Online MSN to DNP Clinical Nurse Leader Bridge to Executive Nursing Administration Pathway

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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
NU 560 -  Administration and Management for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours
NU 565 - Nursing Administration Finance 3 credit hours
DNP Core Courses
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
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