Program Overview

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Master of Science in Nursing

Overview

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at Trine University is designed to prepare registered nurses for leadership and educator roles in a variety of environments. The program consists of seven core nursing courses, including a capstone portfolio that demonstrates mastery and synthesis of the learning outcomes.

Admission Requirements

• A 3.0 GPA
• A bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an institutionally accredited college or university
• Official transcripts from each previous undergraduate and graduate institution attended (except for Trine University)
• Completed application
• Have a current, unrestricted RN license in the state where the student plans to complete the practicum requirements
• Personal narrative that explains the student's interest in pursuing a graduate-level education
• The applicant's resume indicating positions held that demonstrate task commitment, knowledge, and skill relevant to the applicable course of study

Program Outcomes

• Program Completion Rate: 70% of full-time MSN students will graduate within 6 semesters, beginning with enrollment in the first nursing (NRS) course, not including periods of non-continuous enrollment
• Program Completion Rate: 70% of part-time MSN students will graduate within 12 semesters, beginning with enrollment in the first nursing (NRS) course, not including periods of non-continuous enrollment
• Employment rate: 70% of MSN graduate respondents will be employed in nursing within six to twelve months following graduation
• Graduate satisfaction: At least 70% of MSN graduate respondents will rate their overall level of preparedness, knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the role of the graduate-level registered nurse as 3.0 or higher on a 5.0 scale
• Employer satisfaction: At least 70% of employer respondents will rate MSN graduates' overall level of preparedness, knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the role of the graduate-level registered nurse as 3.0 or higher on a 5.0 scale

Faculty Outcomes

• Provide an educational experience that affords students the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practice successfully as a registered nurse as evidenced by data results from the End-of-Program surveys reflected in the Systematic Plan of Evaluation (SPE)
• Prepare an advanced degree nurse who demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practice professionally as evidenced by data results from the End-of-Program, Graduate, and Employer surveys reflected in the SPE
• Promote academic excellence through creative, high-quality learning experiences as evidenced by data results from the Annual Faculty evaluation reflected in the SPE
• Contribute to the improvement of nursing education through the scholarship of teaching, application, integration, and discovery as evidenced by data results from the Faculty Scholarship Report reflected in the SPE

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of the program, the student will be able to meet the outcomes expected of the Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education Achievement and the competencies for the specialty track enrolled in. Accomplishment of such will enable graduates to practice within complex healthcare systems and assume the roles: provider of care; designer, manager, and coordinator of care; and member of a profession (AACN, 2021)

Domain 1: Knowledge for Nursing Practice

• Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines
• Apply theory and research-based knowledge from nursing, the arts, humanities, and other sciences
• Demonstrate clinical judgment founded on a broad knowledge base

Domain 2: Person-Centered Care

• Engage with the individual in establishing a caring relationship
• Communicate effectively with individuals
• Integrate assessment skills in practice
• Diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs
• Develop plans of care
• Demonstrate accountability for care delivery
• Evaluate outcomes of care
• Promote self-care management
• Provide care coordination

Domain 3: Population Health

• Manage population health
• Engage in effective partnerships
• Consider the socioeconomical impact of the delivery of health care
• Advance equitable population health policy
• Demonstrate advocacy strategies
• Advance preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies

Domain 4: Scholarship for Nursing Practice

• Advance the scholarship of nursing
• Integrate best evidence into nursing practice
• Promote the ethical conduct of scholarly activities

Domain 5: Quality and Safety

• Apply quality improvement principles in care delivery
• Contribute to a culture of patient safety
• Contribute to a culture of provider and work environment safety

Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships

• Communicate in a manner that facilitates a partnership approach to quality care delivery
• Perform effectively in different team roles, using principles and values of team dynamics
• Use knowledge of nursing and other professions to address healthcare needs
• Work with other professions to maintain a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values

Domain 7: Systems-Based Practice

• Apply knowledge of systems to work effectively across the continuum of care
• Incorporate consideration of cost-effectiveness of care
• Optimize system effectiveness through application of innovation and evidence-based practice

Domain 8: Information and Healthcare Technologies

• Describe the various information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and populations
• Use information and communication technology to gather data, create information, and generate knowledge
• Use information and communication technologies and informatics processes to deliver safe nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings
• Use information and communication technology to support documentation of care and communication among providers, patients, and all system levels
• Use information and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards, and workplace policies in the delivery of care

Domain 9: Professionalism

• Demonstrate an ethical comportment in one's practice reflective of nursing's mission to society
• Employ participatory approach to nursing care
• Demonstrate accountability to the individual, society, and the profession
• Comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
• Demonstrate the professional identity of nursing
• Integrate cultural humility and ethical practice as core to one's professional identity

Domain 10: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development

• Demonstrate a commitment to personal health and well-being
• Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry that fosters flexibility and professional maturity
• Develop capacity for leadership

Nursing Education Track Competencies

Core competencies established by the National League for Nursing (NLN) for Academic Nurse Educators (2019)

Competency 1: Facilitate Learning

Nurse educators are responsible for creating an environment that facilitates learning and the achievement of desired cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes

Competency 2: Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization

Nurse educators recognize their responsibility for helping students develop as nurses and integrate the values and behaviors expected of those who fulfill that role

Competency 3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies

Nurse educators use a variety of strategies to assess and evaluate student learning in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings, as well as in all domains of learning

Competency 4: Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes

Nurse educators are responsible for formulating program outcomes and designing curricula that reflect contemporary health care trends and prepare graduates to function effectively in the health care environment

Competency 5: Function as a Change Agent and Leader

Nurse educators' function as change agents and leaders to create a preferred future for nursing education and nursing practice

Competency 6: Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role

Nurse educators recognize that their goal is multidimensional and that an ongoing commitment to develop and maintain competence in the role is essential

Competency 7: Engage in Scholarship

Nurse educators acknowledge that scholarship is an integral component of the faculty role, and that teaching itself is a scholarly activity

Competency 8: Function within the Educational Environment

Nurse educators are knowledgeable about the educational environment within which they practice and recognize how political, institutional, social, and economic forces impact their role

Nursing Informatics Track Competencies

Core competencies for Informatics Certification established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (2023)

I. Foundations of Practice

A. Professional Practice B. Methodologies and Theories C. Rules, Regulations, and Requirements D. Interprofessional Collaboration

II System Design Lifecycle

A. Planning and Analysis B. Designing and Building C. Testing, Training, and Implementation D. Monitoring, Maintaining, Supporting, and Evaluating

III Data Management and Healthcare Technology

A. Data Standards B. Data Management C. Data Analysis, Application, and Transformation D. Hardware, Software, and Peripherals

Program Information

Degree

Master of Science in Nursing

Duration

35 credit hours

Level

Graduate

Campus Location

Online

School/College

Brooks College of Health Professions