Nursing: Clinical Nurse Leader MS

 (42 Credits)

Specialization Coordinator Mattia Gilmartin

mgilmar@hunter.cuny.edu

The program prepares nurses to assume a Clinical Nurse Leader™ role in a variety of health care settings, from acute care to home care. Students learn to apply theories and research findings to practice through course work and in a series of practica for a total of 500 hours. Nurses who earn this degree are preparing themselves for practice as advanced generalists with competence in providing clinical outcomes management, care environment management, and clinical leadership for setting specific practice throughout the healthcare delivery system. Graduates of the program meet educational requirements for specialty certification by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).