Administration of Nursing and Health Care Systems Concentration School of Nursing Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Nursing Education Concentration Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Concentration Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care Concentration Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration School Nurse Concentration

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Administration of Nursing and Health Care Systems Concentration (NUR2-MS)

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Program Description

Wright State University’s College of Health, Education, and Human Services recognizes the dynamic changes in health care and offers a comprehensive concentration for the Administration of Nursing and Health Care Systems. 

The purpose of the concentration is to prepare individuals for nursing leadership or administrative positions in a variety of health care settings. The Master of Science degree prepares graduates to develop sound health care decision-making based on organizational, economic, leadership and nursing theories. The concentration consists of core nursing courses with additional essential nursing administration courses.

Admission Requirements

STEP 1:

Apply to the Wright State University Graduate School

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

The documents listed below should be uploaded directly to your Graduate School online application.  Please do not send these materials to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences.

• Graduate School application (online)
• Transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Statement of professional goals (250 words maximum)
• Provide name and email address of two references for letters of recommendation
• Current or most recent supervisor
• Faculty member from your nursing program or previous employer

When the Graduate School application is complete, notification will automatically be sent to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences, and we will communicate our application requirements.

STEP 2

Apply to the College of Nursing and Health

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences application
• BCI and FBI background check results

The School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences will provide instructions on how to complete the above steps once we receive notification of the completed Graduate School application. All school-required documents should be sent directly to the school.

Admission Requirements

• Be a bachelor’s prepared nurse, having earned a B.S.N. in nursing from an accredited institution. 
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for your bachelor’s degree and any subsequent graduate work.
• Hold an active, unencumbered nursing license in U.S. International applicants who have not obtained an RN license in the U.S. must provide proof of passing the CGFNS Qualifying Examination prior to applying. See the Ohio Board of Nursing website for more details. All students are required to hold an active, unencumbered Registered Nurse License in the U.S. prior to beginning clinical rotations.
• Provide evidence of no criminal record on file through a clear BCI/FBI background screen.
• Provide proof of English proficiency (international students only). Detailed information may be found on the procedure and policies at the graduate school website.

Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in the Administration of Nursing and Healthcare System’s concentration will learn to:

• Examine scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
• Demonstrate leadership skills necessary for ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective to promote high quality and safe patient care.
• Apply quality principles within an organization and articulate the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality.
• Apply evidence-based outcomes within the practice setting, resolving practice problems, working as a change agent, and disseminating results.  
• Use communication strategies and patient-care technologies to integrate, coordinate, deliver and enhance care. 
• Examine the policy development process and advocacy strategies necessary to intervene at the system level to influence health and health care.  
• Use communication strategies necessary for interprofessional collaboration and consultation to manage and coordinate care.
• Integrate broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations.  
• Demonstrate advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate this knowledge into practice including both direct and indirect care components that influence healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of the Administration of Nursing and Healthcare Systems concentration can:

• Examine scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
• Demonstrate leadership skills necessary for ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective to promote high quality and safe patient care.
• Apply quality principles within an organization and articulate the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality.
• Apply evidence-based outcomes within the practice setting, resolving practice problems, working as a change agent, and disseminating results.  
• Use communication strategies and patient-care technologies to integrate, coordinate, deliver and enhance care. 
• Examine the policy development process and advocacy strategies necessary to intervene at the system level to influence health and health care.  
• Use communication strategies necessary for interprofessional collaboration and consultation to manage and coordinate care.
• Integrate broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations.  
• Demonstrate advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate this knowledge into practice including both direct and indirect care components that influence healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems.  

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)

This program prepares students to be eligible to apply for a professional license to practice in the state of Ohio.  Students planning to work in other states or countries should contact the relevant state licensing board in the state where you plan to work before beginning the program.  SARA does not provide reciprocity for state professional licensure requirements. Academic programs and the program graduate must meet standards set by the licensing board in a state in order for the graduate to be eligible for a license in that state.

For More Information

• Administration of Nursing and Health Care Systems
• School of Nursing
• College of Health, Education, and Human Services

 

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration (NUR-MS-AGACNP)

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Program Description

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program of study enables you to assume primary responsibility for the direct care of patients with acute and chronic conditions in a variety of care settings. These settings may include emergency departments, intensive care units, acute care units, specialty labs, clinics, or physician practices. Students can select an area of emphasis such as critical care, cardiology, pulmonary, neurology, oncology, trauma, as well as additional specialty areas. The concentration consists of core nursing courses along with concentration coursework. Students interested in cardiology can complete an optional elective cardiac course which is an additional 3 credit-hour course. 

The concentration consists of advanced clinical practice and nursing science, built on a core of physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. Clinical preceptors in various clinical settings will help prepare you to: 

• Conduct comprehensive health assessments 
• Appraise health risks and behaviors 
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests 
• Diagnose and manage commonly occurring health problems and disease-related symptoms 
• Prescribe and evaluate drugs and other treatments 
• Coordinate care during transitions in settings 
• Provide guidance and counseling to restore, promote, and maintain health and quality of life 
• Work independently and collaboratively to enhance access to quality care for patients and families 
• Achieve a cost-effective, outcome-oriented practice 

Second Masters Option 

For those with a master’s degree in nursing, a second-master option is available. The university requires 22 semester hours. A gap analysis will be done to determine the number of clinical hours and didactic courses that need to be taken. Depending on this analysis, students can complete the program in one to two years. 

Graduates are eligible for certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC) or American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) as an Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Requirements are based on previous course work and experience. 

For further program information and admission requirements, refer to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences, and click on the Graduate tab.

Admission

Due Date:  This program admits students on a rolling basis. There is no application deadline.

Program Start:  Varied

Application to Wright State University’s School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences is a two-step process.

1. Apply to the Wright State University Graduate School

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

The documents listed below should be uploaded directly to your Graduate School online application. Please do not send these materials to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences.

• Graduate School application (online)
• Transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Meaningful clinical experience essay (2 pages maximum)
• Statement of professional goals (250 words maximum)
• Provide name and email address of two references for letters of recommendation
  • Current or most recent supervisor
  • Faculty member from your nursing program, or previous employer

When the Graduate School application is complete, notification will automatically be sent to the College of Nursing and Health, and we will communicate our application requirements.

2. Apply to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences application
• BCI and FBI background check results

The College of Nursing and Health will provide instructions on how to complete the above steps once we receive notification of the completed Graduate School application. All School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences required documents should be sent directly to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Be a bachelor’s prepared nurse, having earned a BSN in nursing from an accredited institution.
2. Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale from your baccalaureate degree and any subsequent graduate work.
3. Hold an unencumbered nursing license.
4. Have a minimum of two years recent critical care nursing experience.
5. Provide evidence of no criminal record on file through a clear BCI/FBI background screen.
6. International students
   • Must provide proof of English proficiency by achieving at least the minimum score in one of the following:
     • TOEFL IBT: 79
     • IELTS:  6.0
     • Pearson PTE: 57
     • LEAP:  4
   • Must have an unencumbered United States nursing license.
   • Must have two years of United States recent critical care nursing experience.

Program Outcomes

THE MS GRADUATE WILL:

1. Examine scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings 
2. Demonstrate leadership skills necessary for ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective to promote high quality and safe patient care
3. Apply quality principles within an organization and articulate the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality
4. Apply evidence-based outcomes 
within the practice setting, resolving practice problems, working as a change 
agent, and disseminating results  
5. Use communication strategies and patient-care technologies to integrate, coordinate, deliver, and enhance care
6. Examine the policy development process and advocacy strategies necessary to intervene at the 
system level to influence health and health care
7. Use communication strategies necessary for interprofessional collaboration and consultation to manage and coordinate care
8. Integrate broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations
9. Demonstrate advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate this knowledge into practice including both direct and indirect care components that influence health care outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems.

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)

This program prepares students to be eligible to apply for a professional license to practice in the state of Ohio.  Students planning to work in other states or countries should contact the relevant state licensing board in the state where you plan to work before beginning the program.  SARA does not provide reciprocity for state professional licensure requirements. Academic programs and the program graduate must meet standards set by the licensing board in a state in order for the graduate to be eligible for a license in that state.

For More Information 

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practioner Concentration
• School of Nursing
• College of Health, Education, and Human Services

Graduates are eligible for certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC) or American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) as an Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. 

 

Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration (NUR-MS-FNP) 
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration (NUR-MS-NNP) 
Nursing Education Concentration (NUR-MS-Education)  

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Concentration (NUR-MS-PediatricAcute)  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care Concentration (NUR-MS-PediatricPrimary) 
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration (NUR2-MS)