Master of Science in Nursing, M.S.N.

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program aims to prepare registered nurses for advanced practice in health systems leadership and nursing education. 

 

Learning Outcomes:

1.Synthesize established and evolving disciplinary nursing knowledge, ways of knowing, and knowledge from other disciplines, to inform clinical judgement and translate nursing science to guide evidence-based care.   Key Concepts: clinical judgment, evidence based practice 

2. Design holistic, respectful, evidenced based, person-centered compassionate care including family and significant others, incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion.     Key Concepts: Communication, Compassionate Care, DEI, Ethics, and Evidence-based care.

3. Integrate population health principles including advocacy, health policy, disaster preparedness, and collaborative partnerships to mitigate social determinants of health and support equitable and just care.      Concepts: Social determinants of health, policy, DEI, Ethics

4.Engage in scholarship to transform health care through evidence-based nursing practice.  Concepts: EBP,ethics,

5.  Develop a just culture through quality improvement at individual and system levels to minimize the risk of harm and support safety. Concepts: Quality, Safety, EBP, Health policy, DEI, ethics

6. Create a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values through partnerships for quality care delivery.     Concepts: Communication, Compassionate Care, Clinical Judgment

7. Design practices within complex systems that enhance value, access, quality, and cost-effective coordination of resources to provide safe, quality, equitable care to diverse populations.         Concepts: DEI, EBP, SDOH,Communication

8. Utilize information, communication technologies, and informatics processes for ethical decision making to support patients, consumers, and team members in a variety of settings.   Concepts: Communication, Compassionate care, Clinical judgment, Ethics

9. Formulate a sustainable professional nursing identity that reflects professional nursing’s characteristics and values to improve the practice environment and health outcomes.   Concepts: Ethics, Health Policy, DEI, and Compassionate Care

10. Demonstrate personal, professional, and leadership development to intentionally advance the nursing profession.  Concepts: SDOH, Ethics, Policy