Nursing Management and Quality Leadership (MS), 1-year (Online, On Campus)

Overview

Today’s healthcare climate demands nursing leaders be flexible, creative, and able to empower others. The Nursing Management and Quality Leadership MS program will ensure you develop the organizational, business, and people skills needed to meet those demands and take charge of your healthcare career. 

Graduates of the program will work as administrators, managers, and supervisors in a wide-range of primary care settings and healthcare-focused organizations. As a student, you'll develop financial skills, explore health policy and advocacy, and learn how to use data and information to solve large-scale nursing problems.

Our program is designed to accommodate working nurses through a fully-online program and a low-residency program where students take later classes on campus. The program can be completed in one year or students can build their semesters around their schedules.

If you're ready to take on new challenges and become a leader dedicated to promoting superior outcomes and safe patient care, D'Youville's experienced and dedicated faculty are prepared to help you develop the skills you need for career growth and success.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general admission requirements for graduate programs at D’Youville, applicants for the master of science degree in nursing management and quality leadership must present the following:

1. Completed online graduate application for admission (no application fee).
2. Completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a CCNE or NLNAC (ACEN) accredited program at a college or university in the US (or by the CNO in Ontario).
   
   * Students must apply separately for the MBA to this concurrent program.
3. Evidence of capability to succeed in a graduate program based on an overall undergraduate GPA of at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
4. Official transcripts from all college/ universities attended. Non - U.S. students must submit ‘course-by-course’ evaluation (or equivalent) of all college and/or university transcripts through the World Education Services (WES) or other approved foreign transcript evaluation agencies.
5. An overall G.P.A. of at least 3.0. Applicants with a baccalaureate degree in nursing, earned more than five years ago, with an overall G.P.A. less than 3.0 but more than or equal to 2.7, who have achieved significant professional success as documented on curricula vitae, may submit an application for consideration. Preferential admissions will be given to applicants with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher.
6. Active unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse in New York or in Ontario for Canadian students.
7. A current CPR certification with a psychomotor component.
8. One year of practice as a registered nurse is recommended.
9. Two references on clinical performance with one reference from a professional with an advanced degree attesting to clinical knowledge, skills, leadership and the ability to be a good applicant. Other acceptable references include supervisors, managers or a former professor.
10. Writing assignment on your philosophy of nursing, 2 pages in length, double space and 12-point font that includes philosophy of nursing focused on past experience, what influencing nursing has had on your career, why you chose to pursue this degree, how you see this degree enhancing your career and how you will utilize this degree to advance patient care and health care outcomes.
11. A student who meets the entry requirements and is currently or previously enrolled in a graduate nursing program at another college or university must obtain a letter from that School of Nursing stating the student is in good standing, not on probation, and able to register for classes. Students who were dismissed from a graduate nursing program will not be considered for admission.

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Courses & Curriculum

The 30-credit Master of Science in Nursing Management and Quality Leadership curriculum is designed to provide the robust skills and necessary leadership skills for graduates to move into management positions in their careers.

Find detailed course information for the Master of Science in Nursing Management and Quality Leadership program, tools to plan your education, and complete academic policies and procedures in the D'Youville academic catalog.

Careers

Working nurses know there is a shortage of nurses around the world and that shortage is reflected in a fast-growing need for educated and prepared nursing leadership. D’Youville's program was designed by practicing faculty to fill that need.