Nursing, Nursing Leadership & Management, M.S.N. (Diploma/ADN to MSN)

Nursing Leadership & Management (Diploma/ADN to MSN)

This program of study is designed to allow nurses who have completed a diploma or associate degree, and are licensed as registered nurses, to advance their nursing education. Students begin the program with two foundational courses before moving to master’s level courses. 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. This 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
• Manages the complexity of human resources in today’s healthcare
• Evaluates quality and safety measures
• Designs a plan of change using principles of servant leadership guided by Benedictine Values
• Collaborates with others to improve the quality of professional nursing practice and health care 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
• Applies priorities of the professional nurse in the promotion of community health