Course Offerings
Students in the Nurse Educator, Master of Science Online Program may take all of their nursing courses online. Please select your appropriate pathway to view the course offerings.
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Pathway One: ADN to Master of Science
Students in Pathway One will complete all of the required courses to receive both the BSN and Master of Science. The pathway is a total of 48 credit hours.
Course # Course Title Credits NSG 309 Professional Nursing Practice 4 NSG 311 Integration of QSEN for Nurses 3 NSG 371 Healthcare Informatics 2 NSG 443 Global Public Health Nursing for RN’s 3 NSG 443L Global Public Health Nursing Lab for RN’s 3 NSG 451 Nursing Leadership & Issues 3 NSG 512 Evidence Based Nursing Practice 3 NSG 548 Healthcare Ethics, Law, & Policy 3 NSG 551 Health Promotion 2 NSG 552 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 NSG 561 Advanced Pharmacology 3 NSG 562 Advanced Health Assessment 2 NSG 562L Advanced Health Assessment Lab 1 NSG 575 Curriculum Development 3 NSG 576 Instructional Strategies 3 NSG 577 Assessment & Evaluation 3 NSG 583 Nurse Educator Seminar 1 NSG 583L Nurse Educator Practicum 3 NSG 593 Thesis Seminar (Optional) 3 NSG 599 Thesis Research (Optional) 1-6 -
Pathway Two: BSN to Master of Science
Students in Pathway Two will complete all of the required courses for the Nurse Educator, Master of Science Online Program. The pathway is a total of 30 credit hours.
Course # Course Title Credits NSG 512 Evidence Based Nursing Practice 3 NSG 548 Healthcare Ethics, Law, & Policy 3 NSG 551 Health Promotion 2 NSG 552 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 NSG 561 Advanced Pharmacology 3 NSG 562 Advanced Health Assessment 2 NSG 562L Advanced Health Assessment Lab 1 NSG 575 Curriculum Development 3 NSG 576 Instructional Strategies 3 NSG 577 Assessment & Evaluation 3 NSG 583 Nurse Educator Seminar 1 NSG 583L Nurse Educator Practicum 3 NSG 593 Thesis Seminar (Optional) 3 NSG 599 Thesis Research (Optional) 1-6
Course Descriptions
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NSG 309: Professional Nursing Practice
Introduces registered nurses to mission and philosophy of the nursing program, professional practice and personal growth. Utilizes concepts of evidence-based, patient-centered care. -
NSG 311: Integration of QSEN for Nurses
Apply QSEN skills, attitudes, knowledge to improve healthcare delivery. Identify concepts of quality improvement based on evidence. Survey teamwork, communication, collaboration, and transitions of care. -
NSG 371: Healthcare Informatics
Introduces theory, infrastructure and ethical application of health informatics for the delivery of safe, effective, efficient, and quality patient-centered care. -
NSG 442: Global Public Health
Synthesizes theory, research, epidemiological and public health principles into planning interventions to meet the multidimensional health needs of a diverse, global society. -
NSG 442: Global Public Health Lab
Application of NSG 442. Provides population-focused care in community health settings. (S/U grading) -
NSG 451: Nursing Leadership and Issues
Analyzes management and leadership theories. Explores issues related to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, professional integrity/leadership and teamwork/ collaboration. -
NSG 512: Research & Evidence Based Practice
Expand knowledge to determine the best evidence and quality improvement methods to reduce risk and improve patient outcomes in the advanced nursing practice role. -
NSG 548: Healthcare: Ethics, Law & Policy
Evaluate ethical, legal and political concepts in healthcare delivery systems. -
NSG 551: Health Promotion
Analyzes concepts of health promotion related to delivery of evidence-based patient-centered care in advanced nursing practice. -
NSG 552: Advanced Pathophysiology
Examines alterations in human physiologic function in diverse populations across the lifespan using evidence-based practice principles. Corequisite: NSG 561. -
NSG 561: Advanced Pharmacology
Applies pharmacological concepts in the management of patients across the lifespan within the scope of evidencebased advanced nursing practice. Corequisite: NSG 552. -
NSG 562: Advanced Assessment
Enhances assessment skills across the lifespan within the scope of evidence-based advanced nursing practice. Corequisite: NSG 562L. -
NSG 562L: Advanced Assessment Lab
Demonstrates assessment skills across the lifespan within the scope of evidence-based advanced nursing practice. Corequisite: NSG 562. (S/U Grading) -
NSG 575: Curriculum Development
Focuses on roles, theories and processes of nursing curriculum development from an evidence-based practice foundation. -
NSG 576: Instructional Strategies
Explores evidence-based practice learning theories and instructional strategies for teaching nursing in a variety of settings. -
NSG 577: Assessment & Evaluation
Focuses on understanding and applying formal and informal assessment and evaluation strategies utilizing informatics in order to implement data-driven instruction. -
NSG 583: Nurse Educator Seminar
Synthesizes nurse educator theory and competencies into evidence-based teaching practices. Corequisite: NSG 583L. -
NSG 583L: Nurse Educator Practicum
Applies nurse educator theory and competencies in a variety of educational settings. Corequisite: NSG 583. (S/U grading) -
NSG 593: Thesis Seminar
Creates an advanced nursing practice research proposal as the first step in thesis development. (S/U grading) -
NSG 599: Thesis Research
Preparation of thesis to meet degree requirements. Must be enrolled each semester in at least one credit hour if thesis is still in process. (S/U grading). Prerequisite: NSG 593 and approval by thesis advisor.
