Online Master of Science in Nursing -
Clinical Nurse Leader -
Curriculum
The Clinical Nurse Leader curriculum includes core courses that provide a foundation for advanced Nursing practice and specialty courses that prepare the student to assume the role of a Clinical Nurse Leader in a micro-system setting within the health care delivery system.
Through comprehensive coursework tailored to accommodate your busy schedule, you can benefit from the freedom to pursue a career in Nursing leadership while maintaining your current career and family obligations. Our innovative online format is easy to use and allows you to interact with your professor and classmates from across the country in a unique virtual classroom setting.
MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader Curriculum
| MS in Nursing Core Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| NURSG 500 | Population Based Health Care | 3 hours |
| NURSG 502 | Clinical Decision-Making and Advanced Health Assessment with Adults | 3 hours |
| NURSG 503 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 hours |
| NURSG 504 | Philosophical & Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 hours |
| NURSG 508 | Epidemiology | 3 hours |
| NURSG 509 | Nursing Inquiry | 3 hours |
| NURSG 512 | Pharmacology | 2 hours |
| NURSG 517 | Health Care Systems/Finance | 3 hours |
| NURSG 572 | Family Systems Assessment | 2 hours |
| 25 hours | ||
| Specialty Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| NURSG 501 | Clinical Nurse Leader Role | 2 hours |
| NURSG 601 | CNL Practicum I | 3 hours |
| NURSG 602 | CNL Practicum II | 3 hours |
| NURSG 603 | CNL Practicum III | 3 hours |
| *All practicum work will be in your local area. | ||
| 11 hours | ||
Total Hours: 36
On Campus Experience
NURSG 502 - Clinical Decision-Making and Advanced Health Assessment with Adults (3)
This course assists students to develop effective diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills, clinical interviewing, focused history-taking and advanced physical assessment skills. Course content builds upon the student's foundational knowledge of pathophysiology, microbiology and anatomy that is relevant to understanding diagnostic and treatment decision-making in advanced practice nursing. The underlying approach to assessment stresses a holistic view of clients as complex beings possessing physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs and resources.
This course includes a three-day residency at Saint Xavier University's Chicago Campus. The residency will be held on a Friday evening through Sunday morning during the second half of the course. During this residency, you will engage in several activities, including:
- Opportunity to practice physical assessment skills
- Competency testing in physical assessment skills
- Discussion of Clinical Nurse Leader role and expectations for practicum
- Initial planning for Clinical Nurse Leader project
To learn more about our progressive online Masters in Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader curriculum, please request more information online or call us toll-free at 1-866-319-8966.
