Nurses are the often the unsung heroes of the medical community. Help shape the nurses of the future as an MSN nurse with the skills you learn at FNU. Upon graduation you’ll serve as a leader and mentor as you continue to help ensure positive patient outcomes.
Build upon your existing evidence-based knowledge and skills as a nurse. A total of 36 credit hours is required to complete the Master of Science in Nursing program in one of three concentration areas: nurse educator, nurse leadership and management, or family nurse pracicitoner.
Credit Hours | Course Code | Course Name |
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3 | NGR 5101 | Nursing Theory |
3 | NGR 6812 | Nursing Research & Evidence Based |
3 | NGR 5891 | Health Care Policy |
3 | NGR 6636 | Health Promotion and Role Development in Advanced Nursing Practice |
3 | NGR 5674 | Population Health, Epidemiology, & Statistical Principles |
3 | NGR 6871 | Health Care Informatics |
Credit Hours | Course Code | Course Name |
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3 | NGR 6101 | Nursing Curriculum Development |
3 | NGR 6710 | Teaching and Learning Strategies (clinical / classroom) |
3 | NGR 6712 | Introduction to Educational Concepts |
3 | NGR 6715 | Instructional Technology |
3 | NGR 6718 | Assessment and Evaluation Strategies |
3 | NGR 6940 | Nurse Educator Practicum (Capstone Project) |
Credit Hours | Course Code | Course Name |
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3 | NGR 6110 | Nursing Leadership and Management |
3 | NGR 6120 | Nursing Decision-Making in Complex Health Systems |
3 | NGR 6720 | Organizational Dynamics |
3 | NGR 6722 | Financial Management and Resource Development |
3 | NGR 5700 | Decision Making |
3 | NGR 6942 | Nurse Leadership and Management Practicum (Capstone Project) |
Credit Hours | Course Code | Course Name |
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3 | NGR 5035 | Advanced Health Assessment |
3 | NGR 5141 | Advanced Pathophysiology |
3 | NGR 6172 | Advanced Pharmacology |
3 | NGR 6610 | Advanced Primary Care of Family I |
3 | NGR 6610 L | Advanced Primary Care of Family Practicum I |
3 | NGR 6616 | Advanced Primary Care of Family II |
3 | NGR 6616 L | Advanced Primary Care of Family Practicum II |
3 | NGR 6638 | Integration Advanced Primary Care of Family |
3 | NGR 6619 L | Advanced Family Practicum III |
The MSN program will accept MSN credits from another regionally accredited institution. The applicants must submit original transcripts from the previous institutions. The Vice-President of Academic Affairs and the Director of Nursing will render evaluation of submitted transcripts with the number of credits accepted.
The master’s degree program in nursing at Florida National University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
Foreign online students who hold international nursing licenses can be enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Nurse Leadership and Management and the Nurse Educator concentrations. Note that foreign students who graduate from an online nursing program and hold an international nursing license are unable to work in the USA, unless they sit for the NCLEX in the state of their choice. In order to sit for the NCLEX exam, students will be required to present a translation and equivalency of their academic credentials in English from an authorized evaluation agency and or any other requirements requested by the Board of Nursing.