Overview

The Nursing Administration Program prepares nurse administrators for interprofessional practice in today’s complex, changing, and dynamic health care environment. Application of advanced nursing management principles is applied in the final practicum course.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for the Nursing Administration Program include:

Nursing Administration

Specialization

• NURS 601 -  Research Project I (formerly Capstone Part 1) Credit(s): 3
• NURS 638 -  Healthcare HR Nurse Admin Credit(s): 3
• NURS 644 -  Nurs & Hlth Care Financing Credit(s): 3
• NURS 646 -  Strtgc Plng Hlth Care Org Credit(s): 3
• NURS 648 -  Measure Org Perform Hlth Care Credit(s): 3
• NURS 649 -  Leadership in Healthcare Credit(s): 3
• NURS 700 -  Nurs ED or ADM Practicum Credit(s): 3

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  * This is the core course for M.S. Nursing Administration students. For an explanation of the core course requirements click here .  

Total Credits: 36

Admission Requirements

Fall and Summer admissions

• Please refer to the general requirements for admission and matriculation in the Admissions section of the catalog. 
• Copy of current RN registration in the U.S.A.

Transfer Credits

Graduate courses taken at other institutions prior to admission at Mercy University may, if pertinent to the plan of study, be credited to the graduate degree. Transfer credit is limited to six credits taken within the last five years in which the student has received a grade of B or above.

Transfer courses taken prior to admission will not be computed in the quality point average. 

Program Design

The program is designed for part-time students taking up to six credits per semester. The curriculum is organized so that administration specialization courses are offered prior to the practicum course. Core courses are offered online hybrid (synchronous and asynchronous). Administration practicum (NURS 700) is in person.

Program Requirements

Requirements for matriculation and admission into the Master of Science Programs in Nursing include the following:

• Students applying for acceptance to the Nursing program may complete the process using the Mercy University website http://www.mercy.edu.
• Baccalaureate transcript with a nursing major from a professionally accredited program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Baccalaureate degrees in other fields, see the Bridge admissions requirements.

Capstone Requirement

The Nursing Administration Program requires completion of a comprehensive Capstone project as part of the degree requirements.

Complaints That Fall Outside Existing Policies

The School of Nursing is committed to meeting its mission as it relates to serving our students, potential students, staff, faculty, adjunct faculty, clinical faculty and the public. The School of Nursing and all its Program adhere to Mercy’s existing policies and procedures including but not limited to the Academic Appeals Policy, Policies and Procedures relating to Sexual Misconduct, Policy on Equal Opportunity and Non- grade appeals, student discipline, sexual misconduct complaints, disability accommodations, discrimination and retaliation. In addition to university policies, the School of Nursing, and our accreditor, Commission on College Nursing Education, all have policies and procedures in place that must be followed. If a circumstance arises for which there is no established policy or procedure, we are committed to ensuring that these exceptional complaints are considered and resolved in a timely, fair, consistent and equitable manner. 

Procedure: Complaint to the Program: Complaints should be addressed to the Program Director through email. If the program director is the subject of the complaint, the complaint should be addressed to the Associate Dean, School of Nursing.