Get started on an advanced nursing career path and gain advanced skills for patient care. Designed for graduates who holds a bachelor’s degree in any non-nursing field of study, the Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (DEMSN) program at Alverno College prepares you to enter the nursing profession with graduate-level clinical assessment, patient care and leadership skills.
During the course of this accelerated 18-month program of full-time study, you’ll gain hands-on training and clinical experience with support from experienced faculty, earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and be prepared to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
After graduation and obtaining RN-licensure, you’ll enter the job market as an MSN-prepared nurse generalist with the academic foundation necessary to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree or certification as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) through a post-MSN program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| N-290 | Clinical Re-entry | 0 |
| MSN-600B | Orientation to DEMSN Program | 0 |
| BI-338C | Physiological Mechanisms Disease | 4 |
| N-500 | Professional Nursing Pract Essentials | 3 |
| N-518 | Pharmacology I | 1 |
| N-519 | Pharmacology II | 2 |
| N-522 | Ethics for Nurses | 1 |
| N-524 | Health Assessment: Nursing Theory And Practice | 5 |
| N-526 | Clinical Nursing Skills | 1 |
| N-528 | Theories of Holistic Nursing | 4 |
| N-529 | Clinical Nursing Practice I | 4 |
| N-530 | Nrsing Inq: Evid Bsed Pract & Qual Imp | 2 |
| N-545 | Nrsing Mgt: Women & Children | 3 |
| N-546 | Nrsing Mgt of Aging Adults D | 2 |
| N-556 | Nursing of Complex Clients | 3 |
| N-557 | Nursing in Complex Communities | 3 |
| N-565 | Clinical Nursing Practice II | 3 |
| N-570 | Clinical Nursing Practice III - Acute Care | 6 |
| MSN-605 | Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MSN-610 | Nursing Leadership: Advocacy, Activism, Innovation, and Policy | 3 |
| MSN-614 | Nursing Research & Scholarship | 3 |
| MSN-618 | Population Based Health | 3 |
| MSN-629 | Roles, Interprof Teams, Theories | 2 |
| MSN-631 | Adv Hlth & Physical Assessment | 3 |
| MSN-632 | Advanced Nursing Theory I | 3 |
| MSN-770 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| MSN-775 | Advanced Nursing Theory II | 3 |
| MSN-776 | Nursing Clinical Practice IV | 4 |
| Total Credits | 77 | |