“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. Specifically, the nursing education track prepares nurses to assume leadership roles as dynamic educators in baccalaureate and associate degree programs, staff development, continuing education, and community education programs.
Students create curricula, plan programs, explore evaluation techniques, and teach with experts. This track includes two education practicums that provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills learned as well as obtain graduate-level clinical practice and teaching experience in the area of nursing practice.
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Core Curriculum
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 5005
NUR 505
Nursing Knowledge and Practice
3
NUR 5105
NUR 515
Translating and Integrating Evidence Into Practice
3
NUR 5302
NUR 532
Health Care Policy and Advocacy
3
NUR 6400
NUR 640
Leadership and Management
3
Nursing Education Concentration
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6107
NUR 617
Advanced Comprehensive Health Assessment
3
NUR 6109
NUR 619
Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology
3
NUR 6204
NUR 624
Pharmacology for the Master’s Prepared Nurse
3
NUR 6102
NUR 612
Teaching Strategies and Evaluation
3
NUR 6202
NUR 622
Curriculum Design, Program Planning, and Evaluation
3
NUR 6401
NUR 641
Mobile Apps for Nursing Practice
1
NUR 6402
NUR 642
Nursing and Healthcare Informatics
1
NUR 6403
NUR 643
Simulation for Nurse Educators
1
NUR 6001
NUR 601
Technology: Methods and Tools for Graduate Study
1
NUR 6701
NUR 671
Nursing Education Practicum I
3
NUR 6702
NUR 672
Nursing Education Practicum II
3
Plan of Study for a Fall Start September – December Year 1
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6001
NUR 601
Technology: Methods and Tools for Graduate Study
1
NUR 5005
NUR 505
Nursing Knowledge and Practice
3
NUR 6400
NUR 640
Leadership and Management
3
January – March Year 1
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 5105
NUR 515
Translating and Integrating Evidence into Practice
3
NUR 5302
NUR 532
Health Care Policy and Advocacy
3
March – June Year 1
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6102
NUR 612
Teaching Strategies and Evaluation
3
NUR 6202
NUR 622
Curriculum Design, Program Planning & Evaluation
3
July – September Year 2
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6107
NUR 617
Advanced Comprehensive Health Assessment
3
NUR 6109
NUR 619
Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology
3
September – December Year 2
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6401
NUR 641
Mobile Apps for Nursing Practice
1
NUR 6402
NUR 642
Nursing and Healthcare Informatics
1
NUR 6403
NUR 643
Simulation for Nurse Educators
1
NUR 6204
NUR 624
Pharmacology for the Master’s Prepared Nurse
3
January – March Year 2
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6701
NUR 671
Nursing Education Practicum I
3
March - June Year 2
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6702
NUR 672
Nursing Education Practicum II
3
Plan of Study for a January Start January – March Year 1
Course #
Formerly
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6001
NUR 601
Technology: Methods and Tools for Graduate Study
1
NUR 5005
NUR 505
Nursing Knowledge and Practice
3
NUR 5105
NUR 515
Translating and Integrating Evidence into Practice
