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Gain the Knowledge and Skills You Need to Manage Today’s Complex Medical Facilities

From the classroom to the boardroom there is a huge need for nurse leaders. The online and on campus Master of Science in Nursing with a Leadership in Health Care Systems specialization program includes a focus in management, which is geared toward human resource development, economics and budgeting to enhance your leadership skill set.
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M.S. in Nursing - Leadership in Health Care Systems: Management Focus

Degree Overview

If you’re already a RN with a bachelor's degree, Regis University offers an innovative online and on campus program designed specifically for working professionals looking to enrich their experience and education with a focus in either education or management.

Within the program curriculum, you’ll complete four courses in focus content areas. The Management focus includes courses in leadership development, administrative skills, health care policy, economics, budgeting and ethical and social issues impacting nursing and health care. You will complete a practicum in the management area, which consists of 105 hours of field work designed to consolidate skills and apply principles in an management environment, working directly with a nursing manager.

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Degree: Graduates are awarded the Master of Science, Nursing with a focus in management.

Online Option:  Flexible format allows you to log in anytime, day or night as you complete assignments.  Each class lasts 8 weeks allowing you to progress quickly. No campus visits are required for online students, but we encourage you to celebrate your graduation in person!

Campus Option: Classes meet one evening per week from 5:30PM – 9:30PM for an 8 week term allowing you to progress quickly toward your MS in Nursing while continuing to work.

Start Dates: Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (August)

Application Deadline:  Program has a rolling admission deadline; we accept applications up to the start date of the program. Course size is limited, so it is best to submit applications sooner than later.

Length of Program: The curriculum can be completed in approximately 24 months.

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Program Requirements

Listed below are the required courses for completion of this degree at Regis University. Please note that recent course requirement updates may not be reflected in the list below and you should contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 303.458.4126 for recent changes and updates.

This degree program requires 39.00 credit hours for completion. Please contact your advisor or the Office of Enrollment Services at 303.458.4126.

MS Nursing: Leadership Specialization Core

HCE 604 - Ethics for Nurse Leaders

Examines ethical and moral reasoning relevant to professional nursing practice and health care delivery in today's society. Explores philosophical and faith-based foundations, including Catholic moral tradition, socio-cultural influences, professional codes, organizational and personal ethical norms. Ethical issues are examined with emphasis on advanced practice nursing, leadership roles and models of health care delivery. Introduces skills in analyzing ethical dilemmas and evaluating ethical practice using ethical theory, moral argument, and case studies. NOTE: This course was previously titled Ethics and Society.

Cross listing(s): NR 690E NR 604.

NR 601 - Theoretical Frameworks

Examines the theoretical basis of nursing which guides advanced nursing practice. Critiques and evaluates theories from nursing and related fields such as the natural, social, organizational, and biological sciences. Analyzes the usefulness and applicability of theory in nursing practice, research, education, and administration. Regis University, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions and the Loretto Heights School of Nursing mission and goals are discussed. Service Learning is introduced in this course in the campus-based MS program.

NR 602 - Adv Apps of Research for Evidenced-Based

Addresses best practices for evidence-based nursing practice. Quantitative and qualitative research designs and analytical procedures are compared. Methodologies for implementing evidence-based practice are examined and ethics associated with research are appraised.

Cross listing(s): NR 690F.

NR 608 - Health Care Policy

Focuses on health care policy formation and evaluation. Learning activities will facilitate students' opportunities to learn about change, as a result of public policy and politics. Examines public health care policy emphasizing it's relationship and application to advanced practice nursing, leadership roles in management, and education and models of health care delivery. Topics include history, trends, and issues in health care systems; legal issues; legislation and regulation; funding, planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care services to individuals and populations; and accessibility, quality and outcome issues. The policy and business practices developed by hospitals and other private institutions are not included in the course objectives. Service Learning is further explored in this course in the campus-based MS program. The graduate component extends foundational knowledge through additional readings, case analysis and/or applied project work. Prerequisite(s): Completion of NR 622 for online students. Admission to the Master of Science degree in Nursing or Permission of the Executive Director of the Graduate and Post-Licensure Department required.

Cross listing(s): HCA 408 HSA 608.

MS Nursing: Leadership in Health Care Systems

Comprehensive Eval

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Comprehensive Evaluation, Master of Science

Management Focus

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Management Focus
NR 614, NR 615, NR 621, NR 623E

NR 620 - Health Care Structure/Dynamics

Explores and analyzes classical and contemporary organizational theories and their applicability in health care. Organizational culture, mission and governance, strategic planning, private, public and integrated health care systems, and environmental issues will be examined in relation to health care organizations. Health care organizations will be evaluated using an analysis of the interplay of structure and function based on contemporary organizational theories. Liability insurance fee.

Cross listing(s): NR 690G.

NR 622 - Advanced Leadership Concepts

Analyzes leadership roles in relation to decision-making and strategic planning. Focuses on leadership theories and concepts, team building, motivation, negotiation, mediation, conflict management, mentorship, workforce planning, human diversity, power and communication. Service Learning is further explored in this course in the online MS program.

NR 624 - Issues in Practice

Analyzes issues and forces that influence nursing and health care. Incorporates evaluation of nursing's contribution to social, economic, technological, legal, political, and ethical issues as they affect change and redefine health care. Topics include fiscal accountability, population demographics and diversity, advocacy and changing roles. Facilitates understanding of the complexities of issues shaping health care. Students will demonstrate synthesis of issues influencing local, state, national or international nursing and health care.

NR 625 - The Legal Environment

Focuses on the law and the regulations pertaining to individuals and institutions that provide health care and health care education. Topics include labor and employment law, student rights and responsibilities, patient rights, and professional and organizational accountability.

Graduate Elective

Elective

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Graduate Level (600) Elective

Statistics

Statistics

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Statistics Prerequisite--Required prior to NR 602
(Regis courses that fulfill requirement include
MT 270 OR MT 274)

Accreditation

Regis University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Commission URL: http://www.ncahlc.org
Commission Phone: 312-263-0456

The Loretto Heights School of Nursing is accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (AACN-CCNE). The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science (MS) programs are accredited through 2019. Additionally, effective October 2012, the DNP program is now fully accredited by AACN-CCNE.

If you would like more information on AACN-CCNE please go to: www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation.

Fall 2013 - Summer 2014

Tuition (per semester hour) $610
Application Fee $75
Background Check and Drug Screen (external agency fee) $95

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