• This program is offered online.

  • Do you want to pursue a more responsible, rewarding position in health care? Consider earning your Nurse Administrator Graduate Certificate online at Kaplan University.

    The Nurse Administrator Graduate Certificate is designed to help professional nurses like you pursue managerial positions and leadership roles in hospitals, community health, long-term care facilities, and other health care systems.*

    The Nurse Administrator Graduate Certificate program consists of 30 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of this program, you will be awarded a certificate.

    Prepare for Certification

    Earning this graduate certificate could help prepare you to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Nursing Administration or Nursing Administration, Advanced Certification examinations (depending on your level of leadership with your organization).† 

    What are the Career Opportunities?

    This program is designed to provide you with the specialized knowledge to pursue career advancement in the field of nursing administration.*
     

    Prepare for Future Studies

    Credits earned in fulfillment of this certificate may be applied toward future graduate studies. When the time is right, come back and earn your degree online at Kaplan University.

  • Kaplan University offers multiple start dates, giving you greater flexibility with your education, life, and work schedules.

    Jun 05

    Online Start Date
    Jun 05, 2013

    Jul 03

    Online Start Date
    Jul 03, 2013

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  • Curriculum: All Tracks

    Certificate Requirements

    MN 512: LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY, AND BEHAVIOR (5 Credits)

    This course exposes students to organizational theory and behavior and competencies essential for successful leadership and management roles in a global health care delivery system. There is emphasis on self-analysis and strategies for best practice to effectively implement key leadership and management concepts in dynamic health care environments.

    Prerequisites Required: All core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 30
    Total Program Credits: 30

    MN 513: HEALTH CARE FINANCE, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND BUDGETING (5 Credits)

    This course examines macro- and microeconomics in profit and nonprofit health care organizations for nonfinancial managers. An analysis of decision making and strategic planning focuses the nursing leader toward plans that effectively promote success in dynamic health care environments. Conceptual and descriptive approaches are utilized to provide an overview of current practices and notable advances in strategic management. A budget is created within a case study model, allowing analysis of potential and actual budget variations.

    Prerequisites Required: All core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 30
    Total Program Credits: 30

    MN 514: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (5 Credits)

    This course presents a managerial overview of various aspects of personnel management in a fiscally responsible environment. Activities are designed to familiarize students with recruiting, training, and retaining the best employees; ensuring high performance; and conforming practices to various regulations. Exercises designed to develop ability in personnel policy development and implementation are offered.

    Prerequisites Required: All core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 30
    Total Program Credits: 30

    MN 515: INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—ADMINISTRATIVE AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PRIORITIES (5 Credits)

    This course focuses on the strategic application of information technology in health care organizations by administrative and advanced practice nursing leaders. Students will explain the role of executive-level practitioner management in planning and operationalizing technologies to enhance health care technology data efficiency; evaluate the challenges of virtualization management models and the requirements for innovative and effective alternatives in health care reform; and critique the legal and ethical oversight responsibilities of the executive nurse when engaging and managing a comprehensive, systematic electronic medical record project.

    Prerequisites Required: Completion of all core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 30
    Total Program Credits: 30

    MN 520: NURSE ADMINISTRATOR PRACTICUM (5 Credits)

    This course is the first of two practicum courses. This course will provide the student with a mentored learning experience in the content area and site selected by the student and approved by the Practicum Coordinator. The student will also begin an evidence-based project proposal that is to be completed in MN 600: Evidence-Based Practice Project.

    Prerequisites Required:

    Completion of all core and specialization courses, or permission from the Dean

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 30
    Total Program Credits: 30

    MN 600: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT (5 Credits)

    Students who have successfully completed the core and specialization courses have a theoretical base in nursing, evidence-based decision making, health policy, finance, and organization of the health care delivery system. Students also have a theoretical base in advanced practice issues, ethics, health promotion and disease prevention, and biostatistics. In this capstone course, students demonstrate their depth of knowledge by working with a mentor to identify a problem in the student’s concentration area amenable to an evidence-based solution showing mastery of the program outcomes. Students integrate diverse content areas and submit an evidence-based practice project proposal that addresses the identified problem.

    Prerequisites Required: All core and specialization courses; the specialization residency requirement may be taken concurrently

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 30
    Total Program Credits: 30

    Tuition & Fees: All Tracks

    The 25% tuition reduction applies only to international students living outside of the United States. This discount does not apply to military students. Please check with your advisor to see if you are eligible. 

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    Notice to Learning Center Students

    Kaplan University Learning Center students will only complete a portion of this program on site. You will need to complete at least 50% of the program requirements online, or through transfer credit awarded via prior learning assessment. If you have any questions about these requirements, please speak with an admissions advisor.

    Scholarships and Grants

    Learn more about grants and Kaplan University Scholarships and that may help reduce the cost of your education.

    Kaplan University tuition reductions (including active-duty, spouse, and veterans military tuition rates; scholarships; grants; vouchers; and alumni and alliance reductions) cannot be combined. 

    Tuition Rates for Military Students and Spouses

    Kaplan University has significantly reduced many of our tuition rates and fees for active-duty servicemembers, their spouses, and veterans. Click here for more information.
     

  •  This program is not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid.

  • * Kaplan University cannot guarantee employment or career advancement.

    † Although certain programs at Kaplan University are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the University cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience, additional coursework, and/or background checks may be necessary to take or to successfully pass the exams.

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