Description
The purpose of this online program, Master of Science in Nursing Education with an Emphasis on Online Pedagogy and Instructional Design, is to prepare nursing educators to work in both institutions of higher learning and healthcare. The content of this program will include learning and teaching theories and applications for face-to-face, hybrid, synchronous/asynchronous teaching and learning, as well as simulation, laboratory, and clinical venues.
This program will incorporate four courses through the Department of Education, Languages, and Instructional Design, which will provide graduates with an Advanced Certificate in Instructional Design.
Admission to the Program
Students seeking admission to the program are expected to hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Students must have an unencumbered New York state license and current registration as a registered professional nurse. All applicants must submit an application that includes a statement of objectives, a current resume, and two professional or academic references. Applicants must also have experience working as an RN.
Program Requirements
Students must meet the University’s standards for graduate study.
Major Department Requirements (39 credits)
Required Courses
NUR 512 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nurse Educators
In this course, students will explore physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacologic processes to prepare nurses for roles in leadership and education. Students will learn key physiological concepts of homeostasis, regulatory mechanisms, protein function, and cellular physiology. Students will then learn about pathophysiology and pharmacologic management of common diseases that occur in the major body systems. (4-credits)
NUR 525 Principles of Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Students will be introduced to fundamental research-based principles of learning and teaching, with a special emphasis on health professions education. Students will develop awareness of teaching, learning, and assessment practices that facilitate meaningful learning, while also developing some basic skills in designing and delivering instruction using a variety of instructional technologies. (3- credits)
NUR 530 Evaluating the Evidence for Teaching: Research Essentials for the Nurse Educator
Introduces and examines the research process as a multidimensional activity that requires conscientiousness, logic, creativity and active collaboration with others. Students will utilize the scientific method to critically analyze a research question, the quality of a literature review, the appropriateness of research design and methodology and the data interpretation and analysis. They will evaluate how findings are relevant in their role as advanced practice nurses. Students will assess how they use knowledge gained from research published in professional journals to inform practice. (3-credits)
NUR 535 A Systems Approach to Improving Health Outcomes in Advanced Nursing
This course will provide students with the opportunity to utilize a systems approach to make improvements in the clinical setting as an advanced nurse. The student will prepare for the role of an advanced practice nurse through this direct care 60-hour clinical experience. Students will identify an issue in their particular area of interest for a specific population and will focus on developing an evidence-based practice or quality improvement project for this direct care experience. (1-credit)
NUR 516 Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Educators
In this course, students will attain the required knowledge, technical, and interpersonal skills required for the advanced practice nurse educator. Demonstrate comprehensive health assessment skills which focus on health history, physical and psychological exam, risk assessment for patients throughout the life span, including pediatrics, mental health, and women’s health. Utilizes underlying knowledge and skills to develop an effective and appropriate educational plan of care for patients throughout the life span with consideration of life circumstances. (3-credits)
NUR 618 Curriculum Development in Nursing Education for In Person and Online Teaching
This course provides students with the foundational knowledge to design, develop, implement and evaluate curriculum in nursing education. Students are introduced to fundamental research-based principles of learning and teaching, innovative instructional strategies using current technology and content management systems that will aid in the delivery of curriculum for both face-to-face and online formats. Students will have the opportunity to design and build a course, including development of student learning outcomes and evaluation methods. (3-credits)
NUR 620 Curriculum Development and Innovative Strategies for Teaching Clinical, Lab, and Simulation
This course builds upon NUR 618, Curriculum Development in Nursing Education for In Person and Online Teaching and provides strategies to promote student engagement and active learning in the simulation, lab and clinical settings. Students will be introduced to fundamental research-based principles of learning and teaching, with a special emphasis on clinical, laboratory, and simulation curriculum. Students will develop awareness of past and current teaching, learning, and assessment practices aimed to facilitate meaningful learning using a variety of instructional technologies. Students will also develop some basic skills in designing and delivering instruction using a variety of instructional technologies, as well as introduction to evaluation. (3-credits)
NUR 622 The Role of Nurse Educator in Academia and Clinical Practice
This course will help guide students to transition into the role of nurse educator in academic and clinical practice settings. It will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities that are required in the nurse educator role including teaching, scholarship, and service. An emphasis on the faculty role in a college and university setting, including an understanding of rank, tenure and promotion will be discussed. Students will reflect on the transition from clinician to educator. Students will examine current issues and trends influencing the role of the Masters prepared nurse educator. (1-credit)
NUR 635 Assessment and Evaluation Strategies in Nursing Education
In this course, students will examine assessment, measurement, and evaluation of learning outcomes. The process of a systematic evaluation of nursing education programs using outcome data to evaluate program quality and achievement of accreditation standards will be examined. Students will learn to evaluate assessment measures using a variety of psychometric tests. There will be an emphasis on assessment and evaluation approaches based on teaching-learning outcomes for individuals, courses and programs. The role of concept mapping that aligns with program objectives and national accreditation standards will be introduced in this course. (3-credits)
NUR 640 Application of Teaching in Nursing Education: Internship*
In this final capstone course in the Master’s in Nursing Education program, students will demonstrate the competencies of the nurse educator role through the completion of a 180-hour student teaching internship under the direction of a current experienced nurse educator. This capstone will provide students an immersion experience in the nursing educator role. Students will work with their preceptor to identify a current issue at their internship site and complete an evidence-based project. Students will disseminate their scholarly work through written and oral presentations using a variety of teaching methods and technologies. (3-credits)
EDI 517 Instructional Design Theories
This course introduces students to the history of instructional design and addresses current trends in the field.1bis course seeks to provide students with a concrete definition of instructional design, provide students with an introduction to theories, and explore instructional processes. Students learn about basic instructional principles and concepts and how these ideas arc applied in a variety of learning spaces and design contexts and how these implementations are guided by external contexts and theory. Course requires minimum grade of B for General Education/major/minor/certification. (3-credits)
EDI 581 Technology for Learning
This course explores information technologies, tools for communication, and course delivery systems. Examines the technical features and characteristics of technology and the implications of integrating technology into learning contexts. Provides a foundation for technological troubleshooting of tools that will be used throughout the program in the field. Course requires a minimum grade of C (for General Education/Major/Minor/Certification) NYSED requires a minimum course grade of “B-“” (graduate sections) for certification. (3-credits)
EDI 620 Learning Theories for Instructional Designers
Explores current theories of learning. Also explores how students and others learn and examines the implications for instructional design. Ties how one learns how to teach and assess understanding. Course requires a minimum grade of “B” for major/ minor/ certification. (3-credits)
EDI 621 Applications of Instructional Design
In this course, students will display instructional design competencies and then apply those competencies to instructional design models and processes. This course advances knowledge gained in earlier coursework to gain experience that translates to external contexts. Course requires a minimum grade of B for major/minor/certification. (3-credits)
Notes:
- It is suggested that students must take two courses per semester.
- Courses must be taken in Fall, and Spring semesters.
- Students must maintain a 3.0 or higher to graduate.
Student Learning Outcomes
The Program Student Learning Outcomes associated with the Master’s in Nursing Education Program are consistent with the AACN/NLN standards and competencies and are as follows:
- Demonstrates expertise in the integration, translation and application of nursing knowledge as well as from other disciplines as it applies to the advanced nurse educator.
- Designs person-centered care through the science of advanced practice nursing and addresses access to, cost of, quality, and safety of care.
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the advanced practice nurse to influence policy at the system level to enhance the health of the public.
- Applies the principles of the research process to inform healthcare practices through the scholarship of an advanced nurse educator.
- Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to promote evidence-based, quality, safety, and improved outcomes of individuals and populations.
- Implements advanced nursing knowledge and professional values in collaborative work utilizing partnerships across professional arenas to improve efficacy of team-based interactions.
- Incorporates systems-based practice with psychosocial dimensions, cultural diversity, and global health to address system improvement.
- Employs the use of informatics, communications and healthcare technologies to capture data to enhance coordinated patient care.
- Applies and evaluates the impact of ethical principles in complex decision-making processes of caring for patients in the advanced nurse educator role.