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Barnes-Jewish College, Goldfarb School of Nursing is committed to preparing nurses to be leaders and scholars in academic, administrative, and practice roles. For students in research or practice doctoral programs of study who wish to prepare for or enhance a career that involves nursing education, we offer multiple options for engagement based on learner goals.  DNP students may enroll in one or multiple courses as electives or add the full post-master’s certificate to their plan of study.  Courses taken by our master's level nurse educator can transfer into the MSN/DNP core courses into the GSON DNP, lessening the time to completion for the DNP. 

Option #1: If you wish to work as an educator on a general medicine, surgery, or outpatient unit, this option provides you with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to build upon adult learning theory to onboard new employees, develop programs to address clinical issues on the unit, provide insights into new processes, new procedures, and new equipment, or would like to become clinical faculty educators.   Students in this track are eligible to sit for the Professional Development Certification.  Students in this track can apply for scholarships from the Missouri State Board of Nursing to increase the number of nurse educators in the state awarded to GSON.

Option #2: If you would like to transition to a faculty position in an academic environment or become an educator in a critical care unit, then you will want to pursue option #2, which has distinct courses in advanced pathophysiology and advanced pharmacology.  Students in this option are eligible for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program, as well as the Missouri State Board of Nursing Scholarship monies awarded to GSON and are eligible to sit for the NLN CNE certification.  MSN/DNP core course taken in the program are fully transferable to our DNP Programs and will decrease your time to achieving your DNP. 

Nurse educators, in clinical or academic settings, are instrumental in shaping the future of nursing, ensuring high standards of care and promoting excellence among current and future nurses. Our Nurse Educator concentration allows both online and hybrid programming with clinical or academic concentrations- providing optimal flexibility for adult learners. The Nurse Educator concentration emphasizes the role of nursing in academia and in the clinical setting- advancing teaching and learning through research, evidence-based practices, peer-review, reflection, and dissemination.

Our students learn the basics of adult learning theory and curriculum design so they can build and refine curricula. They also learn to design a variety of clinical scenarios and apply them to a simulated learning environments. Students have the opportunity to participate in one-one practicum experiences teaching courses, clinical experiences and/or developing and implementing evidence-based curricula in the clinical setting.

Convenient Online Classes

There’s no need to travel to campus to complete your studies. All of your courses and communication will be online and even orientation can happen virtually.

Personalized Practicum Experience

Four of the curriculum plan terms include immersive practicum education experiences that include hands-on experience with curriculum development and evaluation, teaching strategies and assessment, instructional technology in education, integration of simulation and virtual reality in academic environment and practice settings related to all learners. You’ll have the support and guidance of a variety of preceptors who have a master’s degree (or higher). 

Diverse Career Potential

Graduates of the Nurse Educator Concentration will be prepared to teach students in an academic setting, as well as patients and practicing nurses in various clinical settings including hospitals and community health care agencies.

Prepare for Excellence

Graduates will be eligible to take the National League for Nursing’s (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) exam upon completion of requisite experience. The Nurse Educator role is recognized by NLN as a specialty area of practice.

NOTE: Courses and sequencing are subject to change

Didactic 1 credit hour = 15 contact hours                                

Clinical 1 credit hour = 60 clinical contact hours

Total contact hours = 30

• BSN from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended
• Cumulative GPA from undergraduate work 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Unencumbered/unrestricted RN License to practice in Missouri/ compact state license 

The Admissions Department may provide a 10-year forgiveness for cumulative GPA calculation.  The student should submit a petition for forgiveness of prior grades to the Admissions Department.

NOTE: Courses and sequencing are subject to change

Didactic 1 credit hour = 15 contact hours                                

Clinical 1 credit hour = 60 clinical contact hours

Total contact hours = 630

• BSN from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended.
• Cumulative GPA from undergraduate work 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Unencumbered/unrestricted RN License to practice in Missouri. 

The Admissions Department may provide a 10-year forgiveness for cumulative GPA calculation.  The student should submit a petition for forgiveness of prior grades to the Admissions Department.

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing reserves the right to adjust tuition and fees at any time. For additional information, please contact our Business Office.