Master of Science in Nursing

The Master of Science, Nursing (MSN) is designed to prepare Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to provide primary and acute care services to diverse populations across the healthcare continuum and Nurse Educators to educate students in an academic and/or clinical setting. The curriculum provides students with a strong foundation in quality improvement; safety; and evidence-based practice by focusing on health and the healthcare system using an organizational and systems framework. The MSN program recognizes the role of the master’s prepared nurse in health policy, advocacy, and interprofessional collaboration in the delivery of client-centered, culturally appropriate care with the aim of increasing the health of the population.

Careers

The BSN prepares graduates for acute care, specialty units, public health, home health, extended core, assisted living, ambulatory, emergency, managed care, case management, occupational health and nursing management, staff development, and nursing education.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing the requirements for a M.S. Degree in Nursing will be able to:

1. Utilize knowledge from sciences, humanities, and nursing to promote health, prevent disease, advocate and collaborate with interprofessional colleagues to provide health care to individuals, families, groups, and populations.
2. Use organizational and systems frameworks; ethical decision-making; and effective working relationships to identify and address current healthcare and educational issues.
3. Effectively integrate and communicate using written, oral, and electronic methods with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders.
4. Utilize leadership models and ethical decision-making skills to improve the quality of care provided in a variety of settings.
5. Translate, integrate, and apply evidence-based practice and principles of quality improvement in a variety of care and educational settings.
6. Integrate doctrines of cultural congruence into nursing interventions when working with individuals, families, groups and/or populations.