Bridge (MBA and MSN with an Emphasis in Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems)

Professional Role -
Students who complete the Bridge to the Master of Science in Nursing examine the professional role of the nurse in greater depth in order to prepare them to study more advanced leadership topics and begin to assume the role of nurse leader in their graduate nursing courses and clinical or practicum experiences.

• Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.
• Manage patient care within the changing environment of the health care system.
• Exercise professional nursing leadership and management roles in the promotion of patient safety and quality care.
• Advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.

Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice -
Students who complete the Bridge to the Master of Science in Nursing examine advanced concepts related to disease processes and nursing science and further refine their clinical decision making skills in preparation for the demands of graduate nursing studies.

• Comprehend nursing concepts and health theories.
• Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making.

Nursing Practice -
Students who complete the Bridge to the Master of Science in Nursing refine their clinical reasoning skills while using the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care.

• Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the health-illness continuum: promoting, maintaining, and restoring health; preventing disease; and facilitating a peaceful death.
• Implement patient care decisions based on evidence-based practice.
• Provide individualized education to diverse patient populations in a variety of health care settings.
• Demonstrate professional standards of practice.

Communication/Informatics -
Students who complete the Bridge to the Master of Science in Nursing enhance their ability to manage information and technology to provide safe, quality care in a variety of settings. In addition, graduates are prepared to communicate therapeutically and professionally to produce positive relationships with patients and healthcare team members as they transition to graduate nursing studies.

• Utilize patient care technology and information management systems.
• Communicate therapeutically with patients.
• Professionally communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care teams to provide safe and effective care.

Holistic Patient Care -
Students who complete the Bridge to the Master of Science in Nursing will be able to provide holistic individualized care that is sensitive to cultural and spiritual aspects of the human experience. Students are prepared for the advanced concepts of population health management they will encounter in graduate nursing courses.