School Nurse Teacher CGS
School nursing is a specialty with unique requirements. Rhode Island continues to be a progressive leader by employing certified School Nurse Teachers (SNT).
A Pathway to School Nurse Certification
SNT professionals have achieved both clinical, and teaching and learning competencies. School nurses are leaders who provide evidence-based health care, health education and health promotion for the entire school community, drive policy change, connect families to community resources and advocate for healthy school environments.
Upon your successful completion of the CGS, please for certification through RIDE.
How to Apply
To begin the application process you will need to sign up for an account with CollegeNET. Once you have a CollegeNET account, you will be able to log in any time and see your Activity Log which shows you a personalized status page.
Admission requirements are as follows:
- Submission of a graduate application along with a $50, nonrefundable application fee.
- One copy of all official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- A record of past and ongoing academic excellence (ex., a minimum GPA of 3.0).
- A current Rhode Island R.N. license.
- Three years of documented experience as a full-time R.N. (or an individually accepted equivalent).
- Three candidate reference forms with three accompanying letters of recommendation.
- Performance-based evaluation.
- A current r茅sum茅
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