Kerrie Kimbrow, AdventHealth Endowed Chair; Terri Gibson, Director MSN Program;
Adjunct: Beverly Waller Dabney, Ashten Fleming, Sallieann Brown Hoffer, Lisa Knudsen, Kathleen A. Roberts, Ann L. Smith
Sheri Denny, Clinical Coordinator
Jennifer Flores, Graduate Advisor
Donna Ruddock-Janda, Graduate Success Coach
To enrich the quality of life for our candidates, provide them with practical and accessible instruction, and to enable them to have a life changing experience that they can share with everyone they encounter.
Program Admission Requirements
This initial course introduces students to professional nursing roles and orients them to SWAU learning resources, and the graduate student role. This exploration focuses on developing a professional identity as a nurse leader and educator and includes professional development planning.
Online only.
Explores a variety of theories relevant to nursing and well-being with attention to personal and population-based health promotion. It also includes exposure to environmental, social, and policy influences.
Online only.
Research practices will be used to develop, translate and evaluate teaching-learning strategies and program effectiveness within nursing education and healthcare environments. The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model provides the framework for exploring evidence-based principles and outcome evaluation strategies. Additional focus areas include data security considerations and ethical standards in scholarly work.
Online only.
Incorporates interprofessional roles to enhance wellness. Emphasis is on awareness of cultural, spiritual, and ethical influences related to best practices for promoting health and resilience. Includes 15 hours of Professional Immersion. Class Fee.
Online only.
Integrates leadership principles with a focus on the nurse as a change agent, advocate, and mentor. Emphasis is on organizational systems, governance, scholarly activities, and effective management of resources.
Online only.
Explores teaching-learning strategies for Health Assessment, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology. Familiarity with this content provides the foundation for developing a topic-focused lesson plan utilizing a variety of methods to enhance learning and application.
Online only.
Explores teaching-learning strategies to facilitate learning and socialization of students. Emphasis is on educational theories, learning styles, and course development. Includes 15 hours of Professional Immersion. Class Fee.
Online only.
Explores teaching-learning strategies to optimize learning and use of educational technologies. Emphasis is on lesson planning. Includes 15 hours of Professional Immersion. Class Fee.
Online only.
Focuses on student-selected clinical specialty areas in which learners will begin work on a system-level solution to an identified problem. Past experience and clinical time in chosen specialty area required. Fulfills a portion of the Direct Care Experience requirement. Class Fee.
Online only.
Focuses on student-selected clinical specialty areas to implement an intervention plan. Past experience and clinical time in chosen specialty area required. Emphasis includes analyses and dissemination of results to stakeholders. Fulfills a portion of the Direct Care Experience requirement. Class Fee.
Online only.
Explores the regulatory requirements associated with effective approaches to student needs. Emphasis is on aligning student outcomes with nursing standards and addressing students with learning challenges.
Online only.
Addresses methods for developing and evaluating outcomes. This includes test items, self-assessment, and evaluation criteria. Emphasis is on a competency-based approach and use of peer evaluation in teaching learning practices. Includes 25 hours of Professional Immersion. Class Fee.
Online only.
This final course facilitates student completion of the Capstone project, representing a culmination of student work throughout the program. Includes 45 hours of Professional Immersion.
Online only.
Prerequisite: completion of all other courses.
