NURSING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Master of Science

							NURSING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Master of Science
Program Description

The Nursing Executive Leadership program prepares nurses to lead within complex integrated
healthcare delivery systems. The executive hybrid format, cohort model is tailored to the
working professional and gives registered nurses the knowledge and skill to lead improvements
in patient safety and quality of care to ensure that both clinical and financial outcomes are met.
The program begins with a three-day face-to-face orientation followed by intensive class
sessions, primarily online with in-person classes in a compressed format completing 2 classes (6
credits) over a 7 week period.

Fast Facts
 Designed for working professionals with in-person classes held on Friday afternoons and
  Saturdays once a month.
 Cohort classes enhanced by weekly on-line discussions
 Two courses over a 7 week period allows completion of 4 courses per semester
 Small class size focusing on local and national topics with expert nursing and healthcare
  leaders co-teaching with UH faculty
 18-month program (36 credits)
 Specialized practicum experiences to meet individual career goals
 Admission limited to 20 students
 Applications accepted beginning October 1for the next cohort

Program Outcomes
The program is competency based and prepares the future executive nursing leader with
knowledge and skill in the following areas:

•   Leadership and Management                        •   Health Policy and Health Disparities
•   Patient Safety and Quality                       •   Economics and Finance
•   Management of Human Resources                    •   Healthcare Delivery Models
•   Leadership for the Healthcare Continuum          •   Advanced Practice Nursing Roles

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) competencies for nurse executives are
integrated throughout the curriculum including communication and relationship management;
leadership; professionalism; knowledge of the healthcare environment; and business skills and
principles. The curriculum incorporates standards and guidelines from the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), American Nurses’ Association (ANA), and AONE
assuring graduates eligibility for national certification as a Nursing Executive when experience
requirements are met.
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Curriculum: Nursing Executive Leadership

The core curriculum (12 credits) includes Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health
Policy, Nursing Research, and Advanced Practice Roles. Administration courses (18 credits)
include Human Resource Management, Management and Leadership in Healthcare
Organizations, Analysis of Healthcare Delivery Models, Best Practices in Healthcare
Management, and Clinical Economics and Finance (two courses). Two practicum courses (6
credits) provide leadership experience in healthcare organizations and the opportunity to learn
from experienced nursing and healthcare leaders.

The Masters Degree, Nursing Executive Leadership program consists of 36 credits and will be
delivered in an executive hybrid format over 18 months. The curriculum pathway is designed
for two courses to be completed over a 7 week session.

               Nursing Executive Leadership Cohort Course Requirements
                                             Courses
      Multi-day Orientation/Individual Advisement
      NURS 605 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3)
      NURS 609 Health Policy (3)
      NURS 620 Nursing Research (3)
      NURS 625 Advanced Practice Nursing Roles (3)
      NURS 661 Human Resources Management (3)
      NURS 662 Management & Leadership in Healthcare Organizations (3)
      NURS 663 Analysis of Healthcare Delivery Models (3)
      NURS 664 Seminar & Practicum in Nursing Executive Leadership (3)
      NURS 665 Clinical Economics and Finance (3)
      NURS 768 Advanced Clinical Economics and Finance (3)
      NURS 774 Best Practices in Healthcare Management - Patient Safety and Quality (3)
      NURS 775 Capstone Field Study (3)
       Note: The number of course credits is noted in parenthesis. Courses are listed in numeric order for
       informational purposes. Specific ordering of courses is to be determined.

Contact Us

Office of Student Services                                      Graduate Division Admissions
UHM School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene                          University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Phone: (808) 956-8939                                           Phone: (808) 956-8544
Email: nursing@hawaii.edu                                       Email: admissions@grad.hawaii.edu
www.nursing.hawaii.edu                                          www.hawaii.edu/graduate
Curriculum: Dual Masters Degree-MBA/MS Nursing: Master of Business
Administration/ Master of Science, Nursing Executive Leadership

The MBA/MS Nursing Executive Leadership dual degree program provides extensive
professional preparation in nursing leadership and business. The dual degree program consists
of 57 credits offered in either a full or part-time schedule.

The Nursing Executive Leadership curriculum is offered in an executive hybrid format cohort
model (primarily online with in-person classes in a compressed format). The MBA program
through Shidler College of Business is taught exclusively in face-to-face classes with evening
time class schedules tailored to working students in full-time and part-time pathways.

MBA and MS Nursing Executive Leadership Course Requirements
 Business Courses                                    Nursing Courses
BUS 624 Accounting for Decision Making (3)           NURS 605 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3)
BUS621 Business Statistics (1.5)                     NURS 609 Health Policy (3)
BUS622 Economic Foundations of Strategy (1.5)
BUS623 Marketing Management (3)                      NURS 620 Nursing Research (3)
BUS625 Leadership and Communication (1.5)            NURS 625 Advanced Practice Nursing Roles (3)
BUS626 Organizational Behavior (1.5)
BUS629 Managerial Finance (3)                        NURS 661 Human Resources Management (3)
**Elective (3)                                       NURS 662 Management & Leadership in Healthcare
                                                       Organizations (3)
BUS 627 Business, Government, and External           NURS 663 Analysis of Healthcare Delivery Models (3)
  Environment (1.5)
BUS628 Ethics (1.5)
BUS630 Managing Information Technology for           NURS 664 Clinical Practicum in Nursing Executive
  Strategic Advantage (1.5)                          Leadership (3)
BUS631 Supply Chain Management (1.5)
BUS 632 Business Strategy & Policy (3)               NURS 774 Best Practices in Healthcare Management -
                                                     Patient Safety and Quality (3)
* BUS 696 Capstone Field Study (3)                   * NURS 775 Capstone Field Study Cross-listed with
Cross-listed with NURS 775 Capstone Field Study      BUS 696 Capstone Field Study
TOTAL: 30 Credits                                    TOTAL: 27 Credits
* BUS 696 and NURS 775 are cross-listed (3 credits)
** Elective may be in Business or Nursing with approval of Program Director.
Note: The number of course credits is noted in parenthesis.

Contact Us

Office of Student Services                                     Graduate Division Admissions
UHM School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene                         University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Phone: (808) 956-8939                                          Phone: (808) 956-8544
Email: nursing@hawaii.edu                                      Email: admissions@grad.hawaii.edu
www.nursing.hawaii.edu                                         www.hawaii.edu/graduate