The MSN in Healthcare Organizational Leadership (HOL) prepares the student to assume leadership positions in various organizations providing direct or indirect healthcare services across the life span and care continuum; government agencies; community-based organizations (public and private); and other healthcare industries (insurance, biomedical, pharmaceutical). Students will acquire competencies essential for effective and transformative leadership in multiple organizational contexts and dynamics at micro, meso, and macro levels. Formation of the student’s vision for an impactful leadership career, aspirations for meaningful legacy to the nursing profession, healthcare delivery systems, professional/health-related organizations, and the public health at large are distinctive features of the curriculum. The HOL curriculum is aligned with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, mission, vision, strategic directions, and attributes of a Hopkins Nurse. Furthermore, the curriculum is informed by the real-world practice underpinned by the state-of-the science for nursing leadership, the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nurse Leaders Competencies, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education.
Clinical practica and number of clinical hours: Clinical practicum in HOL I (112 hours), HOL II (168 hours), and HOL III (224 hours) for a total of 504 clinical hours.
Certification: MSN in HOL graduates are eligible to apply for certifications available for nurse leaders/executives through the AONL (https://www.aonl.org/initiatives/certification) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications).
The Master of Science in Nursing programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing are accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
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All course work in the MSN specialty tracks, both clinical and classroom, is organized around 10 domains, competencies, and sub-competencies for advanced-level nursing education (AACN, 2021) and 5 common-core set of competency domains for healthcare leadership (AONL). Students develop progressive understanding and expertise in relation to these domains, and learning is structured to accomplish a related set of outcomes that are considered essential to advanced nursing practice. The MSN in HOL track includes core, professional and theoretical foundations of organizational leadership and management, business of healthcare, and practice of nursing leadership and management roles in multiple healthcare organizational contexts. The MSN in HOL track require 35 to 65 credits (includes MSN/MBA) during a minimum of 16-30 months of full-time study.
Graduates will have completed the educational requirements for appropriate certification. Full-time and part-time study are available.
Students matriculated in the JHU School of Nursing are required to satisfy all academic requirements and adhere to all policies of the School. Students are expected to complete degree requirements within five years of enrollment.
Program Requirements
Curriculum
Code | Title | Credits |
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Core Courses | ||
NR.210.606 | Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
Additional Courses | ||
NR.110.619 | Health Care Economics for Management and Practice | 2 |
NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
NR.110.654 | Foundations of Healthcare Quality and Safety | 2 |
NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
Program Total: 35 Credits [cr]/ 504 Clinical Hours [CL]
Programs of Study
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership Track Program of Study: Full Time
First Semester | Credits | |
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NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NR.210.606 | Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
Credits | 11 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
Credits | 8 | |
Third Semester | ||
NR.110.654 | Foundations of Healthcare Quality and Safety | 2 |
NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
Credits | 7 | |
Second Year | ||
First Semester | ||
NR.110.619 | Health Care Economics for Management and Practice | 2 |
NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 35 |
Program Total: 35 Credits [cr]/504 Clinical Hours [CL]
Please note, curriculum, credit hours, and sequencing are subject to change.
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership Track Program of Study: Part Time
First Semester | Credits | |
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NR.210.606 | Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.110.619 | Health Care Economics for Management and Practice | 2 |
Credits | 5 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Third Semester | ||
NR.110.654 | Foundations of Healthcare Quality and Safety | 2 |
NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
Credits | 4 | |
Second Year | ||
First Semester | ||
NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
Credits | 5 | |
Third Semester | ||
NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Third Year | ||
First Semester | ||
NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
Credits | 7 | |
Total Credits | 35 |
Program Total: 35 Credits [cr]/504 Clinical Hours [CL]
Please note, curriculum, credit hours, and sequencing are subject to change.
Graduates of the MSN in Healthcare Organizational Leadership program will be able to:
1. Integrate philosophical foundations of nursing, ethical and legal principles in their scope of practice as nurse-leaders.
2. Use theory and evidence-based leadership and management practices at healthcare organizations' microsystem, mesosystem, and macrosystem.
3. Apply finance, business, and economics principles in operations of healthcare systems or organizations.
4. Design initiatives for improving outcomes at the patient/family, staff/employee, and organizational levels.
5. Demonstrate attributes of a professional, transformative, and visionary nurse-leader.
Outcomes are based upon The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (AACN, 2021)