Nurse Executive

The Nurse Executive program molds nurse leaders to assume management roles in various health care settings. These may include inpatient and outpatient care delivery, health maintenance, disease management, healthcare consulting and healthcare technology organizations.

Admission requirements:

• graduation from an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing with 
  a minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from original program
• licensure as a registered nurse
• one year of clinical practice prior to management core
• undergraduate statistics course
• undergraduate research course
• statement of professional goals
• two letters of recommendation
• personal interview

Course of Study

Each student’s program will be tailored to meet individual professional goals and program requirements.

Graduate Nursing Core:

NSG 500   Advanced Health Assessment

NSG 501   Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Science

NSG 502   Advanced Nursing Research

NSG 504   Advanced Role Development in Nursing

NSG 505   Health Care Policy and Models of Care

NSG 530   Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice

NSG 533   Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing

NSG 590   Scholarly Project

Nurse Executive Concentration:
NSG 560   Healthcare Operations for the Nurse Executive
NSG 561   Organizational Leadership for the Nurse Executive 
NSG 562   Advanced Leadership Topics for the Nurse Executive 
NSG 563   Nurse Executive Practicum I 
NSG 564   Nurse Executive Practicum II