“Elms has taught me how to find evidence-based research and work on implementing the changes for those quality and safety initiatives that affect the patient experience.”
As a nurse manager at Baystate Medical Center, Stephanie leads a 66-member staff. Her passion for nursing leadership led her to complete her MSN at Elms. Click below to learn more about Stephanie’s experience in the MSN program.
This contemporary program is designed to meet the challenging role and scope of the nurse leader’s practice in today’s healthcare delivery system.
Nursing and Health Services Management graduates are prepared to fill leadership roles across the healthcare delivery system and within a variety of organizational and health care settings.
The program includes two unique and sequential practicum courses, taken at the end of the program after all required courses are completed, that provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills learned — and gain leadership and management experience with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation and creativity.
Curriculum
Click to view course requirements for the MSN in Nursing and Health Services Management.
Click to collapse the course requirements for the MSN in Nursing and Health Services Management.
Plan of Study: 8-Week Semester Year 1, Fall 1
Course #
Course Name
Credits
NUR 5005
Nursing Knowledge & Practice
3
NUR 6001
Technology: Methods & Tools for Graduate Study
1
Year 1, Fall 2
Course #
Course Name
Credits
HCL 6105
Business Dynamics of Healthcare
3
NUR 6400
Leadership and Management in Healthcare
3
Year 1, Spring 1
Course #
Course Name
Credits
NUR 5105
Translating and Integrating Evidence into Practice
