NEA-BC Exam Information and Outline
Nurse Executive Advanced
Syllabus Update Checked on: September 11, 2026
NEA-BC Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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NEA-BC - Nurse Executive Advanced
- Leadership
- Leadership theories and styles and executive presence
- Principles of relationship building
- Strategic planning methods
- Governance structures
- Change management and complex project management and oversight
- Coaching, mentoring, and succession planning
- Communication techniques and strategies
- Conflict resolution
- Consensus building
- Negotiation
- Business acumen
- Forecasting
- Business planning
- Return on investment (ROI)
- Awareness and impact of reimbursement methods
- Quality and Safety
- Health care standards
- Regulatory bodies
- Accrediting bodies
- Emergency preparedness and management
- Principles of high reliability
- Risk assessment and evaluation of plan of correction
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Performance benchmarking interpretation and analysis
- Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Process Improvement (PI)
- Quality Improvement (QI)
- Human Capital Management
- Employee protection and labor laws
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Rehabilitation Act
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Civil Rights Act
- Professional development
- Competency
- Education
- Scope of practice
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
- Develop and monitor healthy workforce environment
- Workplace safety
- Employee engagement strategies
- Professional governance
- Health Care Delivery
- Strategies and effectiveness of health care delivery
- Patient-centered medical homes
- Telehealth
- Staffing models
- Workforce pipeline
- Health care ethics
- Ethical principles
- Codes
- Organizational structures
- Research translation and spirit of inquiry
- Monitor patient outcomes
- Guide integration and implementation of technology
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Cybersecurity
- System integration
- Predictive analytic