If you want to advance in the profession or change paths within the field of health care, a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing can help you do so. Through a post-master’s certificate, you’ll build upon the skills already developed during your Master of Science in Nursing program to pursue nurse practitioning or nursing education.
Here’s what makes our Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing unique:
Three tracks to choose from: At the Mount, you have three tracks to choose from for your Post-Master’s Certificate: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate, or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate.RNs with a Master of Science in Nursing are eligible to pursue a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing at the Mount. Your course structure will depend on which track you select as well as any prior credits in nurse practitioning:
Learn about Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Adult-Gerontology academic requirements and courses here.
In the Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing for Adult-Gerontology, your courses will focus on care for adults and the elderly, with particular attention on health promotion, prevention of illness, maintenance of health status, and management of acute episodic and stable chronic conditions. At the completion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification examination.
Learn about Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Family Health academic requirements and courses here.
In the Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing for Family Health, your courses will focus on care for children and families, with particular attention on health promotion, prevention of illness, maintenance of health status, and management of acute episodic and stable chronic conditions. At the completion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioner Certification examination.
Learn about Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health academic requirements and courses here.
In the Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing for Psychiatric Mental Health, your courses will focus on care for clients of all ages and backgrounds with mental health issues and psychiatric disorders, with particular attention to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of psychiatric clients across the lifespan, as well as mental health promotion and psychiatric disease prevention. At the completion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification examination.
A Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing will allow you to advance in your field as well as offer additional opportunities within nurse practitioning and teaching.
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