圣母大学

Madonna also offers a Master of Science in Nursing / Master of Business Administration (MBA) dual degree program for students seeking careers in upper management in healthcare facilities. The MSN/MBA degree prepares students for executive-level nursing administration practice, improving population health outcomes through the integration of theory, research, clinical judgment, and inter- and intraprofessional collaboration.

MSN/MBA students build upon the Nursing Administration curriculum, taking 22 additional credits that dive deeper into marketing, finance, economics, business law, and ethics. Projects and research provide hands-on learning opportunities that refine important marketing and financial management skills across the care continuum.

The Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration dual degree program is developed within the structures of the Department of Nursing and the School of Business. The MSN/MBA course of study is designed for the baccalaureate-prepared nurse whose career goals are in upper management in health care facilities, business, or other complex service organizations.

Graduates of this program will be able to synthesize advanced knowledge from nursing and related disciplines to manage client care and human and fiscal resources, integrate organizational and administrative theories into evidence-based problem solving and decision making in nursing, and implement effective communication related to collaborative and conflict management strategies within the practice environment. The graduate will also be able to incorporate the nursing leadership role by designing strategies to impact policies that influence the delivery of health care, apply principles of stewardship to the process of nursing administrative decision making, and develop and implement standards of nursing practice and policies with a stated philosophy and mission congruent with health care settings.

Program Outcomes

At the conclusion of the program, the student is able to:

1. demonstrate the appropriate specialized body of knowledge and experiential base for the assumption of executive-level nursing administration.

2. integrate theory, knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with creative inquiry, leadership, and relationship-based care to direct the master’s prepared executive-level nurse administrator’s personal and professional growth.

3. engage in nursing administration practice based on values of stewardship to promote quality health care that is ethically based.

4. use scholarly processes to improve executive-level nursing administration practice associated with population health outcomes through integration of theory, research, evidence, clinical judgment, and intraprofessional and interprofessional collaboration.