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Integrative Nursing Leadership - MSN

Program Codes: MSNINTGNSLDR
Master of Science Nursing

Availability: online

Introduction
The Master of Science in Integrative Nursing Leadership (InLEAD) is a 32 credit, fully online program. The program has been developed for working professional nurses who have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and who aspire to, or currently hold, leadership roles across the health care continuum. The focus of this graduate program is to prepare nurse leaders who apply health and well-being strategies with patient populations as well as the healthcare team members that they lead. Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and Systems Science will provide the theoretical foundation for this program. The themes of resiliency, patient safety, and integrative health are woven throughout this leadership program. The program culminates in a leadership immersion with the dissemination of current, best practice strategies to improve health outcomes as evidenced by the submission of a paper suitable for publication. Graduates of this MSN are prepared to sit for the Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) exam.

Mission Statement
The Integrative Nursing Leadership graduate program provides a transformative education, preparing intellectually creative, merciful, compassionate, mindful and resilient nurse leaders whose relationship-based practice is informed by the evidence with a focus on the health and wellbeing of caregivers as well as those they serve.

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited university and provide official transcripts.
  • Applicants must have an unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Applicants must submit a professional letter of recommendation.
  • Applicants must submit a personal statement that discusses professional goals in reference to nursing leadership.
Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the requirements for the Master of Science degree in Integrative Nursing Leadership the graduate will be able to:

  • Transform professional reflections, knowledge, skills, and attitudes into purposeful advance integrative nursing practice to improve the health, wellbeing, and resiliency of self and others.
  • Apply advanced communication and leadership skills to advocate for policies that improve the health of the public and the profession of nursing using knowledge from nursing and related sciences such as complexity science, systems theory, and Watson’s Human Caring Theory.
  • Integrate knowledge of emerging technologies, outcome data, and healthcare economics, with an emphasis on regulatory requirements and reimbursement mix, to inform fiscally responsible decision-making in the delivery of safe and effective care.
  • Employ translational scholarship when integrating evidence into clinical practice to improve health outcomes of diverse populations across the continuum of care.
  • Demonstrate critical decision-making when assessing for high priority needs in a highly complex health care system and cultivate unique partnerships and alliances to meet these needs in innovative, collaborative, ethical, and cost-effective ways.

InLEAD Curriculum

The graduate program in Integrative Nursing Leadership operates on a semester calendar with new students accepted in the fall semester. Fall, spring and summer semester courses are completed in a predetermined sequence. All 10 courses in this 32-credit program are offered online, with the curriculum structured to work around a nurse’s busy schedule. Courses are arranged into eight-week Mini terms, so that the graduate student will never take more than one class at a time—while completing the program, part time, in just two years.

Year 1 Fall

THEORETICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL FNDTNS CARE, , THEOR & PHIL FOUND OF CARE
Course Code:
NURS 500
Active Term:
Fall
/ All
Course Description:
During this course the student will be introduced to a model of human caring that includes the arts and humanities as well as science. Watson's Theory of Human Caring provides a philosophical and ethical foundation for an integrative nurse leader's professional practice. An exploration of Complexity Science and Systems Theory will further the student's ability to transform theory into safe, quality nursing practice that improves the health of the public and supports the profession of nursing.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 500
THEORETICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL FNDTNS CARE, , THEOR & PHIL FOUND OF CARE
3
HLTH CONCERNS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
Course Code:
NURS 504
Active Term:
Fall
/ All
Course Description:
This course addresses the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations as they currently exist and as they will evolve in the future. Care for those who are injured, suffering, powerless, and/or dependent, such as the very young and the very old, the chronically ill, racial/ethnic/sexual minority groups, and the disabled, will be the focus of this course. This course lays the groundwork to collaborate successfully with communities and stakeholders in the provision of quality population health and in the promotion and protection of human dignity.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 504
HLTH CONCERNS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
3

Year 1 Spring

NURS AS SCHOLR: EVDNC-BASE PRACT
Course Code:
NURS 506
Active Term:
Spring
/ All
Course Description:
Graduate nursing students build upon previous learning of nursing research and evidence-based practice to develop mastery in critiquing and translating research evidence into practice. With an inquiring attitude toward their practice and care environment, students work with faculty to identify a research question, analyze research findings for evidence-based practice, and disseminate results to advance nursing knowledge.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 506
NURS AS SCHOLR: EVDNC-BASE PRACT
3
FOSTERING RESILIENCE
Course Code:
NURS 508
Active Term:
Spring
/ All
Course Description:
In this course the student studies various mind-body techniques such as biofeedback and mindfulness, and applies them in a program of self-care to foster resilience. An exploration of an individual's strengths, accomplishments, and what matters most in their life can lead to growth and flourishing. Students will cultivate self-awareness and compassion for oneself allowing for compassion and mercy to be extended to others.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 508
FOSTERING RESILIENCE
3

Year 1 Summer

QLTY SAFETY & VALU IN HLTHCARE
Course Code:
NURS 573
Active Term:
Summer
/ All
Course Description:
This course engages the student in the assessment of a healthcare organization's culture of safety with the goal of decreasing and preventing inadvertent harm to patients as a result of their care. The student will analyze and interpret patient safety data and present this evidence to support a specific patient safety initiative. A critical appraisal of the evidence and compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements will be conducted during the design of a process improvement initiative. The student collaborates with a clinical preceptor, under guidance of faculty, on this assessment.
Credit:
4
Instruction methods:
Lecture, Field
x
NURS 573
QLTY SAFETY & VALU IN HLTHCARE
4

Year 2 Fall

TRANSFRM HLTHCARE: INFO SYS&TECH
Course Code:
NURS 600
Active Term:
Fall
/ All
Course Description:
This course enables students to develop the leadership skills needed to effectively interface between the emerging field of data science technology and interdisciplinary clinical users. During this course the student will learn to use meaningful data analytics to perform impact evaluations that improve patient outcomes. Advancing patient information security and confidentiality to promote ethical health care decisions will be a central focus.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 600
TRANSFRM HLTHCARE: INFO SYS&TECH
3
HEALTHCARE FINANCE & ECONOMICS
Course Code:
NURS 611
Active Term:
Fall
/ Even
Course Description:
This course examines economic and financial factors associated with the healthcare industry. Healthcare leaders will explore concepts vital to the management of financial resourves within the healthcare industry, such as economics, budgeting, staffing, and various forms of analysis in the ever-evolving landscape of the healthcare system. Policies that influence the structure and financing of health care, practice, and health outcomes will be examined.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 611
HEALTHCARE FINANCE & ECONOMICS
3

Year 2 Spring

LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Course Code:
OL 502
Course Group(s):
EDUCATION ELECTIVES
Active Term:
Fall/Spring
/ All
Course Description:

Successful leadership is a process that takes time, experience, learning and a behavioral disposition toward working with others. This course examines the field of organizational behavior and leadership by studying theoretical models, practical examples, and experiential exercises.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
OL 502
LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
3
HEALTHCARE POLCY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY
Course Code:
NURS 604
Active Term:
Spring
/ All
Course Description:
This course prepares the integrative nurse leader to advance the agenda of the rapidly changing care environment by examination of health policy. Students will focus on policy process and develop and implement policy agendas. they will participate in collective decision-making, identifying roles and key stakeholders.The course will address how to identify gaps in policy knowledge. Nurse leaders will have an opportunity to engage in processes that influence population health. The course will prepare the integrative nurse leader to analyze the policy process and engage in politically competent care.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
NURS 604
HEALTHCARE POLCY ANALYSIS & ADVOCACY
3

Year 2 Summer

INTEGRATIVE NURSING CAPSTONE
Course Code:
NURS 677
Active Term:
Summer
/ All
Course Description:
In the Integrative Nursing Leadership Capstone immersion the student spends 60 hours working with a preceptor, under the guidance of faculty, as they further enhance their leasership skills. The student will implement their process improvement safety initiative, started in Quality, Safety & Value in Healthcare, and prepare to sit for their Patient Safety Certification Exam. The student also completes, and submits for publication, a faculty approved manuscript on their chosen patient safety topic.
Credit:
4
Instruction methods:
Lecture, Field
x
NURS 677
INTEGRATIVE NURSING CAPSTONE
4
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