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Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner Across the Lifespan, Post-Master’s Certificate

*This is a Campus-based Program This certificate program prepares nurses holding master’s degrees in nursing to enter advanced practice nursing in primary care as a Family Nurse Practitioner.  Nurses already certified as Psych NPs, Women’s Health or Pediatric NPs are evaluated for possible exclusion of respective concentration courses and practica from their program. 

Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master’s Certificate

*This is a Campus-based Program The post-master’s Certificate consists of concentration courses in advanced practice nursing (minimum 20 graduate credit hours).  This certificate program prepares nurses holding master’s degrees in nursing to enter advanced practice nursing as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. 

Nursing, Applied Nursing Informatics, Graduate Certificate

*This is a Distance Education program The Graduate Certificate in Applied Nursing Informatics is designed for nurses who hold a BSN or graduate nursing degree and desire to enhance their skills in the clinical application of nursing informatics. The course content is focused on implementing, managing, or conducting analytics using clinical/administrative information systems.

Nursing: Nurse Educator, Graduate Certificate

*This is a Distance Education program The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education is designed to prepare nurses who have a BSN or MSN to become educational leaders in academic and clinical settings. This certificate consists of four courses, for a total of twelve semester hours, and can be completed within one calendar year. The Graduate Certificate provides students […]

Alumna Dr. Yvette Miller: An Evolution of Excellence at the American Red Cross

by: The American Red Cross A powerhouse in transfusion medicine, Dr. Yvette Miller is helping to shape clinical practices, broaden awareness and understanding into the plights of those living with sickle cell disease and how blood donors who are Black can help. With a long-distinguished career at the American Red Cross, she serves as the […]

The Charlotte Ledger: Lifelike simulators at UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing give students hands-on practice

Story by Michael J. Solender (The Charlotte Ledger) Early in nursing educator Melinda Pierce’s teaching career, her students practiced administering injections into the flesh of an orange instead of a patient. Today, Pierce’s teaching tools don’t involve citrus. Leading the way are high fidelity patient simulators, life-sized robotic patients that present her students with symptoms. […]