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Have you ever wanted to help your patients make healthy changes?   

Here’s how: Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Substance Use and Addictions Nursing

This online 12-credit graduate certificate with a clinical practicum is designed for RNs and APRNs.

NRSG 773* Addictions Nursing I: Foundations
NRSG 774* Motivational Interviewing for Addictions Nurses
NRSG 775 Addictions Nursing II: Special Topics
NRSG 776 Addictions Nursing III: Clinical Aspects
*These courses are available as electives.

This certificate launched fall 2021 as the only program of its type in the nation.

  • You’ll complete the certificate through four online courses
  • Your final course includes a 90-hour practicum component.
  • You can complete the certificate in as little as one year (two 15-week semesters).
  • You can apply up to two of the four certificate courses toward a degree program at UMSON.

The certificate also prepares you to sit for an addictions nursing certification exam, including CARN and CARN-AP.

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