Online MSN to DNP Clinical Nurse Leader Bridge to Executive Nursing Administration Pathway
MSN to DNP Clinical Nurse Leader with Advanced Concentration in Leadership Bridge to Executive Nursing Administration Pathway is for students who completed their MSN in the area of Clinical Nurse Leader with Advanced Concentration in Leadership and want to complete their DNP in the specialty area of Executive Nursing Administration.
Students may pursue a DNP in the specialty area of Nursing Executive Administration after receiving an MSN degree with Advanced Concentration in Leadership.
Students would be required to complete 36 credit hours of the DNP program and two bridge courses to matriculate from the Clinical Nurse Leader with Advanced Concentration in Leadership to the Nursing Executive Administration specialty. Graduates of this program would complete a total of 42 credit hours.
The following bridge courses are required for the CNL Clinical Nurse Leader with Advanced Concentration in Leadership to matriculate to the DNP Nurse Executive Administration specialty option:
- NU 560: Administration and Management for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NU 565: Nursing Administration Finance
| Executive Nursing Administration Specialty Courses |
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| NU 560 - Administration and Management for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours |
| NU 565 - Nursing Administration Finance 3 credit hours |
| DNP Core Courses |
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| NU 607 - Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours |
| NU 608 - Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Healthcare 3 credit hours |
| NU 610 - Healthcare Policy and Finance 3 credit hours |
| NU 613 - Organizational & Systems Leadership 3 credit hours |
| NU 611 - Translating Evidence Into Practice Systems 3 credit hours |
| NU 612 - Clinical Prevention and Population Health 3 credit hours |
| NU 615 - Quality Improvement and Outcomes Assessment 3 credit hours |
| NU 616 - Data Management & Decision Making in Complex Healthcare Systems 3 credit hours |
| Executive Nursing Administration DNP Project Planning & Development and Residency |
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| NU 661 - Nurse Executive Administration PP&D 3 credit hours |
| NU 662 - Nurse Executive Administration Residency I - 180 specialty clinical hours 3 credit hours |
| NU 663 - Nurse Executive Administration Residency II - 180 specialty clinical hours 3 credit hours |
| NU 664 - Nurse Executive Administration Residency III – 180 specialty clinical hours 3 credit hours |