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The Nurse Administrator program will prepare you to provide leadership and management in many different areas of nursing and in different types of health care agencies. Opportunities range from acute care (hospitals) to home care agencies to primary care clinics, public health, schools and even insurance companies. As healthcare moves from an illness based focus to a wellness based one, new opportunities for nursing leadership are identified on a regular basis. With a degree in nursing administration you are prepared to move beyond the bedside into areas where collaboration and engagement with interdisciplinary teams, and leading teams through successful change projects becomes part of your skill set. Business practices such as budgeting, hiring and evaluating are part of the curriculum. Quality Improvement and Patient Safety are also key topics. Roles, responsibilities, and titles for the Nurse Administrator will depend on the setting with positions ranging from supervisor, manager, director, executive, and leader, including the Chief Nurse Executive. This program can also support your professional development towards certification or doctoral study since Nurse Executives are encouraged to seek educational preparation at the doctoral level to enhance their roles and contributions to improving health care outcomes and systems.
Our graduate programs are designed for working nurses. You will complete courses online in an asynchronous format. Clinical hours in the program are focused on acquiring the Nurse Administrator competencies congruent with the leadership/management setting of your choice. You will gain experience in administration by completing a minimum of 288 hours in a clinical setting under the supervision of a qualified master’s-prepared Nurse Administrator preceptor.
MSN 555 Quality Improvement in Health Care
Note: Course is only offered Fall Term.
Full course descriptions are presented in the University Catalog available online. http://www.csudh.edu/university-catalog/
A part-time plan of study is presented because students are typically working full-time. It is possible to accelerate the plan for the MSN Core, and Elective course; however, the Nurse Administrator Role courses are sequenced and must progress over 2 semesters.
Graduate student fees vary based on 0-6 units or more than 6 units and there is an additional fee for out-of-state residents. Summary information is provided here: Student Fees and more detail is available on the Student Financial Services webpage.
Registered Nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Application Information & Time Frame
1. Submit the University Online Application via CalState Apply (Video tutorial on how to apply) during the time frames provided below. CalState Apply Applicant Help Center2. Submit transcripts to Admissions and Records before the document deadline.Semester | Application Opens | Application Deadline | Document Deadline |
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Spring | August 1 | November 1 | November 1 |
Fall | October 1 | July 1 | July 1 |
Registered Nurses with a Non-Nursing Bachelor degree
Nurses with a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field who would like to prepare for admission into an MSN program will have the opportunity to receive their BSN by completing the RN-BSN program. Please see the RN-BSN Admissions page for further information: https://www.csudh.edu/son/programs/rn-bsn/admission/.
Degrees Outside of the United States
If the Baccalaureate degree was completed outside of the United States: