School of Nursing
Vision Statement:
The George Mason University School of Nursing will be a nationally recognized center of excellence in inquiry, knowledge, and expertise. The school's educators, clinicians, and researchers produce the next generation of nursing leaders empowered and focused on innovative responses to address the challenges of a rapidly changing and culturally diverse health care environment.
Nursing Administration Concentration, MSN
Point of Contact
Ana Stoehr
Coordinator
703-993-4428
astoehr@gmu.edu
View the program requirements for Nursing, Nursing Administration Concentration, MSN. (pdf)
An Invitation to Consider Graduate Education
Graduate education is one of many options to consider when deciding how best to use one's time, talents and energy. Its priority in each individual's life plan will vary, based on personal and professional goals. However, regardless of discipline, graduate education has intrinsic value as a life enhancing and goal supporting experience. For professional nursing, this is true regardless of whether one's preferred venue of practice is as a clinician, educator, researcher,or administrator. In all these areas, individuals with strong competencies in critical thinking, problem solving, team building and decision making are vitally needed.
The Nursing Administration Track in the Master of Science program at George Mason University is characterized by a personalized, one-on-one approach to program of study planning which seeks to facilitate achievement of each student's unique professional career goals. Consistent with current leadership and management paradigms in health care, the program is designed to effect two distinct but congruent outcomes:
- To prepare nurses who wish to be effective and proficient in managerial and/or administrative roles in organizations across the continuum of healthcare delivery
- To prepare nurses who wish to be effective and proficient in clinical,educational and/or research roles to influence and participate in policy and operational discussions and decisions in their organizations.
The spirit and energy of the Nursing Administration Track is directed at nurturing the creation and growth of Learning Communities - groups of individuals who create, acquire, and share new knowledge, and use this knowledge to effect positive changes in personal and organizational behavior. Learning Community members facilitate this process by continuously seeking to engage individuals of diverse backgrounds and experience in dialogue on today's critical professional issues.
Using the Learning Communities model, the Nursing Administration Track seeks to embrace a large and diverse cadre of learners and to serve as a premier platform from which to launch each one's career to the next level of success.
The Master's Nursing Program at George Mason University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036, (202)887-6791.
The School of Nursing complies with the standards set forth by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF), and is accredited by the Virginia State Board of Nursing (VSBN).