Nursing: Explore Advanced Practice Nursing
Nursing is a dynamic field that is greatly in demand. This online course invites you to explore the core skills critical to the profession while delving into the various types of nursing specialties including nurse-midwife, nurse anesthetist, and nurse practitioner. Identify the skills required for advanced degrees, and learn about innovations in nursing education such as using high-fidelity mannequins for medical simulations. Enjoy dynamic video lessons where you’ll witness care for a variety of patients.
Program Dates
Choose the course length that works for you: 1-week intensives, 2-week sessions, and 4-week sessions
Eligibility
For students ages 13 and up
Fees
$1,795
Understand Nursing as a Career Pathway
Delve into Registered Nurse and Advance Practice options.
Explore the advanced tech innovations used to educate nurses. Experience dynamic video simulations of various patient treatments. Learn critical healthcare skills and their role in quality and safety.
Experience the Role of Nurse Practitioner.
Discover what a nurse practitioner is and how they treat patients in a variety of settings. Experience a demonstration of their role in assessing and diagnosing ER patients.
Understand the Nurse Anesthetist.
Examine the role of the nurse anesthetist before, during, and after surgery. Observe a demonstration of an anesthetist in action, including intubation and anesthetic administration.
Meet the Nurse-Midwife.
Review the role of the midwife from prenatal through postpartum care, as well as newborn assessment. Experience a midwife helping a mother through her pregnancy, including postpartum complications.
Review the Critical Concepts of Nursing.
Discover acute care and alternative-care settings in nursing. Experience a tour of a brand-new, state-of-the-art simulation facility, including an emergency department, an operating room, and a labor and delivery ward.
Explore Degrees and Careers in Nursing.
Topics covered offer a vital background for college majors and potential careers. These include both entry-level and advanced nursing careers such as bedside nurse, nurse practitioner, and nurse anesthetist.
How You Will Benefit
- Be able to define the many different career paths and opportunities in nursing.
- Describe the responsibilities and scope of practice for various advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) roles.
- Practice core skills used in nursing, including health assessment, documentation, and medication dosage calculation.
- Explain the ways in which nurses increase access to safe and quality care.
- Complete a Final Capstone Project to demonstrate what you’ve learned.
- Earn a Certificate of Completion from Georgetown University.
Three Learning Advantages Designed for You
Final Capstone Project
All online courses culminate in a Final Capstone Project that allows you to:
- Use what you’ve learned about research and evidence-based practices to create an infographic or multimedia presentation for healthcare professionals.
- Reinforce best practices and promote safe and quality patient care.
- Focus on how nursing professionals can bring attention to a problem and devise a solution.
Mentoring
You’ll receive guidance from a mentor who can support you and answer questions as you deepen your learning experience. You can expect:
- Encouragement and direction on all assignments.
- Inspiration, motivation, and confidence to help you succeed.
- Brainstorming and ideation help as you prepare for your Final Capstone Project.
Flexible Learning
- 100% online learning that works with your schedule.
- Flexible learning format through video lessons. Tune in anytime that works for you.
- 20-30 hours of total instruction and course work, including engaging multimedia, simulations, and curated assignments for which you will receive guidance and support from mentors.
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Course Designed by Georgetown University Faculty
Kelli Giffin
Director, Clinical Simulation Center Instructor, Professional Nursing Practice Academic Department
In leading the Simulation Center, Kelli focuses on developing the competencies and critical thinking abilities of both undergraduate and graduate students, building on her expertise in clinical hospital-based practice. Her work has provided a powerful human element to the Simulation Lab, and her simulations are still used for clinical makeup in order to augment clinical experiences and assist with the development of critical thinking skills. She also works as a bedside nurse at MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center. In 2017, Giffin received an International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Simulation Fellowship. In recognition of her outstanding leadership in the field, in 2021, she received the Georgetown Women in Medicine Mentoring Award.
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Meet Your Mentors and TAs
Quinn
Holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Holds a certification as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner and currently working as a Nurse Practitioner.
Siri
Holds an undergraduate degree in medical sciences and currently working towards an osteopathic medicine degree.
How to Apply
It’s easy. No transcripts or letters of recommendation are required. Our application asks you to provide the following:
- Basic contact information for you and your parent or guardian.
- Why you wish to take this course, and a bit of your story, through writing, video, photos—any media you prefer.
Begin the guided process. It should take only a few minutes to answer the questions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Answers to Your Questions HereScholarships
We offer need-based scholarships for participating students who exhibit high potential and an inability to pay the full tuition.
- If you haven’t applied to the program, apply here. After submitting your application, click “Apply for a need-based scholarship” on the confirmation page to request a scholarship.
- If you’ve already applied to the program, sign in to your profile to check your scholarship status. If we don’t have a scholarship request on file, click “Apply for a need-based scholarship” to request a scholarship.
The University reserves the right to modify the course as may become necessary.