Nursing, Nursing Leadership & Management, M.S.N. (BSN to MSN)

Nursing Leadership & Management (BSN to MSN)

In today’s healthcare environment nurse leaders, both executive and managerial, need a broad background in nursing and business concepts. Emphasis of this content is placed within the context of advanced nursing practice in healthcare. The graduate program provides the student with the opportunity to identify and partner with a healthcare organization and nursing leader to participate in a clinical experience. The capstone seminar, a service project, is designed to guide students in the integration of nursing and management theory with a practical application.

Program Outcomes

• Designs processes to achieve quality, cost-effective and ethical health outcomes
• Appreciates the complexity of human resource management in today’s healthcare\
• Evaluates quality and safety measures
• Designs a plan of change using principles of servant leadership
• Collaborates with others to improve the quality of professional nursing practice and healthcare policy
• Utilizes evidence based practice for performance improvement
• Possesses requisite knowledge to pursue doctoral education
• Uses information technology to improve processes
• Demonstrates effective principles of change while providing client centered care