Advanced Professional Knowledge Online Master's in Nursing
Gain superior critical thinking and leadership skills as you prepare for advanced positions in nursing with an affordable, online Nursing master’s degree from SNHU.
Our online master’s in Nursing programs address the need for quality higher education options for nurses, as outlined in the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) ''The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health'' report. The report references the growing demand for qualified nurses who are prepared to meet the complex and changing needs of the 21st-century healthcare workforce. Our online nursing master's degree prepares today’s nurses by helping them to acquire key competencies necessary for continuous improvement of the quality and safety of healthcare systems, patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, and evidence-based practice, along with the skills and methods for leadership and management for continual process improvement within the nursing profession.
Nurses and healthcare professionals who already have a BSN or an MSN can enhance their degree and gain the in-demand skills defined by new standards in the field of nursing with SNHU's online graduate certificate in Patient Quality and Safety.
Earn a degree from a trusted, private, not-for-profit university.
Benefit from the convenience and flexibility of online delivery from a pioneer in the distance education field.
Learn from expert faculty with strong academic credentials and applicable real-world experience.
Complete your MSN degree in 18 months.
Opt for a seamless pathway from RN to MS in Nursing.
Have 24/7 access to SNHU's virtual campus.
MSN Core
HCM-500: Healthcare Informatics
Students will learn the history and current state of healthcare and how the industry uses information systems Throughout the course students will discuss types of information systems such as the electronic medical record EMR laboratory and radiology systems and more Students will also study trends in new practices such as telemedicine and home healthcare and how they function in various healthcare settings Finally students will explore how these and other industry trends with the use of technology can improve patient care
IHP-501: Global Health and Diversity
Global Health and Diversity is a problem based course designed to give students an overview of health promotion issues explore selected current topics in health and health policy from a national and global perspective and investigate the consequences these issues have for the health status of individuals populations and society This course will provide the theoretical foundation to allow the practitioner to design interventions that promote health and behavior change in the individual client within the community setting The concepts of health literacy consumer advocacy and their impact of health promotion will be explored
IHP-504: Healthcare Policy and Financing
Developed for the health care administrator and providers this course prepares students with a full understanding of financial planning control measures and financial management to effectively examine and address the complex financial challenges within the healthcare sector Analysis and identification of healthcare financial trends finance sources and reimbursement models will be addressed
IHP-505: Leadership in Clinical Microsystems and Process
This course covers clinical microsystem concepts tools techniques and processes within the context of a clinical or supporting microsystem This course will use current theories to approach issues related to the redesign of healthcare services to improve quality add value reduce variation and improve morale by empowering frontline caregivers This course builds upon the Dartmouth Hitchcock Microsystem Improvement Curriculum and the QSEN Graduate Nursing Competencies
NUR-500: Advanced Nursing Concepts
In this course students analyze historical and evaluate current nursing concepts and theories Students will examine the linkages of empirical aesthetic ethical personal and sociopolitical patterns on knowing with the conceptual models and paradigms of nursing Students will explore the components of conceptual theoretical empirical structures for theory generating and theory testing research
NUR-502: Teaching and Learning in Nursing
This course covers instructional frameworks learning environments and classroom and student management and motivation techniques Learners explore theories associated with optimizing the teaching experience and student outcomes and gain an understanding of the teaching learning communication and motivation strategies used for specific learning situations and student populations Learners identify various learning barriers and formulate appropriate teaching strategies to address them including acknowledging and using emotional intelligence As part of this course learners are required to teach in an online course room Must be enrolled in MSN program
NUR-506: Evidence Based Practice
Emphasis in this course is on theory guided and evidence based research to prepare students to become proficient in translating research into practice using research as a tool to improve practice Students will gain the skills to identify clinically focused issues and evaluate the best design to resolve the issue Critical analysis of qualitative and quantitative research findings in order to apply best evidence to clinical problems will be emphasized while analyzing the ethical conduct of clinically focused research Students will gain the knowledge and skills to conduct a systematic review of the literature and synthesize research related to a clinical problem
QSO-640: Project Management
This course includes the study of concepts tools and practices of project management The course adopts a managerial process approach to Project Management which consists of initiating planning executing controlling and closing the project Major topics will include project scope project time project cost project quality project risk project resources project communications and how to be an effective project manager Cases are utilized to integrate the learning in the course and provide decision making experience for the student
Prerequisites:
MBA-501
Capstone Courses
NUR-680: Nursing Capstone Seminar
Students critical analyze proposals for healthcare quality and safety plans or clinical problems as developed by student participants To be taken concurrently with NUR 681
NUR-681: Nursing Capstone Project
Students design and analyze a healthcare issue proposal of policy options recommendations for action or an evaluation strategy for a selected healthcare setting Students are evaluated according to criteria negotiated in advance that demonstrate current industry best practices To be taken concurrently with NUR 680
An MSN can expand your nursing career employment and leadership opportunities and prepares you to serve as a clinical nurse leader, clinical nursing faculty member and a nursing administrator. The MSN concentrations can ready you for a number of opportunities.
Outcomes of the MSN program:
Synthesize and apply theories and conceptual models from nursing and other related disciplines to facilitate clinical practice decision-making.
Integrate the use of communication skills, information systems and standardized language in relation to clinical outcomes and continuous performance measures.
Develop collaborative interdisciplinary relationships and partnerships to improve the health care of the cohort population.
Interpret and apply evidenced-based data to assess cohort risk, implement interventional strategies, and evaluate outcomes as part of an interdisciplinary health care team.
Design, implement and evaluate innovative, population-based programs of care to achieve quality outcomes.
Pursue continuous quality improvement through the clinical nurse leader role.
Serve as an advanced practice generalist for a cohort population within the selected health care subsystem.
Create a capstone research project for oral and written presentation on a nursing practice topic.
Master's in Nursing Admission Requirements
MSN students must have:
An active unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse.
An earned bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Daily access to the Internet.
Students with a GPA below 3.0 but higher than 2.67 are eligible for provisional acceptance. These students must achieve a grade of B+ or better in their first graduate nursing course to be fully accepted into the MSN program.
MSN CNL Approved States:
This program is currently offered only in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Wyoming.
Accreditation
SNHU is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges as well as several other accrediting bodies.
Our online nursing programs were created based on Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education accreditation requirements. SNHU is a provisional member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is seeking CCNE accreditation.
