Expert nurse administrators and managers make a tremendous contribution to the successful operation of healthcare facilities. With the strong demand for nurses today, never has there been a more opportune time to become a Nurse Administrator or Manager. WGU's graduate degree in nursing management will equip you the high-level knowledge and skills to provide effective leadership and management in nursing in a variety of settings.
An Added Advantage: The curriculum of the nursing management degree incorporates mastery of competencies mastery of competencies established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for nurse administrator certification. The hallmarks of the program include: (a) research-evidence based course preparation and (b) application to clinical practice in the student's area of interest.
A Program Overview
This online nursing consists of five domains of study and completion of a capstone project.
The domains of study are:
Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
Policy, Organization, and Financing
Role Development for Advanced Nursing Practice
Research
Leadership and Management Specialization
WGU is the recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, awarded in recognition of our success in expanding access to higher education.
"Western Governors University has raised the bar of excellence," said Dr. John Flores, CEO of USDLA.
"We are truly honored by WGU's contributions to the distance learning industry."
TIME Magazine Article
WGU’s competency-based model continues to receive accolades, with our most recent recognition in a TIME magazine article,
“Go Western, Young Man”.
Your success at WGU is based on what you know and what you can do. Our carefully designed assessments give you the opportunity to prove you have the knowledge and experience necessary to succeed.
