Master of Science in Nursing
Program Director: Paulette Thabault
Program Coordinator: Norma Mann (MSN-NP track and FNP Track Coordinator)
Program Coordinator: Janice Hansen (MSN Nurse Educator and Health Care Systems Leadership tracks)
PMHNP Track Coordinators: Anna Leavey, Louise Morales
AG-ACNP Track Coordinator: Deborah Rosenbloom
Norwich University offers the Master of Science in Nursing with concentrations in Healthcare Systems Leadership, Nursing Informatics, and Nursing Education. The program is fully approved by the Vermont State Nursing Board and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Beginning in the December 2020 term, Norwich University will revising its existing curriculum. The new curriculum will require students to l take two, three-credit seminars each term or, for those enrolled in a specialty Nurse Practitioner track, two, two-credit seminars or clinicals. The revised program will offer concentrations in Healthcare Systems Leadership, Nursing Informatics, Nursing Education as well as Nurse Practitioner tracks in: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Adult Gerontology (ACNP-AG), and Psychiatric and Mental Health. Each Nurse Practitioner track is a 45 credit-hour program of study.
The Norwich University Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Healthcare Systems Leadership is a 36 credit program that provides graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed as nurse leaders in a variety of health care settings.
The Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Informatics is 36 credit program that prepares the graduate to function in a variety of information systems leadership roles and to sit for the national certification examination.
The Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Education is a 40 credit program that prepares the graduate to assume roles in formal academic settings or in staff development positions.
Mission
The Master of Science in Nursing program prepares visionary nurse leaders who demonstrate advanced critical thinking, communication, and decision making skills to ensure quality outcomes within the complex systems of the health care continuum. Graduates initiate and effectively utilize research findings to improve outcomes, as well as utilize knowledge of health promotion, health care policy and systems, change and finance to effectively manage available resources in the changing health care environment. Masters prepared nurses utilize this knowledge base integrated with theories from nursing and related disciplines to create and implement ethical practices and policies to improve the environment in which health care is delivered.
The Masters prepared nurse engages in an expanded scope of practice that is characterized by critical analysis of problems and creative problem solving, and application of theories in the decision making process. The graduate manages change effectively and utilizes effective communication skills and technologies to create collaborative partnerships within nursing and across health care disciplines. Graduate education prepares the nurse to identify and evaluate personal and organization values and to implement ethical decisions and strategies to improve outcomes.
Program Outcomes
- Initiate and effectively utilize research findings to improve outcomes across the spectrum of nursing environments.
- Integrate knowledge of health promotion, health care policy and systems, change and finance to effectively manage available resources in the nursing environment.
- Integrate theories from nursing and related disciplines to create and implement ethical practices and policies to improve nursing practice.
- Critically analyze problems and demonstrate theory based problem solving in making decisions across a variety of nursing settings.
- Plan and manage change effectively.
- Incorporate the knowledge and skills related to informatics and technology to effectively improve nursing practice.
- Implement effective communication skills to create collaborative partnerships within nursing and across health care disciplines.
- Apply the principles of translational science and implementation/improvement science, advocacy and appreciative inquiry in the context of the advanced nursing role.
| Core Curriculum for Nurse Practitioner | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| NR 523 | Healthcare Systems, Nursing Leadership, and Advanced Nursing Roles | 3 |
| NR 524 | Health Policy, Advocacy, and Economics in Healthcare | 3 |
| Term 2 | ||
| NR 533 | Quality Improvement and Patient Safety | 3 |
| NR 593 | Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| Term 3 | ||
| NR 534 | Informatics and Healthcare Technologies | 3 |
| NR 514 | Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 |
| Term 4 | ||
| NR 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NR 552 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| Total Cr. | 24 | |
| Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Track | ||
| Term 5 | ||
| NR 590 | Advanced Pharmacology - Population Focus: Family | 2 |
| NR 553 | Advanced Physical Assessment | 3 |
| Term 6 | ||
| NR 611 | Family Nurse Practitioner I (adult and geriatric) | 2 |
| NR 612 | Family Nurse Practitioner I Clinical | 2 |
| Term 7 | ||
| NR 613 | Family Nurse Practitioner II (adult and geriatric) | 2 |
| NR 614 | Family Nurse Practitioner II Clinical | 2 |
| Term 8 | ||
| NR 615 | Family Nurse Practitioner III (women and children) | 2 |
| NR 616 | Family Nurse Practitioner III Clinical | 2 |
| Term 9 | ||
| NR 617 | Family Nurse Practitioner IV (women and children) | 2 |
| NR 618 | Family Nurse Practitioner IV Clinical | 2 |
| Culminating Academic Requirement | ||
| NR 595 | Residency | 0 |
| Total Cr. | 21 | |
| Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Adult Gerontology (ACNP-AG) Track | ||
| Term 5 | ||
| NR 591 | Advanced Pharmacology--Population Focus: Adult and Geriatric | 2 |
| NR 553 | Advanced Physical Assessment | 3 |
| Term 6 | ||
| NR 621 | Adult Geriatric Acute Care I | 2 |
| NR 622 | Adult Geriatric Acute Care 1 Clinical | 2 |
| Term 7 | ||
| NR 623 | Adult Geriatric Acute Care II | 2 |
| NR 624 | Adult Geriatric Care II Clinic | 2 |
| Term 8 | ||
| NR 625 | Adult Geriatric Acute Care III | 2 |
| NR 626 | Adult Geriatric and Acute Care III Clinical | 2 |
| Term 9 | ||
| NR 627 | Adult Geriatric Acute Care IV | 2 |
| NR 628 | Adult Geriatric and Acute care IV Clinical | 2 |
| Culminating Academic Requirement | ||
| NR 595 | Residency | 0 |
| Total Cr. | 21 | |
| Psychiatric and Mental Health NP Track | ||
| Term 5 | ||
| NR 592 | Advanced Pharmacology--Population Focus: Mental Health (paired with NR593) | 2 |
| NR 553 | Advanced Physical Assessment | 3 |
| Term 6 | ||
| NR 631 | Psychiatric and Mental Health NP I | 2 |
| NR 632 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical I | 2 |
| Term 7 | ||
| NR 633 | Psychiatric and Mental Health NP II | 2 |
| NR 634 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical II | 2 |
| Term 8 | ||
| NR 635 | Psychiatric and Mental Health NP III | 2 |
| NR 636 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical III | 2 |
| Term 9 | ||
| NR 637 | Psychiatric and Mental Health NP IV | 2 |
| NR 638 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical IV | 2 |
| Culminating Academic Requirement | ||
| NR 595 | Residency | 0 |
| Total Cr. | 21 | |
| Core Curriculum for Nurse Education | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| NR 523 | Healthcare Systems, Nursing Leadership, and Advanced Nursing Roles | 3 |
| NR 524 | Health Policy, Advocacy, and Economics in Healthcare | 3 |
| Term 2 | ||
| NR 533 | Quality Improvement and Patient Safety | 3 |
| NR 593 | Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| Term 3 | ||
| NR 534 | Informatics and Healthcare Technologies | 3 |
| NR 514 | Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 |
| Nurse Education Concentration Courses | ||
| Term 4 | ||
| NR 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NR 552 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| Term 5 | ||
| NR 553 | Advanced Physical Assessment | 3 |
| *NR 563 | (Curriculum Design in Nursing) | 3 |
| Term 6 | ||
| *NR 564 | (Innovations in Teaching and Learning) | 3 |
| *NR 565 | (Assessment and Evaluation Strategies) | 3 |
| Term 7 | ||
| *NR 568 | (Advanced Nursing Practicum) | 2 |
| *NR 569 | (Implementing the Nurse Educator Role) | 2 |
| * courses have not yet been developed or approved by University Curriculum Committee | ||
| Culminating Academic Requirement | ||
| NR 595 | Residency | 0 |
| Total Cr. | 40 | |
| Core Curriculum for Healthcare Systems Leadership | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| NR 523 | Healthcare Systems, Nursing Leadership, and Advanced Nursing Roles | 3 |
| NR 524 | Health Policy, Advocacy, and Economics in Healthcare | 3 |
| Term 2 | ||
| NR 533 | Quality Improvement and Patient Safety | 3 |
| NR 593 | Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| Term 3 | ||
| NR 534 | Informatics and Healthcare Technologies | 3 |
| NR 514 | Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 |
| Health Care Systems Leadership Concentration | ||
| Term 4 | ||
| NR 581 | Leadership in Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| NR 582 | Healthcare Resource Management - Financial Resources | 3 |
| Term 5 | ||
| NR 583 | Healthcare Resource Management - Human Resources | 3 |
| NR 584 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare | 3 |
| Term 6 | ||
| NR 585 | Strategic Planning in Healthcare | 3 |
| NR 586 | The Nurse Leader's Role in Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| Culminating Academic Requirement | ||
| NR 595 | Residency | 0 |
| Total Cr. | 36 | |
| Faculty Member | Institution at which highest degree was earned |
|---|---|
| Jonathon Brown, DNP | George Washington University |
| Janet Dupont, PhD | Capella University |
| Betty Fair, PhD | University of Texas |
| Emily Gessner, DNP | Northeastern University |
| Jean Gordon, DBA | Nova Southeastern University |
| Jo Anne Grunow, PhD | Rush University |
| Lisa Hawthorne, PhD | University of San Diego |
| Nancy Kupka, DNS | Rush University |
| Mario Ortiz, PhD | Loyola University |
| Linda Tjiong, DBA | University of Sarasota |
| Richard Watters, PhD | University of Western Australia |
| Hope Williamson, DNP | University of Miami |