Nursing and Healthcare Administration Program
The Nursing and Healthcare Administration Program draws upon the strengths of a top ranked School of Nursing and the top ranked Wharton School of Business.The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a focus in Nursing and Health Care Administration integrates concepts and principles from 11 courses in nursing administration and 5 courses from the healthcare management major in the Wharton MBA program. Students may also select courses or declare a minor from the Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics program or may obtain certificates in human resources, marketing, entrepreneurship or finance and accounting from the Wharton Program for Working Professionals. In general students focus their study in operations management, health care finance, consulting, or project management. Relevant minors also include health informatics, occupational health nursing, organizational dynamics or quality improvement and safety processes in healthcare.
This program is comprehensive in scope, emphasizing administration in diverse health care settings and culminating in a practicum working with a nurse executive in your field of interest. Practicum sites have included the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, GE Healthcare, The Advisory Board Company, and Mainline Health Systems to name a few. Graduates of this program have been employed in myriad healthcare settings including healthcare consultation; project management in healthcare organizations e.g., quality initiatives; nursing management in large teaching hospitals and a variety of other healthcare venues; executive positions in community health systems; and long-term care management.
Upon successful completion of this program, graduates meet the educational eligibility requirements for national certification as a Nurse Executive from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
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