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Nursing administration and leadership

Below is a sample curriculum.

Core courses Credits
NURS 503 Advanced Nursing Practice: Psychosocial 3
NURS 508 Advanced Nursing Practice: Systems 3
NURS 512 Advanced Nursing Science 3
   
Nursing administration and leadership concentration  
NURS 505 Advanced Practice Nursing: Foundations in Health Care Finance 3
NURS 655 Nurse as Leader 2
NURS 680 Leading People 3
NURS 681 Nurses as Organizational Leaders 3
NURS 687 Management Systems and Health Care Outcomes 4
NURS 690 Application of Financial Concepts 4
Accounting elective 3
   
Concentration practicum courses
(varies by concentration)
 
NURS 692 Integrative Administrative Systems Practicum I 2
NURS 693 Integrative Administrative Systems Practicum II 2
NURS 694 Integrative Administrative Systems Practicum III 2

Computer competency for nursing administration and leadership

Familiarity with basic microcomputer applications, including word processing and spreadsheets, is essential to successful completion of the nursing administration and leadership concentration. Students lacking these skills are strongly urged to develop them prior to enrollment or early in their program of study. While access to the Internet is available on campus, it is generally advantageous for students to have access at home. Basic skills are required prior to enrollment in NURS 505 Advanced Practice Nursing: Foundations in Health Care Finance and NURS 690 Application of Financial Concepts.

 

 

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