RN to BSN to MSN Administration & Leadership
An accelerated path towards a life-changing career.
Our program is specifically designed to accelerate the path towards a career in healthcare administration for registered nurses. Obtain your BSN degree, as well as an MSN in Administration & Leadership in two years or less. Graduate with the advanced leadership skills, strategic decision-making abilities, and expertise needed to drive healthcare innovation and improve patient outcomes. Plus, earning an MSN significantly boosts your earning potential and is associated with greater job satisfaction. Are you ready to take the next step?
- Time to Completion2 years
- FormatHybrid
- Degree(s)Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing – Administration & Leadership
Next steps
Why study nursing at Mary Baldwin?
The RN to BSN to MSN in Administration and Leadership allows you to earn two degrees in just two years. Our program will equip you with the skills and experience needed to be a successful director or chief of nursing at a hospital, assisted living facility, or community organization.
This two-part program:
- Let’s you earn your BSN and then transition directly into the MSN program
- Combines online asynchronous and synchronous courses with in-person learning intensives
- Engages you with dedicated faculty in small classes
Next steps
Having compassion for each patient that goes beyond their physical needs is a lifelong goal of mine as a nurse.
Sarah Kauffman BSN ’20
Courses & Curriculum
Sample BSN Courses
- NUR 302: Professional Nursing Leadership and Management
- NUR 403: Community Health Practicum
- NUR 413: Community Health Nursing and Emergency Preparedness
Sample Core MSN Courses
- NUR 501: Organization/Systems Leadership
- NUR 503: Managing Outcomes — Informatics
- NUR 504: Policy, Ethics, Legal Perspectives
- NUR 505: Population Health & Collaboration
Sample MSN Leadership & Administration Courses
- NUR 600: Practicum/Role of the Nurse Administrator
- NUR 606: Epidemiology & Vulnerable Populations
- NUR 610: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
Total Program Credits: BSN – 120 / MSN – 30
We accept up to 90 transfer credits from associate degree programs.
Total Clinical Hours: BSN – 45 / MSN – 100
Accreditation
Mary Baldwin University’s RN to BSN to MSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org):
Our Faculty
Our faculty is made up of healthcare experts with industry-leading expertise and profound empathy. Their commitment to nurturing future healthcare leaders is key to the success of our school.
Cost & Financial Aid
See the cost of an MSN at MBU, and some of the ways we work with you to make an excellent education affordable for you and your family.
Expected Program Student
Learning Outcomes
Undergraduate
The expected student learning outcomes of the RN to BSN program are to prepare confident, competent, and responsible professional nurses who can:
- Integrate leadership principles and processes to ensure safe, quality outcomes of patient care across the healthcare continuum.
- Portray professional values when providing competent, compassionate, culturally sensitive, and individualized care across the healthcare continuum.
- Manage patient care technologies and information management systems when delivering care across the healthcare continuum.
- Integrate personal goals for lifelong learning and for involvement in professional and community service.
- Display accountability for legal, moral, and ethical considerations within current standards of professional practice.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the influence of social, economic, legislative, and demographic factors in the delivery of healthcare in the United States.
- Participate in health promotion and disease prevention at the individual and population level with attention to effectiveness, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and equity.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, populations, communities, and the interdisciplinary team across the healthcare continuum to improve the delivery and effectiveness of health care and patient outcomes.
- Demonstrate evidence-based practice by integrating evidence, critical clinical judgment, interprofessional perspectives, and patient preferences in planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care; and
- Demonstrate knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments relevant to the provision of health care.
Graduate
The expected student learning outcomes of the graduate nursing programs are to prepare confident, competent, and responsible professional nurses who can:
1. Integrate science, theory, and knowledge from nursing and other disciplines as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.
2. Critically analyze complex clinical situations, organizational practices, and healthcare systems to improve healthcare delivery and health outcomes for diverse populations.
3. Demonstrate advanced competencies in the application of evidence to improve care delivery, health outcomes, and systems management.
4. Use effective interdisciplinary collaboration skills to influence health policy, health outcomes, and healthcare delivery.
5. Utilize information systems and technology to advance nursing practice and transform health care delivery.
6. Assume leadership roles in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practice approaches to improve health outcomes for diverse populations.
7. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, ethical behavior, and scholarship in nursing practice.