropriate teaching/learning principles and strategies as well as current information, materials and technologies to facilitate the learning of patients, groups and other health care professionals.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
The Morningside University Nylen School of Nursing and Health Science has investigated the general requirements for licensure in each state and territory. Morningside University Nylen School of Nursing and Health Science baccalaureate and graduate program have full approval from the Iowa Board of Nursing.
GRADUATE NURSING TEAM
Brenda Wimmer
Assistant Professor
My hope is that Morningside students will develop a passion for creative, lifelong learning along with a sense of empowerment to improve the world wherever they are.
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Samantha Rozeboom
Assistant Professor
The culture at Morningside is welcoming and has a sense of community. I feel respected and part of a team. My input is valued and I am able to learn from my colleagues as well as students, and I am pushed to be challenged.
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Kristin Samuelson
Clinical/Practicum Coordinator
The Morningside University community is like a big family. Everyone cares about each other and works toward the common goal of student success!
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Morningside University
Nylen School of Nursing & Health Sciences
1501 Morningside Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51106
