Get started on an advanced nursing career path and gain advanced skills for patient care. Designed for anyone who holds a bachelor’s degree from any background, the Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (DEMSN) program from Alverno College prepares you to enter the nursing profession with graduate-level clinical assessment, patient care and leadership skills.
During the course of this intensive, full-time 18-month program, 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, you’ll enter the job market with a qualification that employers prefer and the academic foundation to pursue certification as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) or earn a doctoral degree in nursing.
Code | Title | Credits |
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BSN Level Courses | ||
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 Level Courses | ||
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 |