What is unique about the Vanderbilt School of Nursing Health Systems Management Master of Science in Nursing degree program?
Leaders in nursing and management education specifically designed VUSN’s e-Learning Health Systems Management MSN-degree program for working nurses. Our innovative program blends professional experience with scholarly achievement, to give you the knowledge and skills that will set you apart from others — and allow you to realize career-advancing opportunities while you continue working.
- Gain the benefits of a Health Systems Management degree in two years part-time study.
- Take just one 4 to 7 week course at a time (15 courses in all).
- Complete your classes online without interrupting your professional career track.
- Learn anywhere, with 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a week technical support.
- Experience stimulating courses designed specifically for the Internet.
- Interact with other nurses and faculty no matter where you are.
- Gain expertise from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s highly regarded faculty with real world experience.
This program has been structured to accommodate the working schedules and lifestyles of working nurses, as you can determine your own study schedule. In other words, learning is asynchronous —you will not be limited by scheduled class times. This program gives you the flexibility to learn anywhere. The other students in the program form a network for study and act as a professional support group.
Why is it so important to earn a Health Systems Management Master of Science in Nursing degree?
The process of operating a profitable healthcare system, while delivering quality patient care, increases in complexity every day and is in a state of constant change. In addition, the nation’s nursing shortage worsens daily as needs increase. Simultaneously, more and more nurses are leaving the field.
Consider these significant statistics from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2010, and because the occupation is very large, many new jobs will result. Thousands of job openings also will result from the need to replace experienced nurses who leave the occupation, especially as the median age of the registered nurse population continues to rise (40 percent of all RNs will be older than age 50 by the year 2010).
- Demand for quality nurses continues to escalate. Increasingly, management-level nursing positions require a graduate degree in nursing or health services administration. Earnings are above average for nurses who have additional education or training.
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