MSN Learning Outcomes:

Administration Concentration

Nurse leaders need knowledge and competencies to effectively

create work environments that promote professional and
collaborative nursing practices and ultimately achieve quality
patient care. Nurse educators must be prepared to face challenges
in the classroom such as student diversity, the wide variety of
learning needs, changing student expectations, an explosion in
educational technology, and the complexity of the clinical
environment in which their students will practice.

Administration Concentration Outcomes

Graduates of the MSN with either the administration or education
concentration will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Use a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with The online delivery is even
stakeholders regarding nursing and health care system issues. better than I expected. I was
2. Identify problems and seek interventions to improve health quite nervous at first, but
care delivery outcomes using appropriate data and effective
after getting the hang of the
critical thinking and decision-making skills.
environment, it is easy.
3. Apply leadership and management theory to develop
collaborative partnerships across health care disciplines in
own practice setting.
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4. Use appropriate data to make decisions in determining
effective use of human and fiscal resources. MSN, 2006
5. Develop an evidence-based practice using research to
improve the quality of health care.
6. Implement the role of the nurse leader/manager as defined
by the ANA scope and standards of practice.
7. Demonstrate the abilities of the advanced practice nurse
leader/manager as outlined by the AACN. Contact Denise Reid for more
8. Apply theories of nursing, systems, change, leadership, information:
and management in the management of health care services
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