Nursing (M.S.N.)

Nursing Major 1

Exhibit advanced professional acumen by applying critical thinking and reflective practice, alongside leadership skills that foster accountability, stewardship, and integrity. 

Nursing Major 2

Integrate communication, coordination, and collaboration with individuals, families, and interprofessional teams to promote safe, high-quality care. 

Nursing Major 3

Critically evaluate nursing knowledge and evidence, including information literacy, to guide advanced nursing practice. 

Nursing Major 4

Synthesize theoretical and evidence-based research to inform and support efficient decisions that enhance quality improvement in the advanced nursing role. 

Nursing Major 5

Demonstrate ethical decision-making in the advanced nursing role. 

Nursing Major 6

Analyze data related to the determinants of health, to promote outcomes for diverse individuals and populations. 

Nursing Major 7

Integrate advocacy principles to influence nursing practice and policies at the systems level.

Concentration: Family Nurse Practitioner 1

Graduates of the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Concentration will also be able to: 

Concentration: Family Nurse Practitioner 2

Demonstrate independence and accountability in managing primary healthcare needs, applying comprehensive knowledge and clinical judgement to assess, diagnose, prioritize, manage, and evaluate person-centered care. 

Concentration: Family Nurse Practitioner 3

Utilize evidence-based practice guidelines and healthcare technologies to provide safe, compassionate, quality, and personalized care to diverse patients. 

Concentration: Family Nurse Practitioner 4

Promote health and prevent disease across the lifespan through education, screening, and interventions. 

Concentration: Nurse Educator 1

Graduates of the MSN Nurse Educator (NE) Concentration will also be able to: 

Concentration: Nurse Educator 2

Evaluate the process of implementing, monitoring, and managing curricula using relevant theories, teaching and learning strategies, and technological innovation.  

Concentration: Nurse Educator 3

Appraise various strategies to monitor and evaluate programs, curricula, and mastery of student learning. 

Concentration: Nurse Educator 4

Integrate professional values and evidence-based teaching strategies in educational practice. 

Concentration: Nurse Educator 5

Practice advanced, evidence-based, contemporary, and person-centered nursing care. 

Concentration: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1

Graduates of the MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Concentration will also be able to: 

Concentration: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 2

Demonstrate independence and accountability in managing mental health care needs, applying comprehensive knowledge and clinical judgement to assess, diagnose, prioritize, manage, and evaluate person-centered care. 

Concentration: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3

Utilize evidence-based practice guidelines and healthcare technologies to provide safe, compassionate, quality, and personalized care to diverse patients. 

Concentration: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4

Promote mental health and reduce risk for psychiatric disorders across the lifespan through education, screening, and interventions.