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The Masters degree in Nursing Health Systems Management prepares professional nurses to assume leadership roles in the complex and diverse environment of health services. The program provides students with nursing, health care administration and business skills essential for success as nursing executives and leaders.

Program Outcomes
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1. Effectively communicate and manage relationships at all levels building trust and collaboration.

2. Demonstrate personal and professional accountability and advocacy for the clinical enterprise and for nursing practice.

3. Effectively use business skills, technology and information systems to promote quality outcomes which articulate the link between metrics, goals and quality initiatives.

4. Apply knowledge of the healthcare environment including legal, ethical and regulatory processes, health policy and leadership theory to advocate for patients and the profession.

5. Demonstrate the ability to use systems thinking, foundational thinking skills, personal journey disciplines, and change theory to plan for the implementation of organizational change.

6. Incorporate research methods, data analysis and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and promote health.

7. Evaluate and apply conceptual models relative to the practice of nursing leadership.

Entry Requirements

1. Must have earned a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

2. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required for last 60 hours

3. Official GRE scores; no minimum score required

4. Must have access to working environment with children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

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The Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems (Dual Degree) is designed to afford experienced nurses having completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with the opportunity to develop cross-functional business management skills and leadership competences appropriate to preparing individuals in the nursing and health care fields for advanced management and executive positions.

This masters in nursing leadership and management program goes beyond patient care and studies the business side of health care by examining the costs, how to set and maintain a budget, and the management of workforce challenges. Graduates of this degree may be prepared to either fulfill an entrepreneurial goal and start their own health company or move into a leadership role within a health care organization, such as Chief Nursing Officer, VP of Patient Services, or Chief Executive Officer.

The following topics are included in the masters in nursing leadership and management: leadership theory and application, finance, accounting, economics, quantitative methods, marketing management, managerial accounting, managerial finance, operations management, and ethics in the healthcare system. Other courses examine nursing as a profession and a discipline and the role of the nurse as a vital member of the interprofessional team providing patient-centered care. Students will explore and learn to apply the theoretical foundations for nursing practice. The behavioral forces and relationships that influence organizational effectiveness and change are studied, as well as intervention strategies and application skills. Nursing and health care research and its application to nursing education, nursing practice, and the delivery of health care services will also be explored. Emphasis is placed on strategies to access current and relevant data, synthesize the information, and translate new knowledge into practice.

A capstone course culminates the program, which provides an opportunity for students to develop an evidence-based practice project proposal that addresses a business problem, issue, or concern in professional practice. Students identify a problem amenable to research-based intervention; search literature; propose a solution; and develop a plan to implement the solution, evaluate its outcome(s), and disseminate the findings.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to university graduate programs may be accepted for admission by meeting one of the criteria specified below:

Degree Bearing Transcripts
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An undergraduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program with a GPA of 2.8 or better on the degree-bearing transcript

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A graduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college, university or program

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If students cannot meet the GPA requirement, they may still be eligible for admission by meeting certain graduate test scores:
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT): 500
Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 1,000 combined verbal/quantitative, prior to August 2011; 300 combined verbal/quantitative, after August 2011

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CQUniversity's postgraduate offerings in mental health nursing are ideal for Registered Nurses who are looking to gain specialist qualifications for roles in various health care sectors working with people experiencing mental health problems.

You will gain an understanding of contemporary topics and issues relevant to all mental health clinicians, including recovery, physical treatments and psycho-social and educational interventions, interpersonal communication and dual diagnosis. Course content is focused on mental health care across various settings including inpatient, primary care, community, and specialist services such as forensic, child and adolescent, and aged care.

The masters program is the final of three study steps that begins with the graduate certificate, followed by the graduate diploma. The masters program aims to enable graduates to apply advanced knowledge of state and national strategic directions for mental health care and provide the necessary skills to practice as a mental health clinician in all health care settings. In addition, you will gain an appreciation of the holistic nature of mental health care including the cultural, spiritual, social, biological and psychological features of illness and health. There is also focus on the delivery of appropriate care for Australia’s ethnic and multicultural society.

Designed to enable registered nurses to continue working throughout their studies, the mental health nursing programs are offered by distance education, with extensive support through online resources as well as access to help and guidance offered by nationally and internationally renowned academic staff at CQUniversity.

Entry Requirements

To gain entry into postgraduate programs in mental health nursing you must have both:

English communications skills equivalent to Year 11 and 12 completion- English (4, SA)

qualification as a registered nurse in Australia.

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Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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Notes

There are compulsory residential schools for some courses.

You are required to complete a total of 6 core courses plus your choice of of three options

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