Background: The Nurse Manager Certificate Program empowers nurses aspiring to leadership roles through a competency-based curriculum anchored in the Outcome-Based Continuing Education model.
Method: Combining leadership theories with management tools, the program respects participants' existing competencies while fostering actionable skills to address real-world challenges.
Results: Initially launched in 2001 as an in-person initiative, the program transitioned to a blended online format in 2020 based on participant feedback, integrating virtual collaboration and problem-solving activities. Graduates benefit from academic progression opportunities, including waivers for one Doctor of Nursing Practice course. Participants earn a digital badge aligned with the 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials for Professional Nursing Education, validating their mastery of leadership competencies.
Conclusion: This portable credential enhances professional credibility and highlights the program's role in bridging professional development with academic success, exemplifying the Outcome-Based Continuing Education model in action. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2025;56(7):293-297.].
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing is a monthly peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles on continuing nursing education that are directed toward continuing education and staff development professionals, nurse administrators, and nurse educators in all health care settings, for over 50 years.