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Nurse Educators
Qualified Educators
Our online nursing programs include Nurse Educators who play a big role in strengthening the ever-important nursing workforce. With our Online Medical Assisting Degree Program you can move all the way to a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Nurse Educator. From admission through graduation, you can be on your way to a more fulfilling career, mentoring and developing the skills of entry-level nurses via South University Online Nursing . This specialization provides coursework that focuses on curriculum development, teaching strategies, and evaluation techniques as well as practicum courses.
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Doctor of Nurse Practice
A doctorate-level degree is the highest degree a nurse can earn to enhance clinical nursing practice, inquiry, and leadership skills. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program at South University provides access to outstanding faculty and a dynamic environment to help catapult your career to new heights while fulfilling your passion to continue the practice of nursing. The DNP program equips you with the advanced knowledge and skills needed to grow into new nursing management roles and clinical arenas.
Our Programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Built for working advanced practice nurses, our online Doctor of Nursing Practice program’s curriculum can be completed in as little as 2 years. The DNP online program combines online coursework with field experiences in which you work with a qualified mentor to lead change in a local clinical organization. As an online DNP student, you can specialize in Administration, Information Technology or Leadership. You’ll also develop and present a scholarly capstone project exploring a clinical question of your choice. As a whole, this curriculum prepares you for collaborating in the development of future healthcare systems and influencing the next generation of nursing professionals.
Doctor of Nursing Practice DNP
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the College of Nursing is designed as the highest degree for advanced practice nurses who wish to maintain nursing practice as their area of professional emphasis. The DNP program provides options for current nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses to incorporate progressive and thoughtful clinical practice, inquiry, and leadership competencies into their clinical practice repertoire.
The DNP program is offered as a post-master’s program, providing a pathway for master’s prepared advanced practice nurses to achieve doctoral level competencies consistent with a clinical program of study. Coursework in the program emphasizes advanced topics in nursing, field experiences, and capstone nursing experiences, while offering program electives drawn from a broad range of interdisciplinary fields from the South University College of Business and College of Health Professions. The program is offered in a hybrid format incorporating both online and on-ground educational experiences that support ongoing education for working nurses. Courses are provided online or in a blended format with the clinical component (i.e., advanced nursing field experiences which are guided by agency mentors) provided on-ground in the students’ geographical regions.
In 2004 the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) endorsed the DNP degree and proposed that the DNP is the terminal degree for nursing practice. As a nationally recognized provider of online education, South University offers four advanced practice nursing specialties. The South University College of Nursing is uniquely qualified to provide the framework for this new practice doctorate degree. As an integrated, national system of higher education, the exposure to outstanding faculty, coupled with state-of-the-art online coursework and industry-standard clinical opportunities in the student’s geographical area provides a dynamic environment for DNP students to grow into new leadership roles and clinical arenas.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
A solid career in nursing starts with a strong educational foundation. Earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree can help you to become marketable in this competitive field and can provide you the opportunity for career enhancement. Our program is taught by experienced nurses who can help you to develop the skills you need to make the most of your career. Our program is geared toward developing your teaching skills as well as your ability to motivate and train nursing staff. This program is designed to improve your management capabilities and skills like critical thinking, delegation, prioritization, and decision-making.
Upon completion of South University’s BSN program, graduates are eligible for licensure through national certifying bodies (ANCC, AANP).