Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Nursing Leadership & Management Track

Nursing Leadership & Management Track Program Description

The Nursing Leadership & Management MSN program prepares the baccalaureate prepared registered nurse for advanced nursing practice in healthcare leadership and management. Based upon the American Organization for Nursing Executives (AONL) Nurse Executive Competencies, areas of emphasis within this track include effective communication and relationship management, advanced knowledge of the healthcare environment, organizational systems leadership, professionalism, interprofessional collaboration, financial, human resource, and information management, advanced technology resource utilization, and strategic planning. Graduates are prepared to provide advanced leadership and management within the complex health care environment to address health care gaps and growing health care needs of individuals, families, communities, and populations.

Nursing Leadership & Management Track Student Learning Outcomes

Building upon the Master of Science in Nursing Program Core Program Student Learning Outcomes, upon completion of the Nurse Educator track graduates will be able to:

1. Engage in effective communication and relationship management with emphasis on influencing behaviors, diversity, shared decision-making, and interprofessional relationship development with practice and academic partners.
2. Examine the influence of the health care environment on patient and population health outcomes including delivery models/work design, economics, policy, governance, outcome measures and research, performance improvement and metrics, patient safety, and risk management.
3. Develop effective leadership skills with focus on foundational thinking, reflective practice, systems thinking, succession planning, and change management.
4. Model professionalism as an advanced practice nurse incorporating personal and professional accountability, career planning, ethical behaviors, and advocacy.
5. Engage financial, human resource, information management and technology resources aligned with organizational and strategic outcome achievement in the provision of efficient, cost-effective health care.

MSN Program Nursing Leadership & Management Track Curriculum Overview

Required credits to graduate with this degree: 37 SH Credits

• 37 SH credits of 500-600 level NURS courses.
  • Undergraduate or graduate statistics course must be completed prior to NURS 570 course enrollment.
    • MaSU 300 level statistics course recommended. Transfer credit substitution of equivalent statistics course upon approval.
  • Includes (2) 100-hour practicum experiences completed local to the student’s residence.
    • Evidence-based practice (EBP) project required for capstone course completion.
• Maximum of 9 SH credits permitted for graduate credit transfer from a regionally accredited institution.
  • NURS graduate transfer credit (maximum 9 SH credits) permitted from institutions who hold national nursing program accreditation.

• MSN core courses, statistics, and track specific courses can be completed in as few as 18 months (5 semesters).

• Two plans of study are available: full-time 5 semester and part-time 8 semester options.
• NURS courses are offered in 5-week blocks except for semester practicum and MSN Independent Project courses to allow the student to focus on one or two courses at a time.

• Earned baccalaureate nursing degree (i.e. BSN or BAN) from a regionally accredited institution who holds national nursing program accreditation required for program admission.
  • Conditional program admission will be granted to applicants who apply in the final semester of their baccalaureate degree program with unconditional admission granted upon receipt of the final transcript with posted baccalaureate degree. Failure to fulfill the required admission conditions will result in dismissal from the program.
• Current U.S. unencumbered RN licensure required throughout program enrollment in state anticipated for practicum course experiences.

• Students are encouraged to work with the financial aid department to ensure that they are registered for the appropriate number of credits per semester for their individual financial aid and/or scholarship award.
• Requests to change a plan of study from full-time to part-time or part-time to full-time requires written request by the student as well as Program Advisor and Division Chair approval.

For additional information about the MSN program, including the plan of study/course rotation schedules please visit http://www.mayvillestate.edu/nursing

Requirements

Core Requirements (14 SH)

NURS 510	Advanced Informatics and Health Care Technologies	2
NURS 540	Contemporary Issues of the Health Care System	3
NURS 550	Theories and Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS 560	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	3
NURS 570	Advanced Nursing Research	3

Direct Care Core (6 SH)

NURS 520	Advanced Clinical Practice Concepts I	3
NURS 530	Advanced Clinical Practice Concepts II	3

Track Specific Requirements

Functional Area Content (13 SH)

NURS 600	Law, Compliance & Ethical Decision Making in Health Care	3
NURS 605	Applied Economics, Finance & Budgeting in Health Care	3
NURS 615	Managing Human Resources	3
NURS 645	Nursing Leadership & Management Practicum I	2
NURS 655	Nursing Leadership & Management Practicum II	2

MSN Independent Project (3 SH)

NURS 680	MSN Independent Project	1-2
Total Credit Hours:		3

Statistics Requirement

Statistics Requirement (Select one from the following)

Pre-requisite: MATH 103 - College Algebra

BUSN 416	Business Statistics & Research	3
MATH 323	Probability & Statistics	3
UNIV 350	Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences	3.0

Total Credit Hours: 37