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ACE Catalog - Volume 60
RN to MSN
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Program Description
The RN to MSN program offers a seamless learning experience for those seeking advanced nursing knowledge and expanded professional skills appropriate for a global and increasingly complex healthcare system. Designed to expand competencies in practice, evidence-based decision-making, informatics and technological communication skills, and innovative thinking, the degree promotes professional expertise in patient-centered care among various populations. The dynamic connection between research, theory, and practice prepares students to engage in problem-solving in micro- and macro-systems and to ensure quality care and patient safety. As leaders and educators, graduates are expected to become change agents to improve people’s health.
BSN Program Outcomes
Department of Nursing Mission, Vision, Core Values
BSN Program Outcomes
- Integrate clinical judgement, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice in professional decision-making to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care across multiple settings with various populations. (AO1)
- Model leadership skills and effective collaboration within interprofessional teams to promote health, prevent illness, and ensure quality care across healthcare systems. (AO2)
- Deliver holistic, evidence-based nursing care that is individualized and culturally competent, addressing the unique needs of individuals, families, and communities in multiple healthcare settings. (AO3)
- Utilize effective communication with patients, families, and/or healthcare providers, to include informatics and healthcare technologies. (AO4)
- Incorporate a commitment to lifelong learning through adherence to ethical and legal standards and actively engaging in personal and professional development. (AO5)
MSN Program Outcomes
- Integrate evidence-based practices to improve quality, safety, and health outcomes, using improvement science theories and principles to address challenges in nursing and healthcare. (AO1)
- Coordinate complex systems-based practice among healthcare partners to effectively manage policy, resources, and continuous quality improvement. (AO2)
- Facilitate ethical, patient-centered, and culturally-responsive care by addressing social determinants of health. (AO3)
- Utilize technological systems to drive decision-making, enhance evidence-based practice, and promote health literacy. (AO4)
- Incorporate advanced knowledge, skills, and practices to foster lifelong learning and professional growth across interdisciplinary healthcare settings, organizational systems, and leadership roles. (AO5)
Mission Statement
The mission of the ACE Department of Nursing is to educate and inspire nursing students to become exceptional health care providers, educators, and leaders who use forward thinking, evidence-based innovation, and collaboration to transform health outcomes, organizations, and systems within a global society.
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Focus of Study Options
Nurse Administration The Nurse Administration focus of study will prepare the nurse leader to model organizational and systems leadership skills that asserts ethical and critical decision making, collaborative inter-professional relationships, responsible fiscal stewardship, and principles of quality improvement. The nurse leader will be prepared to impact health policy at the micro and macro systems levels. The program will foster competencies in leadership and the use of technology and information systems to support quality improvement and outcomes. (200 Hour Practicum Experience Required) Nurse Educator The Nurse Educator focus of study will prepare the nurse to model leadership in the role of nurse educator while implementing quality improvement and change in academic and clinical education practice settings. The nurse educator will be prepared to design, implement and evaluate teaching strategies appropriate to the learner, setting, and achievement of desired outcomes. The program will foster competencies in leadership, role of the educator, and use of technology to support optimal learner outcomes and quality improvement in educational systems. (200 Hour Practicum Experience Required) Course List (55 Total Semester Credits Required)
Undergraduate Courses (30 Semester Credits - must be completed to earn BSN)
Graduate Courses (must be completed to earn MSN)
Nursing courses (15 semester credits - 6 taken as part of the BSN) Choose a Five-Course Focus of Study (16 semester credits)
*Practicum Note
A 200-hour practicum is embedded in the program and required for program completion. To avoid disruption in course sequence the following must be completed before enrollment in subsequent term(s) or enrollment in the capstone/practicum course can occur: - Clinical practice site and preceptor approval must occur three (3) terms prior to beginning the practicum experience; and
- Any required documents which may include, but are not limited to liability insurance, background check, drug screening, immunizations, proof of health insurance, evidence of HIPAA training, and current CPR certification must be submitted no later than 30 days prior to beginning the practicum experience.
Bachelor’s Completion Information
Students are required to complete ninety (90) semester credits in addition to the credits listed in ACE course list for satisfactory completion of the program. Inclusive of the ninety (90) semester credits, a required thirty (30) semester credits of general education must align with the Indiana College Core as defined in the College’s General Education Requirements policy . These credits can be acquired prior to program enrollment or while enrolled in the program. Note
- The master’s degree program in nursing at American College of Education is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
- This program is neither designed nor approved (as of the publication date of this Catalog) to prepare students for advanced licensure in any state.
- Check availability in your state on the Programs by State section of the ACE website.
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