Master of Science in Nursing
A Jesuit-centered program
Advance your career with a Master of Science in Nursing and Health Care Administration from Loyola Nursing. Our degree is designed for BSN-prepared nurses ready to take on leadership roles in nursing and health care administration.
Combine your strong clinical background with leadership fundamentals to drive change and inspire others. A Loyola Nursing MSN equips you with expertise in budgets, health care policy and regulations, management best practices, and more.
Shaped by Jesuit tradition, our MSN prepares values-driven nurse managers and directors to guide organizations and oversee holistic, patient-centered care. Loyola Nursing’s extensive relationships with health care networks provide you with exceptional clinical practicum and career opportunities.
Our Commitment to You
Our MSN graduates have the knowledge and skills to address the needs of a complex, evolving health care marketplace:
- Project management
- Health care ethics and policy
- Evidence-based quality improvement strategies
- Leadership styles and practices
- Current health care trends, issues, and debates
- Health system finances and budget management
- Decision-making tools and processes
Program Goal
The goal of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program is to prepare nurses at the master’s level who use advanced knowledge and skills to assume a leadership role in interprofessional healthcare delivery to improve health outcomes at the system, population, or individual patient levels.
Program Outcomes
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing, healthcare, and biopsychosocial fields; public health sciences; and the Jesuit Catholic tradition for the continual improvement of nursing and healthcare across diverse settings.
- Function as a leader emphasizing ethical and critical decision-making, effective working relationships, and application of organizational sciences in a systems perspective, to promote safe and high-quality patient-centered care.
- Use translational science to integrate evidence into practice.
- Critically appraise healthcare technologies and information systems and incorporate data to promote optimal communication and healthcare delivery at the system and patient-care levels.
- Understand and appreciate the importance of health policies on health status and employ advocacy strategies to positively influence health care at the population level.
- As a leader or member of an interprofessional team, effectively communicate, collaborate, and consult with other health professionals to improve patient and population health outcomes.
- Working collaboratively with patients, families, and communities, utilize culturally sensitive evidence-based strategies for health promotion and disease prevention locally, nationally, and globally.
- Use expanded knowledge and change-agent skills for professional growth and the provision of indirect and direct care that enhances outcomes for individuals, populations, and systems.
Admission
Get started on your Loyola Nursing application today. Apply online.
For more information, please email the Program Track Director Colleen Kordish, PhD, RN, CNE.
Admission to Loyola University Chicago and the School of Nursing is competitive and based on a variety of factors.
A Jesuit-centered program
Advance your career with a Master of Science in Nursing and Health Care Administration from Loyola Nursing. Our degree is designed for BSN-prepared nurses ready to take on leadership roles in nursing and health care administration.
Combine your strong clinical background with leadership fundamentals to drive change and inspire others. A Loyola Nursing MSN equips you with expertise in budgets, health care policy and regulations, management best practices, and more.
Shaped by Jesuit tradition, our MSN prepares values-driven nurse managers and directors to guide organizations and oversee holistic, patient-centered care. Loyola Nursing’s extensive relationships with health care networks provide you with exceptional clinical practicum and career opportunities.
Our Commitment to You
Our MSN graduates have the knowledge and skills to address the needs of a complex, evolving health care marketplace:
- Project management
- Health care ethics and policy
- Evidence-based quality improvement strategies
- Leadership styles and practices
- Current health care trends, issues, and debates
- Health system finances and budget management
- Decision-making tools and processes
Curriculum
Loyola's MSN in Nursing and Health Care Administration is offered through online courses, with two annual in-person immersion sessions.
Admission
Get started on your Loyola Nursing application today. Apply online.
For more information, please email the Program Track Director Colleen Kordish, PhD, RN, CNE.
Admission to Loyola University Chicago and the School of Nursing is competitive and based on a variety of factors.