MSN in Nursing Education

Oksana Anohina, RN-BS ’12, MSN ’20

“While nursing chose me, I emphatically chose Elms over a significant number of other institutions. Elms has a culture that is unique in my experience, drawing from the basis of a Catholic private school, and expanding upon that.”

A staff nurse on the ICU/CCU unit at Cooley Dickinson hospital, Oksana Anohina ’12, ’20, chose to specialize in nursing education to better prepare future generations of nurses to the increasingly complex health care environment.

MSN in Nursing Education

This MSN track prepares graduates to educate the next generation of nurses. Through this program, nurses acquire the tools needed to take leadership roles as dynamic educators within bachelor degree and associate degree programs, professional development, and continuing education programs.

Students will create curricula, plan programs, and explore evaluation techniques. After the required courses, this track includes two education practicums that provide opportunities for students to teach with experts and apply the knowledge and skills they have mastered.

Elms students in the MSN teaching track gain graduate-level clinical practice and teaching experience that rises them to the professional level that is pursued and highly valued.