MSN Concentration in Nursing Administration

For nurses who want to assume key positions as nursing administrators and learn the many aspects of management, they will be interested in GSU’s Master of Science in Nursing Administration Concentration.  Since most of our students are working nurses and lead busy lives, the MSN programs are designed to be extremely flexible and offer full and part-time options as well as some coursework that is online.  We also have convenient scheduling for those courses taken in traditional classrooms.   

GSU’s MSN in Nursing Administration Concentration draws upon the expertise of our College of Nursing and Health Administration departments to provide our nursing students exceptional preparation to manage the best and most efficient care of patients.  The program also offers students excellent institutional resources.  The all-inclusive curriculum is comprised of the various aspects of management including marketing, negotiation strategies, and informatics and outcomes management. 

The program’s challenging classes include: Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Practice Nursing, Healthcare Policy and Nursing, Introduction to Health Care Organization, and Research in Adult Health.  Students will also be presented with nursing administration courses such as Nursing Administration I, Nursing Financial Management and Nursing Administration II Seminar.  Please see the Department of Nursing’s website for the full course requirements and details.   

The Master of Science in Nursing Administration Concentration prepares nurse leaders who will address the challenges of local, regional, national and global healthcare reform; and demonstrate organizational, creative and solution-focused skills in actualizing the nurse administrator role.  In addition to our Nursing Administration concentration, we also offer degree programs in MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health and MSN Family Nurse Practitioner as well as a Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate. 

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