CLINICAL nURSE lEADERS dOCS

CNL Course List (.pdf)

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Clinical Nurse Leader

Graduates are prepared to function as leaders within complex health care environments. The practice of the CNL emphasizes nursing leadership, client outcomes management, and care environment management. The CNL is prepared as a generalist and functions at the microsystem level as provider and manager of care at the point of care delivery. Design, implementation, and evaluation of research based care; coordination, delegation, and supervision of care provided by the health care team are essential functions of the role.

In addition to the 12 hour core, there are 9 hours of support courses and 13 hours of specialty courses for the Clinical Nurse Leader Sequence. The support courses are NUR 431, 437, and 479. The specialty courses are NUR 432, 491, and 492. Three of the CNL courses (NUR 431, 491, and 492) must be taken in sequential order and in consecutive academic terms. Graduates of the CNL program are eligible to take the exam for certification as a Clinical Nurse Leader, but are not eligible for advanced practice license.