The Master of Science in Nursing: Complex Healthcare Systems Administration is a 30-credit program taught in a flexible online learning format designed to accelerate your career with the knowledge and skills needed for success in healthcare systems administration and leadership.

 
30

credits to complete the degree.

4

Semesters to complete the degree.

$1,475

Cost per credit hour.

  • Admission Requirements

    Masters Program Admissions Requirements

    Graduate applications are processed through the Office of Graduate Admission. If you have any questions about the admission process, please contact the office at 202-319-5057 or email  cua-gradadmission@cua.edu.

     

    Applications for this master's degree program are reviewed on a rolling basis.
  • Curriculum

    MSN Complex Healthcare Systems Administration Sample Program Plan

    *Sample plan for example only. Individual plans are worked out with the assigned Academic Advisor. Some students may finish programs in shorter periods than illustrated in the samples.
  • Faculty

  • Program Outcomes

    Upon completion of the program, graduates will:

    1. Implement and manage a systematic approach (integration, translation, and application) to critical thinking and clinical reasoning, inclusive of knowledge from nursing, other disciplines, theology, philosophy, and the liberal arts and natural and social sciences to make judgments and create innovations in advanced nursing practice/specialty level for the common good.
    2. Provide, promote, and manage care and care teams that support holistic, individualized, just, compassionate, coordinated, evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive care that is respectful of the dignity of the human person, promotes human flourishing, and is consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
    3. Implement evidence-based and collaborative activities that promote health, prevent disease, and manage risks, considering social determinants of health and advocating for the improvement of equitable health outcomes, across the continuum of care and levels of prevention through both traditional and non-traditional partnerships from diverse communities, public health, industry, academia, healthcare, local government entities, and others.
    4. Synthesize, translate, apply, and disseminate nursing knowledge to improve health and transform health care.
    5. Implement initiatives to address clinical quality issues using innovation principles and processes, improvement science, and evidence to promote a culture of patient, provider, and work environment safety through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
    6. Implements models of interprofessional teamwork and intentional collaboration with colleagues, patients, families, and communities that value engagement with the city, nation, Church, and world through participatory decision-making related to healthcare needs that optimize, enhance, and improve health outcomes within advanced nursing specialty practice.
    7. Develop and lead strategy implementation for coordinated, cost-effective, proactive, and efficient care within complex healthcare systems based on Catholic values to provide safe, quality, and equitable care to diverse populations.
    8. Navigate information and communication technologies to gather data, guide decision making, and provide care respecting the dignity of the human person that aligns with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
    9. Model a sustainable professional identity grounded in Catholic social teaching, inclusive of honesty, integrity, accountability, a collaborative disposition, and ethical behavior reflective of the Catholic identity and nursing’s unique characteristics and values.
    10. Model and mentor others in activities that demonstrate a commitment to lifelong whole person well-being, intellectual curiosity, professional growth and development, resilience, and healthcare leadership and influencing change.
  • Certificate

    Complex Healthcare Systems Administration is also offered as a certificate. Refer to the Post-Graduate Certificate page for more details on CSON certificate programs.

    Complex Healthcare Systems Administration Certificate Sample Program Plan

Courses focus on ethical leadership, healthcare finance, business case development, healthcare system transformation, safety, evidence-based quality improvement, and information technology. In addition, student learning emphasizes human resources management, population health, and practica with experienced nurse leaders working in the healthcare field; a capstone leadership scholarly paper rounds out this competitive program.