“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.
Curriculum
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Plan of Study: 8-Week Semester Year 1, Fall 1
Course #
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 5005
Nursing Knowledge & Practice
3
NUR 6001
Technology: Methods & Tools for Graduate Study
1
NUR 6401
Mobile Apps for Nursing Practice
1
NUR 6402
Nursing and Healthcare Informatics
1
NUR 6403
Simulation for Nurse Educators
1
Year 1, Fall 2
Course #
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 6204
Pharmacology for the Master’s Prepared Nurse
3
NUR 6400
Leadership and Management in Healthcare
3
Year 1, Spring 1
Course #
Course Name
# of Credit Hours
NUR 5105
Translating and Integrating Evidence into Practice
3
NUR 6202
Curriculum Design, Program Planning, and Evaluation