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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Nursing Leadership (NLMS) - MS
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Nursing Program Description
Grounded in an environment of scholarship, the mission of the WSU Department of Nursing is to educate knowledgeable caring, ethical, creative, and accountable nurse leaders who provide person- and relationship-centered care for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in a diverse society. This mission is based on the beliefs that:
- a caring, diverse and respectful community provides the best environment for students to learn how to care for themselves and others
- optimal learning to care for self and others occurs in a caring, diverse and respectful community
- faculty and students are accountable for maintaining and modeling professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct
- recognizing and valuing human diversity is essential to person- and relationship-centered care
- individuals have different ways of knowing and learning about the world
- creativity and innovation contribute to continuous quality improvement and sustainability
- an enriched learning environment is the responsibility of faculty, staff and students
- effective nurse leaders engage in continuous professional development and lifelong learning
Graduates of the MS programs are prepared for a variety of advanced nursing roles (e.g. nurse educators, nurse leaders, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists). These graduates also have the foundation for continued graduate studies (i.e. DNP or PhD). Graduates of the DNP program are prepared for the highest level of clinical nursing practice.
Nursing science core courses, taken by all graduate students, build on students’ baccalaureate nursing knowledge to integrate scientific underpinnings for practice, understand nursing information management and decision making, and advocate for health promotion. Students develop evidence-based knowledge and skills to enhance the quality and safety of health care while demonstrating leadership and professionalism. Courses within the selected programs of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, or Nursing Leadership provide specialized knowledge and practice opportunities in each advanced nursing role. A unique feature of this program is the targeted emphasis on the nurse’s use of advanced knowledge and skills of health promotion with individuals and families in diverse populations to address health care needs within complex environments.
Nursing Leadership
Students who elect the Nursing Leadership program are prepared for formal and informal leadership in any healthcare setting. In addition to the core courses, content focuses on elements of leadership in practice, and across the care continuum; responsibilities of nurse leaders in research, education, and clinical practice; human capital management; fiduciary and economic governance; strategic project management; the functions of the nurse leader in the organization, system, and community; and on issues and trends in advancing the nursing profession. Clinical practicums for the Nursing Leadership program offer students the opportunity to apply nursing leadership principles under the guidance of a qualified preceptor. Graduates of the program are prepared for eligibility for the following certification exams after meeting additional eligibility criteria related to work experience: American Organization for Nurse Leaders (AONL) exam to become certified as an Executive in Nursing Practice (CENP) or a nurse manager and leader (CNML) or certification for Nurse Executive (NE-BC) or the Nurse Executive, Advanced (NEA-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Certification may also require a certain number of years of experience in a formal leader position.
Nursing Science Core (MS) (25 credits)
Nursing Leadership Courses (12 credits)
Clinical Courses (9 credits)
Learners will work with their advisor and the Clinical Placement Coordinator to arrange practicum opportunities that meet student learning needs and career goals.
Clinical Hours: 540
1 clinical credit = 60 hours of contact time
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