The program is designed to prepare nurses to manage and coordinate patient care services across the continuum of health care delivery. The curriculum, which integrates knowledge and research from the disciplines of nursing, management and business, offers students opportunities to study and apply concepts and techniques that address the pressing issues and challenges in today's managed care environments. Students work with outstanding nurse managers and executives in a variety of organizational settings, and are mentored by highly regarded faculty through Web-based activities. Clinical experiences are individualized to build on the background and prior experiences students bring into the program as well as the career goals they are planning to achieve. The curriculum provides demanding material in managed care and case management, and integrated delivery systems to students unable to travel to the main campus.
Therapeutics builds on the basic biological, pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences.
Emphasis is placed on the development of pharmaceutical care plans that enable the student to recommend therapy and to evaluate and monitor the efficacy and safety of medications.