Nursing administration and Organizational Leadership in today's health care system is a complex and challenging undertaking. This specialty prepares clinicians with skills in organizational behavior, clinical operations and system design, quality measurement and risk management, fiscal operations and systemic change and project management. Specialized skills in organizational politics and policy development, implementation and impact analysis will be acquired. Working as an organizational leader, graduates are prepared for entry to mid-level clinical leadership and management positions, with promotion to executive level positions in a variety of settings possible. This program requires 37 semester credits which includes courses in the School of Nursing and specific courses in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Summary of Course Requirements
| Common Core |
Credit hrs. |
| NRSG 748 |
Theories for Practice and Research: Individual, Family, Community |
3 |
| NRSG 754 |
Health Care Research |
3 |
| NRSG 755 |
Healthcare Professionalism: Issues and Roles |
3 |
| NRSG 898 |
Research Project in Nursing |
2 |
| Sub total |
|
11 |
| Leadership Core
Major |
| NRSG 880 |
Organizational Foundations for Leading Change |
3 |
| NRSG 885 |
Evaluation and Analysis for Health Care Effectiveness |
2 |
| NRSG 808 |
Social Context for Health Care Policy |
2 |
| NRSG 826 |
Global Perspectives and Diversity in Health Care |
2 |
| NRSG 820 |
Organizational Communication and Program Planning |
2 |
| Sub total |
|
11 |
| Organizational Leadership Specialty Track |
| HP&M 822 |
Healthcare Economics |
3 |
| NRSG 881 |
Applied Budgeting and Finance |
3 |
| NRSG 882 or NRSG 883 |
NRSG 882: Quality Management; NRSG 883: Complexity Science Approaches to Improve Oraganizational Effectiveness |
3 |
| NRSG 891 |
Human Resources and Workforce Development |
3 |
| NRSG 886 |
Practicum in Organizational Leadership |
3 |
| Sub total |
15 |
| Total Credits Required |
37 |
Joint Degree
Master of Science in Nursing (Organizational Leadership)
Master of Science in Health Services Administration
Students who wish to earn Master's degrees in both Nursing (organizational leadership track) and Health Services Administration may elect the joint degree option. By combining some course work, the two degrees may be completed in a shorter time frame.
Students in the MS/MHSA joint degree program must complete a total of 60 graduate credit hours: 31 credit hours in Health Policy & Management, and 29 hours in the School of Nursing. If completed separately, the MS (Nursing-Organizational Leadership) requires 37 credit hours and the MHSA degree requires 52-54 credit hours.
Inquiries should be directed to:
The University of Kansas School of Nursing
Office of Student Affairs
Mail Stop 2029
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
(913) 588-1621
toll-free: 1-888-588-1619
TDD: 1-888-766-3777
E-mail: soninfo@kumc.edu
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