Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
MSN Program Mission
The mission of the Graduate Nursing Program is to prepare nurses within a collaborative learning environment to effectively serve as nurse leaders in academic and practice settings who are committed to life-long learning, contribute to the discipline of nursing through rigorous intellectual inquiry and translation of evidence into practice, collaborate with interprofessional teams, and lead change, promote health, and elevate care for diverse and global populations.
MSN Program Goals
The Graduate Nursing Program will prepare graduates equipped with enhanced nursing knowledge and skills to:
- Lead change to improve quality outcomes,
- Advance a culture of evidence through lifelong learning,
- Build and lead collaborative interprofessional teams,
- Address evolving healthcare needs,
- Navigate and integrate care services across the healthcare system,
- Design innovative nursing practices,
- Translate evidence into practice, and
- Promote health and elevate care, as flexible leaders employed in critical action within complex and changing health, educational, and organizational systems.
MSN Program Description
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program prepares registered nurses with broad knowledge and practice expertise that builds and expands on baccalaureate nursing generalist practice. Mayville State University offers two MSN tracks focused on the role of the nurse educator and on nursing leadership and management in addition to graduate certificate programs in both track areas. Development of a fuller understanding of the discipline of nursing through mastery of the Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing fosters engagement in higher-level practice and leadership in a variety of practice and academic settings. Promoting a commitment to lifelong learning, graduates seamlessly transition into a research or practice-focused doctoral program.
MSN Program Core End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLOs)
- Demonstrate the integration and application of advanced nursing knowledge to guide evidenced-based nursing practice.
- Apply knowledge of current and emerging forces within systems-based practice that enhances quality, safety, equity, and cost-effectiveness of health care.
- Engage in the scholarship of nursing research relevant to the application and implementation of research studies to improve health and transform health care.
- Analyze information technologies to gather data, guide decision making, and support professionals to improve healthcare outcomes.
- Integrate population health promotion and disease management strategies with collaborative activities for the improvement of equitable population health outcomes.
- Integrate advanced evidence-based nursing concepts across direct care areas to improve holistic and equitable person-centered care outcomes.
- Foster intentional collaboration across disciplines to optimize care and improve outcomes in the health care environment.
- Demonstrate personal, professional, and leadership competency that reflects nursing's characteristics, values, and identity.