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Department of Graduate Nursing

Nurse Administrator Program




Nurse Administrator (AD) prepares graduates to assume leadership positions in health care agencies utilizing concepts and theories from nursing management and health administration. This graduate demonstrates skills in personnel management and budgetary resources (38 semester credits).    
Courses
 Thesis 
 Project
NURS 615: Advanced Practice Nursing: Introduction to Roles and Issues 
3 cr
 3 cr
NURS 626: Research Methods for Advanced Practice Nurses
3 cr 
3 cr
NURS 670: Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics
3 cr
3 cr
NURS 675: Cultural Competence in Healthcare 3 cr
3 cr
NURS 750: Transformational Leadership
3 cr
3 cr
NURS 760: Advanced Concepts in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
3 cr
3 cr
NURS 860: Health Operations and Financial Management for Nurse Managers
3 cr
3 cr
Electives as approved by  academic advisor
6 cr
9 cr
NURS 774: Nurse Administrator: Practicum 
6 cr
6 cr
NURS 798: Thesis or NURS 788:  Problems in Nursing Research (Project) 
5 cr
2 cr
Total credits 
38 cr
38 cr

 

 

Webpage Last Updated: May 2008

 

 


 
Elective courses may be in any area of study as arranged with academic advisor. Students can select any 600-700 level courses in the University Graduate Bulletin provided the student meets the prerequisites and is therefore admissible to the course(s). Electives may also be transferred from other approved University course offerings.

Suggested SDSU Electives:
       SOC 533: Leadership and Organizations, 3 cr 
       SOC 620: Social Organization, 3 cr 
       SOC 621: Social Stratification, 3 cr  

 



 






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