Now, more than ever, front-line nurses need steady, decisive leaders. Shape the future of nursing and elevate your nursing career with our online Master of Science in Nursing. We offer two tracks: Leadership and Clinical Research, preparing you for advanced roles in a wide array of healthcare settings.
Applicants must be registered nurses who have earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). We encourage interested nurses without a BSN to apply to our RN-to-BSN program.
Program Mission
To cultivate competent, caring nurse professionals through exemplary education and promotion of lifelong learning.
Program Highlights
- Affordable: Highly competitive price per credit hour – and only 35 credits for the clinical research track and 36 credits for the leadership track – mean you can get your master’s degree without breaking the bank
- Perfect for working nurses who want to advance their careers
- 100% online classes, plus a practicum experience
- Leadership track provides in-demand leadership skills in lean principles, workplace mental health and population health, including a practicum experience
- Clinical Research track prepares nurses to drive innovations in patient care and treatment and includes a practicum experience
- Flexible to help maintain work/life balance; full- and part-time options
- Fast-track application process for Atrium Health teammates and alumni of Atrium Health-affiliated colleges; NO application fee, essay or references required
- Provides the foundation for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or PhD
- Start in fall or spring
Program Goals
- Prepare graduates to assume professional roles and responsibilities.
- Prepare graduates to engage in the profession of nursing through organizational, technological and political processes.
- Prepare graduates to advance healthcare practice through inquiry and the application of evidence.
Students who graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing degree (Clinical Research) will be able to:
• Analyze scientific findings from multiple disciplines and evidence-based practice to improve client care and population health.
• Evaluate the impact of clinical studies on individuals and investigational sites.
• Design strategies as a leader and change agent to promote health equity and improve population health outcomes.
• Implement clinical research best practices while participating in a clinical trial study team.
• Apply quality improvement methods, measures, and tools to enhance client safety and business performance.
• Manage culturally competent care through interprofessional collaboration and workplace inclusion.
• Analyze complex healthcare systems to support the delivery of safe, quality, and equitable care.
• Evaluate emerging informatics and healthcare technology to improve clinical decision making and client care.
• Evaluate the application of the ethical principles that guide clinical research, federal regulations, and Good Clinical Practice in a variety of clinical studies.
• Engage in leadership behavior that fosters a spirit of inquiry in self and others to promote lifelong learning.
Students who graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing degree (Leadership) will be able to:
• Analyze scientific findings from multiple disciplines and evidence-based practice to improve client care and population health.
• Apply principles of evidence-based practice in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a scholarly project to improve client outcomes and care delivery.
• Design strategies as a leader and change agent to promote health equity and improve population health outcomes.
• Evaluate research methods, data analysis, and results to resolve practice problems and inform change.
• Apply quality improvement methods, measures, and tools to enhance client safety and business performance.
• Manage culturally competent care through interprofessional collaboration and workplace inclusion.
• Analyze complex healthcare systems to support the delivery of safe, quality, and equitable care.
• Evaluate emerging informatics and healthcare technology to improve clinical decision making and client care.
• Examine leadership behaviors that promote the core values and ethical standards of the nursing profession.
• Engage in leadership behavior that fosters a spirit of inquiry in self and others to promote lifelong learning.
