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Preparing nurses for the future of health care

Curriculum

 

Professor Anne Saunier and Dr. Ellen DeLuca

 

ELLEN DELUCA, Ph.D, R.N., associate
professor of nursing, and ANNE SAUNIER,
M.S.N./Ed., R.N., assistant professor of
nursing, check out SimMan, a simulated
model that master's nursing students can
learn to use as a future teaching tool.

 

 

 

To meet the needs of today's MSN students, classes are offered through flexible scheduling using a blended learning approach. This hybrid class format features 25% traditional, face-to-face instruction along with 75% distance learning.

Curriculum

A. Nursing Core (both emphases) (15 credits)

NRSG 601 – Nursing Theory and Role Development (3)
NRSG 603 – Healthcare Policy and Decision-Making (3)
NRSG 604 – Global Health (3)
NRSG 605 – Nursing Leadership and Ethics (3)
NRSG 610 – Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3)

B. Advanced Practice Courses for Clinical Nurse Leader (16 credits)

NRSG 624 – Advanced Patient Management (3)
NRSG 625 – Community Assessment (3)
NRSG 690 – CNL Practicum I (2)
NRSG 692 – CNL Practicum II (8)

Co-requisites for CNL (6 credits)

MBA 602 - Organizational Behavior and Management
MBA 657 – Management Information Technology (3)

C. Advanced Courses for Nursing Education (22 credits)

NRSG 612 – Teaching and Learning Strategies in Nursing (3)
NRSG 613 – Assessment Strategies in Nursing (3)
NRSG 615 – Clinical Readings (3)
NRSG 618 – Nursing Curriculum Development and Evaluation (3)
NRSG 694 – Nursing Education Clinical Practicum I: Staff Development
Education (4)
NRSG 696 – Nursing Education Clinical Practicum II: Academic Nursing
Education (6)