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Overview
The Nursing Administration concentration enables
the student to explore in depth those ideas, skills and
roles that foster and enhance the development of innovative
nursing practice and qualities of leadership. The curriculum
is designed to provide a program of study that meets
professional goals while providing flexible planning
options, including elective courses in non-nursing colleges,
schools and departments. The entire curriculum can be
completed via web-based classes, on a part-time basis (up to
seven years) and fieldwork sites can be chosen to
accommodate living and working demands. The concentration
can be completed in 32 credits. Students may opt for a dual
degree with Public Administration (MPA).
Upon completion of the program of studies in Nursing
Administration, students will be able to apply
knowledge from the
common competency domains of Leadership, Communication and
relationship-building, knowledge of the healthcare environment,
professionalism, quality and outcomes management and business skills.
Program Objectives
Graduates with the Nursing Administration concentration will be
able to:
Apply research findings and concepts from nursing, social science and management areas to problem solving in health care delivery systems.
Incorporate ethical precepts in leadership and management practices in the achievement of clinical goals of the health care system.
Examine goals, structures and processes that facilitate knowledge of and dedication to patient safety through quality nursing care delivery.
Assess ways to evaluate clinical outcomes and system functioning from a research perspective.
Demonstrate leadership skills necessary for creating an organizational environment where personal and professional development is an expectation.
Examine personal and professional accountability for actions and outcomes of self and others related to evidence-based clinical and management practice.
Identify problem-solving approaches to issues of organizational conflict and change management.
Assist in the design of the basic elements of information management and control systems.
Apply concepts of human resource management and development to personnel issues in nursing care systems and health care.
Demonstrate beginning competency in business skills, the management of resources, and strategic management.
Demonstrate competency in communication and relationship- skills with internal and external stakeholders utilizing shared decision making processes necessary in complex health care settings.
Admission Requirements
Hold a bachelor’s degree (e.g., B.S.N.) from an accredited college or university, with an upper-division major in nursing. (Graduates from non-accredited programs [N.L.N. or C.C.N.E.] and RN’s with baccalaureate degree in non-nursing fields are considered on an individual basis.)
Have a minimum grade point average for baccalaureate work of B (3.0) or better.
Be registered in or eligible for nursing licensure in New Mexico with a New Mexico R.N. license obtained within the first term enrolled.
Complete of the online application. The online application can be accessed at http://hsc.unm.edu/consg/misc/applications.shtml Letters of recommendation, letter of intent, and a professional resume are required as part of the application process. See the online application guidelines for further information.
