Adult Health Nursing

 Administration

The Nursing Administrator Focus prepares the Nurse Administrator, Manager, and/or Executive for diverse practice settings in the healthcare system.  These settings may include small facilities, integrated delivery systems, larger corporate-owned facilities, ambulatory settings, organizational and academic settings, as well as nontraditional environments.  Essential inclusion in these practice settings are entrepreneurial partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration.  The Nurse Administrator, Manger, or Nurse Executive will develop skills as the catalyst and role  model, providing leadership and direction, consistent with the mission and value of an organization.  He/She will be responsible for creating a work environment that facilitates and encourages nursing staff to demonstrate accountability for their own practice, utilizing critical thinking and effective decision making.  This Nurse Leader will acquire knowledge to ensure the development, implementation and evaluation of policies, programs, and services that are evidence-based and consistent with professional standards and values.  Preparation for organizational analysis, strategic planning, financial and human resources management and professional development is included.

Students pursuing a career as a Nurse Administrator take care and support courses as well as clinical course work to prepare for the advanced practice role.  Nursing Administrator students also take course work related to leadership and management, budgeting and financial management, healthcare law and quality improvement.  Graduates from this option are prepared as Nurse Administrators, Mangers and/or Executives.

Examples of full time and part time coursework selections are available on the Curriculum link.

Policies and other information are available in a guide for graduate nursing students, entitled Graduate Information Guide (GIG). Knowledge of the policies and information in the GIG is required following admission.

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