Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions 471 Course Requirements for Graduate Certificate Courses Required • MSN 6200 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Administration Credits: (3) • MSN 6324 - Financial Issues in Nursing Administration Credits: (3) • MSN 6340 - Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Systems in Patient Care Delivery Credits: (3) • MSN 6300 - Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Risk Issues in Patient Care Delivery Credits: (3) • MSN 6380 - Retaining and Developing a Competent Workforce in Nursing Credits: (3) Nursing Education Graduate Certificate • Program Prerequisite: The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education is a stand-alone certificate: completion of a MSN degree is a prerequisite to admission to the graduate certificate program. • Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of "B-" is required in all courses and an overall program GPA of 3.0 or higher. • Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 15 credit hours is required. Certificate courses may not be concurrently applied towards the WSU MSN degree. Course Requirements for Graduate Certificate Courses Required • MSN 6500 - Theoretical Foundations in Nursing Education Credits: (3) • MSN 6520 - Curriculum Development for Nursing Educators Credits: (3) • MSN 6540 - Measurement of Competence and Outcomes in Nursing Education Credits: (3) • MSN 6580 - Clinical Nursing Instruction in Higher Education and Community Settings Credits: (3) • MSN 6600 - Nursing Instruction in Higher Education and Community Settings Credits: (3) Course Descriptions - MSN Master of Science in Nursing Program MSN 6100 - Research Methods Credits: (3) This course prepares the student to critically appraise, compare, and evaluate published quantitative and qualitative research reports to develop and maintain an evidence-based environment within the nurse administration and nurse education setting. Appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the reported research designs will be emphasized. Co- Requisite: MSN 6141, MSN 6180 or permission of instructor. MSN 6120 - Research and Statistics Credits: (3) This course focuses on the development of the knowledge and skill required to evaluate numerical data in support of an evidence-based environment for nursing administration and nursing education. Skills related to utilization of parametric and non-parametric methods of statistical analysis of quantitative data will be emphasized. Prerequisite: MSN 6100, MSN 6141, MSN 6180. Co-Requisite: MSN 6160 or permission of instructor. MSN 6141 - Advanced Nursing Theory Credits: (3) This course is intended to introduce the student to the multiple patterns of knowing within nursing and the processes associated with the development of nursing knowledge and theory. These processes include the varied yet interdependent activities of critical reflection, validation, confirmation, and utilization of nursing knowledge. In addition, the student will explore the utilization of nursing theory and knowledge to his or her own experiences and everyday nursing practice. Co-Requisite: MSN 6100, MSN 6180. MSN 6160 - Evidence-Based Practice Credits: (3) This course provides students the knowledge and skill required to develop and implement evidence-based processes within the professional settings of the nurse administrator and the nurse educator. Prerequisite: MSN 6100, MSN 6141, MSN 6180. Co-Requisite: MSN 6120. MSN 6180 - Improving Patient Care and Nursing Practice through Information Systems Credits: (3) This course provides students the knowledge and skill required to effectively apply the principles of information technology within the healthcare setting. Course content includes the utilization of information technology to analyze healthcare data for the improvement of nursing decisionmaking and to support quality in nursing administration and nursing education settings. Co-Requisite: MSN 6100, MSN 6141. MSN 6200 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Administration Credits: (3) This course focuses upon the knowledge and skills required to utilize established theoretical and concepts frameworks to critically analyze clinical and non-clinical leadership issues and apply theory-based principles within the nursing administration setting. Prerequisite: MSN 6100, MSN 6141, MSN 6180. MSN 6300 - Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Risk Issues in Patient Care Delivery Credits: (3) This course focuses upon the nurse administrator's responsibility to develop and maintain a culture of safety, reduce and prevent harm to patients, and reduce institutional risk and liability issues through the utilization of healthcare outcomes measurement and application of sound principles and practices associated with quality improvement. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog