Nursing Education Specialization
The Nursing Education Specialty is designed to develop competencies that will enable students to:
Knowledge
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Apply conceptual frameworks, models, and theories that provide the foundation for nursing education.
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Apply statistical methods in the research process.
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Integrate concepts and principles of epidemiology.
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Incorporate cultural competence into the nursing education context.
Skills
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Use teaching strategies in nursing education.
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Develop evaluation, measurement, and assessment instruments for nursing education.
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Incorporate the regulations of the profession and accrediting agencies into their professional practice.
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Develop assessment plans for educational institutions or programs that incorporate assessment concepts, principles, and trends.
Attitudes
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Appreciate emerging technological trends, incorporating evidence-based practice.
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Appreciate the impact of the economy on health service organizations.
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Demonstrate the role of the nursing professional as an agent of change in the face of new technologies.
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Demonstrate commitment to structured methods for ethical decision-making.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING SPECIALTY - NURSING EDUCATION
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Core requirements
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15 credits
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Specialty requirements
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15 credits
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Operations requirements
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9 credits
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Total
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39 credits
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Specialty requirements - 15 credits
Operations requirements - 9 credits
Core requirements - 15 credits