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Nursing
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Rural Health
About This Program
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Rural Health will prepare individuals to have advanced expertise and knowledge surrounding rural health issues such as access, remote health care delivery, rural health policy, and promising new strategies for the improvement of rural health outcomes as per program level.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to construct a needs assessment of a rural community to identify strengths and gaps in access to health care for rural residents and opportunities for intervention.
- Upon completion, students will be able to propose strategies to improve the health of residents who live in rural America.
- Upon completion, students will be able to assess health conditions that are uniquely impacted by rural residence, both positive and negative, as well as modifiable factors that influence health outcomes of rural residents.
- Upon completion, students will be able to develop a plan for mitigating the barriers in rural health that contribute to social isolation and access to care.
Admissions Criteria
To be considered for admission to the certificate students must present an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on the last 60 hours in the undergraduate degree. Nurses must meet all the requirements for admission to the graduate programs in nursing including an unencumbered nursing license.
Curriculum
| NURS 5368 | ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AND ADVANCING SOLUTIONS IN RURAL HEALTH | 3 |
| NURS 5369 | RURAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS | 3 |
| Select one from the following: | 3-6 | |
| HEALTH INSURANCE AND ACCESS TO CARE | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH EQUITY | ||
| ISSUES IN STUDYING THE HEALTH OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS | ||
| MEASUREMENT IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NURSING | ||
| FAMILY NP ADVANCED PRACTICUM | ||
| Total Hours | 9-12 | |
Advising Resources
Graduate nursing students will be assigned a degree plan once admitted to the program. They are encouraged to make phone, in-person, or virtual appointments as needed to discuss their academic progression.
Location:
554 Pickard Hall
Email:
msnadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2776
Web:
Undergraduate Certificate in Rural Health
About This Program
Undergraduate Certificate in Rural Health will prepare individuals to have advanced expertise and knowledge surrounding rural health issues such as access, remote health care delivery, rural health policy, and promising new strategies for the improvement of rural health outcomes as per program level.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to conduct a needs assessment of a rural community to identify strengths and gaps in access to health care for rural residents.
- Upon completion, students will be able to identify strategies to improve the health of residents who live in rural America.
- Upon completion, students will be able to describe health conditions that are uniquely impacted by rural residence, both positive and negative, as well as modifiable factors that influence health outcomes of rural residents.
- Upon completion, students will be able to discuss the barriers in rural health that contribute to social isolation and access to care.
Admissions Criteria
Any undergraduate eligible to enroll in upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses may enroll in the certificate.
Curriculum
| NURS-HI 3358 | FUNDAMENTAL TELEHEALTH SKILLS | 3 |
| NURS 4370 | RURAL HEALTH BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS | 3 |
| NURS 4371 | RURAL HEALTH ISSUES AND POLICY | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Advising Resources
Prelicensure BSN
Students will receive an email from advising once admitted into the program. They are advised to make an appointment with an advisor each semester to discuss progress.
Location:
554 Pickard Hall
Email:
bsnadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2776
Web:
Prelicensure BSN Advising Information
RN-BSN
Students will receive a welcome email once they have been admitted into the program. They are encouraged to set up virtual or phone appointments on an as-needed basis to discuss progression in the program.
Location:
554 Pickard Hall
Email:
rnadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2776