RN-MSN Completion Track

RN – MSN Degree Program

Program Requirements

This program is only offered in an online format. RN students may obtain an MSN degree with a concentration in one of the following cognates: Clinical Nurse Educator, Health Quality and Safety, Leadership in Healthcare Systems, or Nursing Informatics.

All RN-MSN students must complete the RN-BSN Curriculum and MSN Curriculum listed below:

RN-BSN Curriculum

NUR 352SIProfessional Nursing

3

NUR 354WIEvidence-Based Nursing

3

NUR 357A Conceptual Approach to Assessment and

3

NUR 449A Conceptual Approach to the Assessment

4

NUR 452WINursing Leadership and Health

3

NUR 453Comm Focused Professional Nursing

4

NUR 455Advanced Acute Care Concepts

3

Total Credit Hours:23

MSN Curriculum

NUR 510Nursing Theory and Research I

3

NUR 512Organization, Delivery, and Policy in Healthcare

3

NUR 514Nursing Leadership and Advanced Roles

3

NUR 516Information Technology and Systems for

3

NUR 520Nursing Theory and Research II

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:18

NUR 551: all courses must be completed prior to taking NUR 551

And, RN-MSN students must select one of the three cognates listed below:

Clinical Nurse Educator cognate:

NUR 508Advanced Pathophysiology for the Clinic

3

NUR 521Pharmacology and Physical Assessment

3

NUR 522Academic Nurse Education

3

NUR 523Clinical Nurse Education

3

Or

Leadership in Healthcare Systems cognate:

NUR 530Financial Management of Nursing Systems

3

NUR 531Human Resource Management in Healthcare

3

NUR 532Nur Leadershp in Healthcare Systems

3

NUR 533Quality and Safety in Healthcare

3

Or

Nursing Informatics cognate

NUR 584Foundations of Nursing Informatics

3

NUR 585Advanced Nursing Informatics I

3

NUR 586Advanced Nursing Informatics II

3

NUR 587Population Health Informatics, Epidemio

3

Total Credit Hours:12-15

Total Credit Hours: 52-55