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RN to MSN - Nurse Leader

RN to MSN Nurse Leader Curriculum

West Coast University's nursing courses help provide RN to MSN Nurse Leader online students with the knowledge and professional nursing and leadership skills necessary to assist patients and clients toward an optimal level of health.

The RN to MSN Nurse Leader online degree's clinical nurse leader (CNL) curriculum integrates critical thinking, decision-making, leadership and management techniques with moral, ethical and legal principles associated with providing outstanding care in a clinical setting.

Course Number

Course Title

Course Credit

Year 1, Trimester 1 - RN to MSN Curriculum
Term I

LDR432

Principles of Leadership for Health Care Organizations

3

PATH370

Pathophysiology

3
Term II

MATH211

Statistics

3

NURS340-A

Public Health Nursing

1.5

Year 1, Trimester 2 - RN to MSN Curriculum
Term I

NURS500

Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice

3

NURS340-B

Public Health Nursing

1.5
Term II

NURS510

Policy, Organization, and Financing of Health Care

3

NURS495L-A

Community Practice Experience

1.5

Year 1, Trimester 3 - RN to MSN Curriculum
Term I

NURS521

Ethics in Healthcare

3

NURS495L-B

Community Practice Experience

 1.5
Term II

NURS561

Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

 3

HA550

Leadership Models for Health Care Managers

3

Year 2, Trimester 1 - RN to MSN Curriculum
Term I

NURS540

Research Utilization

3
Term II

HA540

Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations

3

Year 2, Trimester 2 - RN to MSN Curriculum
Term I

NURS677

Introduction to Healthcare Informatics

3
Term II

HA520

Financial Management for Health Care Managers

3

NURS594

Advanced Practice Theory: Nursing Leadership

3

Year 2, Trimester 3 - RN to MSN Curriculum
Term I

NURS595L-A

Advanced Practice: Nursing Leader Practicum I

1.5

NURS694A

Culminating Experience I

1.5
Term II

NURS595L-B

Advanced Practice: Nursing Leader Practicum II

1.5

NURS694-B

Culminating Experience II

1.5

Total Credits: 51

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