Nursing, Concentration: Nursing Executive
Master of Science in Nursing
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Program Intro
Nurse executives oversee clinical care delivery, healthy work environments, resource management, quality, safety and health outcomes, as well as legal and regulatory compliance.
Our online program provides the knowledge and credentials you need to collaborate with other health professionals, advocate effectively, develop partnerships and lead healthcare in a variety of settings.
Our nurse executive program prepares you for systems-level clinical practice with a focus on:
- Improvement and innovation
- Evidence-based practice
- Implementation science
- Strategic planning
- Communication
- Financial management
- Resource allocation
Curriculum Overview
Begin your program by taking core master’s nursing courses focused on an expanded nursing role, including evidence-based practice and policy. From this foundation, you’ll expand your knowledge in executive specialty courses, which culminate in a clinical experience (with a preceptor of your choice) that gives you experience meeting executive practice competencies.
As a part-time student, you will take core master’s nursing courses. Full-time students can complete in less than two years.
Sample Courses
- NUR 50100 – Foundations Of Advanced Practice In Nursing
- NUR 50500 – Sociocultural Influences On Health
- NUR 51000 – Research And Evidence Based Nursing Practice
Take nurse executive master’s nursing courses and a clinical practicum course.
Sample Courses
- NUR 65300 – Healthcare Financial Management
- OBHR 63300 – Human Resource Management
- NUR 67100 – Nurse Executive Practicum
Highlights
Practice as a nurse executive depends on the ability to acquire, appraise, and implement best practice. You will have real-world experience in developing your skills under the guidance of expert faculty. Our College of Nursing is also home to the Indiana Center for Evidence Based Nursing Practice, an Affiliate Center of JBI.
Outcomes
In this specialty practice, you will design, facilitate, supervise and evaluate systems that employ or educate nurses. As you implement the nurse executive core competencies, you will lead and transform the delivery of healthcare. Your professional philosophy will evolve, reflecting the humanistic values of nursing and your commitment to the discipline.
Scholarships
Several scholarships and graduate assistantships are available to nurse executive students.
Beyond the Classroom
We encourage you to join organizations like:
- American Nurses Association
- American Organization of Nurse Leaders
- Sigma Theta Tau (for eligible students, by invitation)
Career Paths
This program prepares you for a variety of executive roles, including:
- Management, with unit-based authority
- Administration, with service-line or program authority
- Senior leadership, with organization-wide or system-wide authority
Employers
Our alumni are employed by hospitals and healthcare systems. They may also work in any setting that employs or educates nurses.
Accreditation
Our program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
After meeting practice requirements, graduates of this program are prepared to sit for certification exams offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Organization of Nurse Leaders.
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