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A Chief Nursing Officer oversees and coordinates an organization's nursing unit and its daily operations. Their role is to plan, organize and direct the operations of nursing/patient care services. Their responsibilities are to ensure compliance with patient care quality standards, maintain performance improvement activities, assure competency of all nursing personnel, assist in formulating the budget, maintain efficient and effective departmental operations, direct the training and instruction of nursing students, and participate in policy decisions that affect nursing patient care services.

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  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Nursing
    The number of occurrences matches with Chief Nursing Officer in our database.
    Avg. Duration:46 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,658Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master Degree in Nursing Administration
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    Avg. Duration:19 monthsAvg. Fees:$19,631Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor Degree in Registered Nurse
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$24,990Type:Mostly part timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master Degree in Nursing
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    Avg. Duration:20 monthsAvg. Fees:$23,798Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Science (m.sc.) in Nursing Administration
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    Avg. Duration:19 monthsAvg. Fees:$19,631Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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5.6 years
$159K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
6.41 years
Senior
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
4
1621 out of 4012

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