RN to BS-MS in Nursing Organizational Leadership

Across the nation, nurses have been encouraged to develop the knowledge, leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills beyond what is learned at the bachelor’s degree level to improve the healthcare system. The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report recommends that future nurses gain proficiency in competencies such as team leadership, systems thinking, decision-making, and quality improvement.

Students in the RN to BS-MS in Nursing Organizational Leadership at CUNY SPS

• Promote innovative change and quality outcomes
• Focus on aspects of leadership, management, innovation, and quality care in nursing
• Will contribute to the health, education, and social structure of communities by assuming leadership positions
• Build collaborative interprofessional healthcare teams to coordinate care
• Employ advocacy strategies to influence policy across the healthcare spectrum
• Are qualified to serve as directors of nursing, nursing managers, and wellness program directors upon graduation

The program is a CCNE accredited dual degree program that provides a seamless progression (and “fast track”) from the BS to MS programs. The program’s overlapping coursework allows students to complete both degrees within an integrated framework and in less time than each degree completed on its own.