Overview
Through Nebraska Methodist College’s online nursing degree program, Registered Nurses (RNs) are able to earn their Master of Science in Nursing degrees with all courses 100% online. With a Master of Science in Nursing degree, you are equipped to greatly advance your career in health care.
Within the online RN-MSN program, there are two options for degree concentrations: Nurse Educator and Nurse Executive. The online Nurse Educator track is designed for nurses who want to teach other nurses or move into research areas within higher education. The online Nurse Executive track is designed for nurses who are interested in the business and management side of health care.
Degree Concentrations
Nurse Educator
The online Nurse Educator concentration is meant for those who intend to use their degrees in academic settings. Involved in this concentration are 54 total credit hours which includes 18 hours of foundation curriculum. Obtaining your MSN degree online takes 3 years to complete. It provides students with the groundwork of academic and theoretical knowledge for the academic and clinical settings, and also provides curriculum development.
Courses specific to this concentration include: Teaching and Learning, Instructional Methods, Advanced Health Assessment, Pathophysiology & Pharmacology, Curriculum and Program Development and Evaluation, and a Practicum in Nursing Education. Students take one course online at a time, and each session lasts just 5 weeks, with a week-long break between each session. This format allows students to fully concentrate on each separate course involved in the online program.
As part of the curriculum, Nurse Educators learn to teach students and obtain experience. Students are able to connect what they have learned in their online classroom and what they have learned while teaching in the two capstone courses involved in the concentration.
Nurse Executive
The online Nurse Executive concentration is meant for those who intend to use their degrees in managerial positions. Involved in this concentration 54 total credit hours which includes 18 hours of foundation curriculum. The focus of this concentration is on business, including financials, company deportment, and management.
Courses specific to this concentration include: Organizational Behavior and Structure, Role of the Nurse Executive: Leading an Organization, Human Resource Management, Financial management and Economics and a Practicum in Management, Improvements and Evaluation in Health Care Organizations. Students take one course online at a time, and each session lasts just 5 weeks, with a week-long break between each session. This format allows students to fully concentrate on each separate course involved in the online program.
As part of the curriculum, Nurse Executives obtain hands-on experience during a practicum in a practice setting. In the capstone courses included in this program, students are able to connect their real-world experiences with what they have learned in the classroom setting.
Why Nebraska Methodist College
Nebraska Methodist College was founded in 1891 in Omaha, Nebraska. We are an accredited, not-for-profit institution with 120 years of experience in nursing education. We have been teaching online for 15 years, and have offered advanced nursing degrees online for 10 years. These factors make us a college that is both experienced in online education and in providing learning models tailored for working health care professionals.
Nebraska Methodist College provides students with excellent instruction. In fact, our faculty are considered to be among the best instructors in health care. This same faculty develops all of the coursework taught within the college. Aside from your online learning experience at Nebraska Methodist College, you will network with other students and be exposed to new perspectives and approaches to nursing. Furthermore, the ability to complete the Master of Science in Nursing degree online and at your convenience is an option that appeals to nurse professionals with professional obligations and personal responsibilities.
Once accepted into the online RN-MSN program, students participate in an online orientation. Orientation familiarizes students with online learning so that they are well prepared for their time with Nebraska Methodist College.
Included in the online RN-MSN program is a student executive service. This means that during your time enrolled in Nebraska Methodist College’s online program, you will have help in electing courses, automatic course registration, as well as textbooks sent to your home. Students also have access to online tutoring and advising, as well as library services and the bookstore. All of this guidance enables you to be worry-free and to center your mind on what’s truly important: learning.
