Herzing University: Post Master's Certificate - Public Health Nursing 

Program Overview

The Post Master's Certificate in Public Health Nursing is a 16-credit post-graduate nursing program which prepares you for a career as a public health nurse. The online degree program provides students with fundamental knowledge and skills in public health nursing advocacy and policy, health promotion and education, health policy and regulation, and much more.

What You'll Learn

This Post Master's Certificate in Public Health Nursing will provide students with the academic knowledge, skills, and expertise to work as a public health nurse. Graduates will be able to integrate health promotion and prevention to analyze, understand, and collaborate with community health partners to address population health issues. The program consists of specialty and clinical courses. This program is for licensed registered nurses (current, unrestricted license) with a Master of Science in Nursing degree interested in advancing their careers to become a public health nurse.

Career Preparation

All didactic, lecture-style classes are delivered online, and the program includes 135 clinical hours. Every course is designed to help you develop the career-focused skills you need to succeed in your work as a public health nurse.

Herzing's Clinical Pledge

Herzing understands securing clinical placement as part of an MSN in nursing leadership & administration program is one of the biggest concerns students face. That is why Herzing offers guidance and support through their step-by-step Clinical Guidance Process to ensure you can get the clinical practice experiences you need.

As a Herzing student, you are encouraged to find your own preceptor and clinical sites as there are many benefits to doing so. However, Herzing provides extensive support should you find difficulty along the way. With Herzing, you are never on your own.

Because of Herzing's strong relationships with healthcare providers across the U.S. and their comprehensive Clinical Guidance Process, Herzing is confident in their ability to help you find clinical placement. So much so that if you are unable to find a clinical site on your own, we pledge to step in and help you secure clinical placement. *

*Subject to terms and conditions outlined in the enrollment documents.

Program Admission Requirements

• Hold a graduate degree in nursing from an accredited university or college.
• Hold a current, active and unrestricted license as a registered nurse in the state in which they live.
• Eligible states for Enrollment: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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