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Post-Master’s Certificates in Nursing

Nurse Executive

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Course-Based: October 09, 2023

An Opportunity to Make a Difference

With upper-level management positions serving as the driving force in improving the future of healthcare, this Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing program can help you lead and shape the industry. For nurses with a master’s degree, earning a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing adds greater depth and value to your portfolio and increases your level of professional respect and recognition.

Make a difference by developing in-demand skills in the areas of leadership and management. By completing this program, you can bring a much sought-after skill set to your organization. Gain knowledge of workforce development, resource alignment, and technology integration in order to maintain and improve patient care.

Help shape the healthcare industry and lead it into the 21st century and beyond. Among all the leadership roles in healthcare, a nurse manager has the most direct impact on the care and service that patients and families receive throughout their healthcare experience. In Walden’s Post-Master’s Certificate in Nurse Executive program, you can leverage your knowledge and experience to gain the advanced competencies needed to move into a leadership position.

Prepare to help ensure the delivery of safe, effective healthcare through coursework designed to hone skills in coaching, motivating, and leading a professional team while developing administrative expertise and decision-making skills in the areas of quality assurance and effective oversight of organizational resources. Optional fieldwork experience also provides an opportunity to apply your learning in a real-world environment.

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) believes that nurse managers at all levels must be competent in the following five attributes:

  • Communication and relationship-building, including influencing behaviors and supporting diversity.

  • Superior knowledge of the complex and ever-changing healthcare environment, including clinical practice, delivery models, healthcare economics, policy, governance, evidence-based practice, safety, risk management, and quality improvement.

  • Leadership, including foundational and systems thinking, succession planning, and change management.

  • Professionalism, including professional and personal accountability, career planning, ethics, and advocacy.

  • Business skills, including marketing and financial, human resource, strategic, and information management.

Program Details

Curriculum

Completion Requirements

  • 28 quarter credits

  • Optional practicum (5 cr.)

View the COMPLETE CURRICULUM PLAN.

Credits to completion will vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 1-866-492-5336.

Tuition and Fees

Curriculum Component Requirements Cost amount
Tuition 28 quarter credit hours $480 per quarter hour $13,440
Program Fee Per quarter $170 $510
      $13,950*

*The tuition reflects the minimum time to completion. Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 855-646-5286.

Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books and materials are not included and may cost between $500 to $700.

Program Savings

Want to quickly build new skills and knowledge? We want to put your goals within reach. Receive up to a $2,000 grant if you start this program on October 9, 2023. Contact one of our Enrollment Specialists to learn more.

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Note on Licensure: The post-master's certificate program in Nurse Executive, Nursing Education, or Nursing Informatics is not a licensure-leading program and will not prepare students as nurse practitioners.

Note on CCNE Accreditation: The post-master's certificate programs in Nurse Executive, Nursing Education, and Nursing Informatics are not programs that are eligible to be reviewed by CCNE. Only APRN post-master's certificate programs are eligible for CCNE accreditation.

Enrollment Restrictions by State Please contact an Enrollment Specialist at 844-977-8323 to determine enrollment restrictions in your state.

Note on Field Experience and Relocating
Students who are considering relocating are advised to contact their Student Success Advisor prior to any decision to relocate in order to determine how relocation may impact progress in their program. Advisors can provide information and guidance on how relocating may result in possible changes, restrictions, and/or additional requirements affecting field experience. Each Board of Nursing and Higher Education Authority governs the field experience rules and regulations in their respective states, and students may be unable to complete field experience in the state in which they plan to relocate. While Walden is committed to working collaboratively with students to secure field sites across the United States, it is imperative that students contact their Student Success Advisor immediately when considering relocating.