In alignment with the American Organization for Nursing Leadership competencies, this practicum provides knowledge and experience within the healthcare environment with a focus on business skills. The following concepts are included: financial management, strategic management, and human resource management. Activities for this practicum are interdependently planned with the guidance of a preceptor Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in all phases of the executive role in an acute care delivery system and community-based systems settings under the guidance of a preceptor. This clinical practicum consists of 180 hours.

In alignment with the American Organization for Nursing Leadership competencies, this practicum provides knowledge and experience within the healthcare environment with a focus on business skills. The following concepts are included: financial management, strategic management, and human resource management. Activities for this practicum are interdependently planned with the guidance of a preceptor Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in all phases of the executive role in an acute care delivery system and community-based systems settings under the guidance of a preceptor. This clinical practicum consists of 180 hours.

In alignment with the American Organization for Nursing Leadership competencies, this practicum provides knowledge and experience within the healthcare environment with a focus on business skills. The following concepts are included: financial management, strategic management, and human resource management. Activities for this practicum are interdependently planned with the guidance of a preceptor Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in all phases of the executive role in an acute care delivery system and community-based systems settings under the guidance of a preceptor. This clinical practicum consists of 180 hours.

An introduction to the structure and function of the medical care delivery system. Includes basic concepts and measures of health, disease, quality, values, needs and utilization; issues in healthcare workforce, institutions, and system organization; general issues in policy; reimbursement and regulation; broad community, and organizational considerations in medical care organizations.

Exposes the students to the legal system as it affects the healthcare industry. The course addresses the numerous legal and ethical issues raised by advances in technology, changing societal values, decreasing resources, and increasing professional liability.

Optimal patient care starts with financially secure healthcare organizations. In this course, students will explore topics such as insurance and reimbursement, financial accounting, case flows, profit analysis, cost allocation, service line costing, budgeting, debt, risk analysis, capital structure, and revenue cycles. Financial theories and practical tools needed to make crucial financial decisions are included.

This course covers the concepts and techniques necessary for improving the systems vital to the daily work of clinicians and the outcomes of patient care. Topics emphasized include: the role of policy, measuring process and system performance, a supportive environment, outside forces that affect quality, teamwork, collaboration, continuous improvement, high reliability accountability, and patient safety.

Graduate level nursing at the master’s level requires a final competency demonstration. Final comprehensive competency demonstration in the MSN program consists of the graduating student’s ability to meet the expected outcomes as set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Master Education in Nursing. These Essentials are core for all master’s programs in nursing, and delineate the outcomes expected of all graduates of master’s nursing programs. Completion of a final competency portfolio, which encompasses the core knowledge and skills outlined in the AACN Essentials document, serves as demonstration of the MSN student’s mastery of the required competencies. The final competency portfolio is evaluated by a rubric and is pass/fail.

Students applying for the online MSN program must meet the following requirements:

1. A bachelor’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited program.
2. A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on all prior academic work.
   1. Students with a lower GPA may be considered and accepted on a conditional basis.
3. Undergraduate coursework completed with a C grade or better in the following disciplines:
   1. Statistics
   2. Nursing research/evidence-based practice
   3. Health assessment
   4. Pathophysiology (highly recommended for Nurse Education students, but not required)
4. Current unrestricted licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Tennessee (compact/multi-state accepted). The applicant may not be on probation and must report any past or current disciplinary action taken by a State Board directly to the Dean of the School of Nursing.
5. Laptop computer with Microsoft Office 365, wireless and webcam capability is required. Microsoft Office 365 is available to all King students to load on the PC or Mac and is accessible at Office.com using their King University credentials. Chromebooks and many tablets will NOT meet the minimum requirements for the SON Programs.

Students applying for an online MSN program must submit the following materials:

1. A completed online application. No Application Fee.
2. Official transcripts from all institutions attended**
3. Verification of current unencumbered registered nurse license from the Tennessee Board of Nursing or compact multi-state licensure with privileges to practice in Tennessee.
4. Copies of all certificates in an area of clinical concentration, if applicable.
5. A current curriculum vitae including professional organization memberships and activities and community service.

Post-Acceptance Requirements

Within the first semester of your program students will also be required to provide the following documents:

1. Three letters of recommendation, preferably one from an employer and one from a previous college professor. When applying online, students may submit the names and email addresses of individuals offering a recommendation to automate the process.
2. A two- to three-page typed writing sample to address the following question: What is the role of graduate education in preparing nurses to meet the health needs of our society? Writing sample must cite two peer-reviewed journals and be written using APA style.
3. A personal essay. Details will be provided by your enrollment counselor.

**Courses are applicable for transfer if they are applicable to the requirements of the program, and are approved by the specialty area faculty and the Dean of the School of Nursing. Courses being transferred must have been assigned a grade of B or higher and must have covered content which is required for a particular core course or specialty program.

Students completing the BSN degree from King University may apply for guaranteed admission to an MSN program during the final semester of the BSN program. Students applying for guaranteed admission must meet the following admission criteria in addition to those listed above:

• Have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Submit three letters of recommendation (two academic and one professional)
• Have received no academic sanctions during BSN program

Guaranteed admission is contingent on the time of application and seats available per semester.