Graduate Certificates in Nursing
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The Department of Nursing offers the following graduate certificates:
- Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (Post-Master's)
- Disability Outcomes (interdisciplinary)
- Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- Nursing Education
- Palliative and End-of-Life Nursing Care
- Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Health and Disease - Online
Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Certificate (Post-Master's)
Department of Nursing
Dr. Betty Morgan - Coordinator
978-934-4462
betty_morgan@uml.edu
This 18- credit post-Masters certificate in adult psychiatric and mental health nursing provides MS-prepared nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists with the knowledge and skills necessary to care for adults with psychiatric and mental health issues. Those who complete the certificate are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for nurse practitioners and/or clinical nurse specialists in adult psychiatric and mental health nursing.
Applications to this certificate should be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office with MS and BS transcripts. A goal statement and 3 recommendations should be submitted to the Director of the MS and Certificate Programs in the Department of Nursing. Licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Massachusetts and an interview by a nursing faculty member is required.
Evidence from an official graduate transcript that documents successful completion of the following prerequisite graduate courses with a grade of B or better is required:
• Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice
• Advanced Health Assessment
• Advanced Pathophysiology
• Research
• Social, Cultural, & Policy Issues in Health Care (or equivalent)
• Advanced PharmacologyPre-requisite or co-requisite: 33.602 Clinical Psychopharmacology
Specialty Courses
33.620 Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing I (didactic) (4 credits Spring Semester)33.623 Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Practicum I (3 credits Spring Semester)
33.621 Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II (didactic) (4 credits Fall Semester)
33.624 Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Practicum II (3 credits Fall Semester)
33.622 Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III (4 credits Spring Semester)
Didactic and practicum courses must be taken concurrently and in sequence over a 3-semester period beginning in a Spring semester.
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Disability Outcomes
Departments and programs participating in the certificate include Physical Therapy, Work Environment, Nursing, and Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology
Dr. Sean Collins - Coordinator
sean_collins@uml.edu
In the prevention and management of chronic disability, this certificate is designed to augment the preparation of researchers and/or clinicians with an appreciation of the interactions among personal attributes, clinical disease features, and socioeconomic and working conditions. Students will examine the ‘state of art’ theoretical perspectives in disability outcomes. They will develop advanced knowledge and skills in their chosen areas of expertise, including disability evaluation; design and conduct of epidemiologic studies of disease outcomes and their risk factors; evaluation and control of relevant environmental factors that affect work and health outcomes; and development and analysis of strategies for the improvement of disease outcomes, based on public and private policy alternatives.
This 12 credit certificate is designed for students with a background in engineering, public health, clinical services, community programs or psychology. Through the program students complete a core of six credits in courses specifically oriented to Disability Outcomes and six additional elective credits (chosen with their advisor) in the participating departments (see below).
Required Courses: (3 credits each)
34.510 Models and Measurement in Disability
19.579 Disability Outcomes and Interventions
Elective Courses: (3 credits each - choose two courses)
19.575 Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics
19.638 Methods of Work Analysis
19.542 Human Factors
19.610 Exposure Assessment
19.643 Healthy Work Organization
32.604 Health Data Analysis
32.625 Health Policy
33.552 Social, Cultural and Policy Issues in Health Care
33.601 Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Or other electives with approval of the Certificate Program Coordinator.
Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Department of Nursing
Dr. Ruth Remington - Coordinator
978-934-4423
ruth_remington@uml.edu
The certificate is for the post-baccalaureate nurse who wants to develop greater knowledge and skills in the assessment and nursing care of older adults who are experiencing common mental health and psychiatric problems of late life. Instruction focuses on pathology, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults. Application of other relevant topical areas will include social, cultural and policy issues in health care, applying theory to practice, evidence-based practice, and pathophysiology. Students who complete the certificate are encouraged to apply for advanced practice role preparation as an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) through the 51ÊÓƵ Master's program in Nursing.
Required Courses:
33.552 Social, Cultural and Policy Issues in Health Care
33.558 Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Elective Courses: (choose one)
30.550 Human Development and Pathophysiology
-or-
36.551 Advanced Pathophysiology
(choose one)
33.600 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing
-or-
33.601 Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Nursing Education
Department of Nursing and Graduate School of Education (Interdisciplinary)
Dr. Ruth Remington - Coordinator
978-934-4423
ruth_remington@uml.edu
The certificate responds to the growing need for professional nurses who have specialty education in teaching methods and curriculum. It is intended for nurses who hold a master’s degree, a doctoral degree, or are matriculated in a doctoral program. The courses emphasize teaching/learning principles, curriculum and instruction, and evaluation research in higher education.
Required Courses:
01.610 Theories of Learning
-or-
01.701 Cognition and Information Processing: Theories of Learning, Development and Instruction33.713 Curriculum and Teaching in Nursing
33.717 Evaluation Research
Elective Course: (choose one)
01.607 The Adult Learner
04.643 The Skillful Teacher
05.642 Principles of Supervision
06.625 Teaching of Writing
33.777 Independent Study: Practicum in Nursing Education
Palliative and End-of-Life Nursing Care
Nursing Department
Dr. Ruth Remington - Coordinator
978-934-4423
ruth_remington@uml.edu
Palliative and end-of-life nursing care is evolving in response to individual, professional, and societal needs related to the experience of life-limiting, progressive illness. The certificate is designed for the post-baccalaureate nurse who wants to develop advanced knowledge and skills in the evidence-based assessment and nursing care of individuals and families across the lifespan in need of palliative and end-of-life care. Instruction will focus on assessment and communication at end-of-life, symptom management, pharmacology, pathophysiology, cultural and spiritual sensitivity, principles of hospice and palliative care, and ethical, legal, regulatory and policy issues surrounding care and its reimbursement, all with the goal of enhancing quality of life. Students who complete the certificate are encouraged to apply for advanced practice role preparation as an Adult Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner through the University of Massachusetts Lowell Master's program in Nursing.
Required Courses:
33.554 Palliative and End-of-Life Nursing Care
33.552 Social, Cultural and Policy Issues in Health Care
Elective Courses: (choose one)
33.559 Advanced Pharmacology
-or-
30.550 Human Development and Pathophysiology
-or-
36.551 Advanced Pathophysiology
(choose one:)
33.600 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing
-or-
33.601 Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Health - Online
Coordinator: Geoffry Phillips McEnany, 978-934-4409, Geoffry_PhillipsMcEnany@uml.edu
This 12-credit online certificate program in sleep and chronobiology aims to respond to the NIH call to facilitate learning for health professionals in the areas of clinical and theoretical dimensions of sleep and chronobiology. The courses in the certificate program aim to provide the student with fundamental information in the normative mechanisms of sleep as well as biological and environmental influences in sleep and wakefulness across the lifespan. From this foundation, additional course work focuses on diagnosis and intervention in sleep dysregulation with a particular focus on the formal sleep disorders. State-of-the-science intervention strategies are addressed from both the behavioral and pharmacologic perspectives.
Admission Requirements: Master of Science degree in nursing, social work, psychology or other health-related disciplines.
Required Courses:
33.685 Introduction to Clinical Dimensions of Sleep & Chronobiology (3 credits)
33.686 Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis across Sleep Disorders (3 credits)
33.687 Clinical Assessment & Intervention in Sleep Dysregulation (3 credits)
33.688 Scholarly Project/Capstone (3 credits)
Total: 12 credits