Courses
R.N. to M.S.N. Mobility Option
- NURS-B 490 RN–MSN Transition I (4 cr.) This course is designed to provide learning opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills that are foundational to advanced practice nursing roles, and success in the masters program. Professional role development, evidence based practice, theories of community-based nursing, nursing leadership and management are analyzed in combination with related research and are applied to the nurse's evolving role in an era of health care reform. Learning opportunities emphasize the knowledge and skills needed to provide evidence based nursing care in complex health systems and in the community. Future trends for nursing's leadership, management, ethics, and social policy roles are examined, with particular emphasis placed on the impact of health care reform.
