Master of Science in Nursing – Public Health Nursing, Concentration in Administration

To meet the growing demand for professionals in population health, EKU offers the Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Public Health Nursing with a concentration in Administration. Graduates are employed in acute care settings, public health agencies, community agencies, and the public sector.

In the online public health nursing program, you will gain expertise in population health, assessment, program development, policy analysis, grantsmanship, and evaluation. In the administration concentration, you will develop expertise in leadership and systems change, human and financial resources, magnetism and quality management.

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Curriculum

Pending final approval.

Public Health Nursing Administration Option Plan of Study

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Fall Start

Fall A Fall B Spring A Spring B Summer A Summer B
NSC 840 NSC 854 NSC 842 NSC 890 HEA 855  
NSC 850;
NSC 802 –
1-3 hrs over
16 wks-->		   NSC 852;
NSC 802 1-2
hours over 16
wks-->		 NSC 856; NSC 858
NSC 802 – 1-2
hrs (total of 5
hours needed)		  
NSC 860
Over 16 wks >		 NSC 837 **NSC 862
over 16 wks->		   NSC 892  

Spring Start

Fall A Fall B Spring A Spring B Summer A Summer B
    NSC 840 NSC 890 HEA 855;
(NSC 892)		  
NSC 850;
NSC 802
– 1-2 hrs over
16 wks->		 NSC 854 NSC 852 – 8
weeks;
NSC 802- 1- 2
hours over 16
wks-->		 NSC 856 NSC 858;
NSC 802 1-2
hrs (total of 5
hours needed)		  
NSC 860
Over 16 wks >		 NSC 837 NSC 842;
NSC 862 over
16 wks >		   (NSC 892)  

Summer Start

Fall A Fall B Spring A Spring B Summer A Summer B
        HEA 855  
NSC 840 NSC 854 NSC 842 NSC 890 NSC 892  
NSC 850;
NSC 802 - 1-3
hrs over 16
wks >		   NSC 852;
NSC 802 1- 2
hours over 16
wks >		 NSC 856 NSC 858;
NSC 802 1-2
hrs (total of 5
hours needed)		  
NSC 860
Over 16 wks >		 NSC 837 **NSC 862
over 16 wks >		      

Course Descriptions

NSC 802 Public Health Nursing Practice

(1-6) A. Clinical experience for graduate public health nursing students to demonstrate public health nursing core competencies. Students will retake for the minimum number of credit hours required for the specialty option.

NSC 837 3 P's for Public Health Nursing

(3) A. Prerequisite: admission to the MSN program. Integration of advanced health and physical assessment, pathophysiology and pharmacology of common conditions across the lifespan in order to improve population health in a safe, cost-effective manner.

NSC 840 Nursing Theory

(3) A. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program or department approval. Provides a basic understanding of the process of theory construction and an appreciation of the role that theory plays in providing a scientific basis for nursing.

NSC 842 Advanced Nursing Practice Issues

(3) A. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program or department approval. Analysis of professional issues and strategies which can facilitate the development of the nursing profession. Consideration of selected variable influencing the development and resolution of issues.

NSC 850 Assessment and Collaboration

(3) A. Prerequisite or Corequisite: HEA 855 with a minimum grade of B. Corerequisite: NSC 802. An analysis of the core concepts and competencies of advanced public health nursing with an emphasis on analytic and assessment skills, public health sciences, and community dimensions of practice with communities and system.

NSC 852 Program and Policy Development

(3) A. Prerequisite: NSC 850 with a minimum grade of “B.”; Prerequisite and Corequisite: NSC 802. Analysis of the core concepts and competencies of advanced public health nursing with an emphasis on program and policy development and quality improvement initiatives.

NSC 854 Management of Health Care

(3) A. Prerequisite: admission to MSN program. Theoretical basis for the role of the nurse leader in management of care in health delivery systems. Strategies for the improvement of health will be analyzed.

NSC 856 Nursing Resource Management

(3) A. Prerequisite: admission to MSN program. Overview of nursing resource management for the nurse leader to promote a fiscally responsible health care environment.

NSC 858 Nursing System Quality Management

(3) A. Prerequisite: admission to MSN program. Explore and analyze the role of the nurse leader as it relates to quality management and safety for system effectiveness and healthcare outcomes.

NSC 860 Nursing Administration Practicum

(3) A. Prerequisite: NSC 854, 856 and 858 with a minimum grade of B. A synthesis of leadership, management, and public health nursing theory applied to the role of the nurse leader in the administration of health systems. Includes problem resolution and analysis of alternative approaches.

NSC 862 Public Health Nursing Internship

(3) A. Prerequisites: NSC 850 and 852, each with a minimum grade of B and five hours of NSC 802. Internship allows the student to apply advanced knowledge and skills in implementing the role of an advanced public health nurse.

NSC 890 Research in Rural Nursing

(3) A. Prerequisites: NSC 840, with a minimum grade of B. Analysis and critical evaluation of nursing and related research with emphasis on designs and methods appropriate for rural health nursing phenomena.

NSC 892 Research Project

(3) A. Prerequisite: NSC 890, with a minimum grade of B. Completion of a research project in an area of interest related to Rural Health Nursing with culminates in a written report.

HEA 855 Principles of Epidemiology

(3) A. A study of distribution and determinants of disease and injury. Research methodologies for human research, assessment and management of risk disease surveillance techniques will be emphasized.

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