Nursing Leadership
Offered through Distance Education with On-Site Requirements
Program Overview
The Advanced Certificate program in Nursing Leadership will prepare nurse-leaders to assume leadership positions across all levels of nursing and health care continuum. Students will participate in scheduled on-site immersions and curriculum will be delivered via computer a computer mediated modality.
Graduate Program Outcomes
- Integrate knowledge from nursing’s discipline specific perspective and related sciences with business skills and principles for effective leadership across health care settings and leadership roles. (Domain 1) /li>
- Synthesize advanced scientific knowledge with collaborative skills to build consensus and gain cooperation to ensure the delivery of safe patient care that is evidence-based, accessible, and affordable to all. (Domain 2))
- Advocate for health care policy across all levels of organizations, local government entities, and others for the improvement of equitable population health outcomes. (Domains 3 & 6)
- Advance the scholarship of nursing by applying nursing's unique perspective to lead the translation of evidence into practice to provide optimal care and address health inequities, structural racism, and system inequity. (Domain 4)
- Apply principles of improvement science to analyze system-wide processes, evaluate care quality and safety to design system improvements and health policies that minimize risk of harm to patients and providers for system effectiveness. (Domains 5, 7, & 8))
- Foster relationships across the care continuum to build alliances and strategic partnerships to achieve common goals. (Domain 6)
- Optimize system effectiveness by leveraging care coordination, informatics processes and technologies to transform care delivery that reflects current trends and addresses health inequities, structural racism, and system inequity. (Domains 7 & 8)
- Exhibit an executive presence upholding professional ethical principles in decision-making through personal, organizational and staff accountability. (Domain 9) Model self-reflection and cognitive flexibility to promote environments that foster
- Model self-reflection and cognitive flexibility to promote environments that foster life-long learning for professional growth, well-being, resilience and effectiveness to achieve the vision and mission of the organization. (Domain 10)
Admission Requirements
- Completed application
- Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited nursing program
- Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0
- Unofficial transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. Transcripts from international institutions must be accompanied by a course-by-course evaluation by a NACES accredited evaluation service, such as the World Education Services (WES) http://www.wes.org. Unofficial documents can be submitted with the application, but official copies will be required upon admission
- Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license for state of clinical practice
- Current Curriculum Vitae/Resume
- Minimum of one year recent relevant experience (preferred)
- Three online letters of recommendation
- Three-credit undergraduate course in Health Assessment
- Three-credit undergraduate course in Statistics
- Meet Technical Standards for Admission and Retention
Additional Requirements Upon Admission
- Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. Official transfer equivalency credits evaluation certificate by an accredited evaluation service, such as the World Education Services (WES) http://www.wes.org to accompany transcripts from international institutions.
- All newly admitted students will receive an email from the SON Required Documentation email address, shown below, with detailed instruction to utilize the required CastleBranch web-based software system. This system requires a one-time fee and is where students will upload and manage required health and professional documents. NP Student Malpractice Insurance is required from admission through graduation. son_required_documentation@stonybrook.edu
- Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license from New York State
- Certification of Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider (BLS) w/AED
- Technology Requirements
The Stony Brook University School of Nursing reserves the right to change admission and program criteria to meet prevailing accreditation, regulatory and registration requirements.
Process for Clinical Experiences
The Office of Clinical Placements facilitates the processing of clinical placement requests and contracts for all clinical affiliations within the baccalaureate, master’s, advanced certificate, and DNP programs. The office works collaboratively with faculty to secure clinical placement sites for students. Once a suitable site is identified, students submit a clinical placement request form for processing. The office maintains electronic data systems and records related to students, clinical placement sites, clinical affiliation agreements, clinical contracts and preceptors. Central to the clinical placement process for all programs is the establishment of a clinical affiliation agreement and clinical contract which is executed between SUNY and the clinical site. Upon final execution of a clinical affiliation agreement, SUNY procures and provides the site with a certificate of insurance or related protection evidencing the required insurance coverage. The provisions of a clinical affiliation agreement and clinical contract include the responsibilities and mutual terms that are agreed upon during the life of the agreement. Please note that it is a Stony Brook Medicine policy that the School of Nursing is not permitted to pay for, approve, or participate in, a clinical placement arrangement for our students that requires payment of any type by the School, student or any other third party.
| Graduation Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
Nursing Leadership Courses |
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| HNH 530 Communication and Relationship Management | 3 |
| HNH 531 Business Skills for Nurse Leaders | 3 |
| HNH 532 Finance and Economics in Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| HNH 533 Legal/Ethical/Regulatory Issues in Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| HNH 540 Advanced Theory and Practice in Nursing Leadership I | 4 |
| HNH 534 Advanced Leadership Seminar | 3 |
| HNH 541 Advanced Theory and Practice in Nursing Leadership II | 3 |
Total Credits |
22 |
Gainful Employment Disclosure Information
The Baccalaureate degree program in nursing/Master's degree program in Nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and/or advanced certificate program at Stony Brook School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) https://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE
For more information, please contact:
Jessica BIllig
Email address: Jessica.Billig@stonybrook.edu
