MSN Bridge Pathway With a Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Emphasis
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Advance Your Nursing Career With GCU's MSN Bridge Pathway

Grand Canyon University’s MSN bridge pathway with a health care quality and patient safety emphasis was created by the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions to support registered nurses with bachelor’s degrees in fields other than nursing. Students who complete this bridge pathway are eligible to enroll in GCU’s MSN with an Emphasis in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety program to complete your degree and further advance your studies.

Why GCU

Make an Impact Through Improved Healthcare Quality and Safety

Enrolling in GCU’s MSN bridge pathway with a health care quality and patient safety emphasis teaches registered nurses how to improve the quality and safety of nursing. In this pathway, you will examine ways to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality from all aspects. You will explore the quality improvement process, examine models used to improve health care quality and be taught about change management.

Prepare for Your Master’s Degree in Nursing Through an Online Bridge Pathway1

GCU’s Master of Science in Nursing with a health care quality and patient safety emphasis is offered in an online format. Taking courses online can provide you with the same instruction, resources and support you can expect from GCU. Complete your healthcare quality and safety bridge pathway online while taking advantage of the flexibility and convenience that this modality offers.1

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Coursework

Explore Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Course Topics

In GCU’s master’s in nursing with healthcare quality and patient safety emphasis bridge pathway, you will complete seven courses. You will focus on differentiated nursing practice competencies, methods of health history taking, physical examination skills, nursing conceptual models, professional accountability, integrating spirituality into practice, group dynamics, critical thinking and more.

To complete this bridge pathway, you must pass courses surrounding the following topics:

Dynamics of nursing practice

Health assessment

Applied statistics

Nursing research

Pathophysiology

Concepts in community of public health

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If you’re a current nurse who is looking to get into healthcare quality and patient safety, this bridge pathway can be your next step. Read through our frequently asked questions to learn more about pursuing a career in this field.

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  1. Excludes programs with residencies and practicums.
  2. COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 and 2021 may be atypical compared to prior years. The pandemic may impact the predicted future workforce outcomes indicated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well.  Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2022, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Healthcare Occupations, retrieved on April 28, 2023.

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