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Aug 11, 2022
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2020–2021 Walden University Catalog (September 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) (Competency Based)
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Return to: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Tempo Learning® is Walden’s competency-based education modality, an alternative way of earning a Walden degree offered for some Walden programs. Instead of courses, the Walden Tempo Learning® program is comprised of competencies and rigorous assessments. Students progress through the Tempo Learning® model by successfully passing competency assessments. A student must successfully achieve or master all competency assessments to graduate from the program.
Students earn the same Walden degree whether they choose the course-based or the competency-based modality.
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Degree Requirements
- BSN Track: 53 quarter credits
- Foundation competencies (3 cr)
- Core competencies (20 cr)
- Specialization competencies (30 cr)
- RN Track: 78 quarter credits
- Foundation Competencies (25 cr.)
- Core Competencies (23cr.)
- Specialization Competencies (25 cr.)
- Capstone Competencies (5 cr.)
Curriculum
The MSN (Competency Based) program has two admission tracks for registered nurses:
BSN Track: Foundational and Core Curricula
BSN Track Only: Foundation Competencies (3 cr.)
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- FG001 Networking for Academic and Professional Success
Develop an academic and professional network.
- FG002 Academic and Professional Strategies and Resources
Identify academic resources and strategies for success.
- FG003 Academic and Professional Integrity
Apply strategies to promote academic integrity and professional ethics.
- FG004 Scholarship and Nursing Practice
Analyze peer-reviewed research related to issues in nursing practice.
- FG005 Professional Development Plan
Create professional development plans for academic success and professional practice.
- FG006 Standards of Practice
Justify selection of the MSN specialization using standards and scope of practice.
BSN Track Only: Core Competencies (20 cr.)
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- PA001 Agenda Setting
Evaluate federal agendas to promote healthcare issues within the policymaking system/process.
- PA002 Legislation
Advocate a position on a population health-related bill.
- PA003 Regulation
Analyze how regulations influence the nurse’s role and the delivery, costs, and access to healthcare.
- PA004 Design and Implementation
Analyze advocacy and the role of the nurse in healthcare program design and implementation.
- PA005 Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation
Assess outcomes of population health program/policy evaluations.
- PA006 Global Healthcare Issues
Analyze the impact of nurse advocacy on addressing global health issues.
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- TN001 What is Informatics?
Analyze frameworks and tools for the role of the nurse as an informaticist and knowledge worker.
- TN002 The Role of Nurse Informatics in Healthcare
Analyze the role of the nurse informaticist in nursing informatics projects to improve outcomes or efficiencies in healthcare organizations.
- TN003 Data to Information to Knowledge to Wisdom
Analyze how standardized terminologies impact the practice of healthcare and nursing informatics.
- TN004 Technologies Supporting Applied Practice and Optimal Patient Outcomes
Analyze nursing informatics research on the application of clinical systems to improve outcomes and efficiencies.
- TN005 The Nurse Leader and the Systems Development Life Cycle
Define the role of the nurse for participation on an implementation team as a component of the systems development life cycle.
- TN006 Policy and Regulation Supporting Informatics and Technology
Evaluate legislative policies and regulations for health and nursing informatics and their impact on improvement for outcomes and efficiencies in nursing practice.
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- EB001 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and the Quadruple Aim
Analyze the relationship between evidence-based practice and the Quadruple Aim in healthcare organizations.
- EB002 Research Methodology
Analyze research methodologies described in peer-reviewed articles.
- EB003 Clinical Inquiry, Problem-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-Time (PICOT), and Searching Databases
Analyze relevant, peer-reviewed articles in support of PICOT questions.
- EB004 Critical Appraisal, Evaluation/Summary, and Synthesis of Evidence
Recommend best practices based on critical appraisal of evidence-based research.
- EB005 Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Recommend evidence-based organizational changes using an evidence-based practice approach to decision-making.
- EB006 Disseminating Evidenced-Based Practice Changes
Analyze dissemination strategies for evidence-based practice changes in healthcare.
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- IO001 Healthcare Environment
Analyze the impact of national healthcare trends on organizational leadership practice.
- IO002 Professionalism
Assess organizational policies and the promotion of ethical practice in addressing healthcare issues/stressors.
- IO003 Leadership
Create a leadership philosophy to promote transformational leadership in nursing practice.
- IO004 Promoting Organizational Health
Recommend evidence-based strategies to create healthy work environments and promote positive organizational health.
- IO005 Organizational Change
Create comprehensive plans for meaningful organizational change.
BSN Track Only: Specialization Competencies (30 cr.)
These competencies are dependent upon the particular specialization. Please see the course list on each specialization page. Changing specializations may increase a student’s expected time-to-degree completion and cost.
RN Track: Foundational and Core Curricula
RN Track Only: Foundation Competencies (25 cr.)
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- IN3001 The Power of Nursing
Recognize the role of the nurse as a leader in the dynamic field of healthcare.
- IN3002 Nurses at the Forefront of Issues and Trends
Analyze factors, issues, and trends impacting the nursing profession.
- IN3003 Quality and Safety Practices for Healthcare Solutions
Explain how evidence-based nursing solutions promote patient quality and safety.
- IN3004 Interprofessional Teamwork: Civil Collaboration for the Common Good
Recommend appropriate strategies to promote civility and interprofessional communication in the workforce.
- IN3005 Powerful Caring Leads to Social Change
Analyze the responsibility of nursing professionals to advocate for social change.
- IN3006 Creating Your Personal Nursing Legacy
Evaluate areas of strength and areas of professional growth for improving the health and healthcare delivery of populations.
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- NR3001 Research Process
Recognize the elements of the research process.
- NR3002 Research Methodology
Analyze research methodologies.
- NR3003 Interpreting Data
Analyze and interpret research data.
- NR3004 Research Recommendations
Generate reasonable conclusions and recommendations based on published research findings.
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- PH4001 The Role of the Nurse Leader in Population Health
Analyze the role of the nurse leader in population health.
- PH4002 Identifying Health Problems Within Your Community
Justify a public health problem within your community using multiple sources of data.
- PH4003 Community Assessment (Practicum)
Analyze a population health problem based on a community assessment.
- PH4004 Evidence-Based Practice in Public Health Nursing (Practicum)
Synthesize sources of information to inform public health nursing interventions.
- PH4005 Evidence-Based Intervention Plan (Practicum)
Create an evidence-based primary intervention plan at the system level in collaboration with health leaders to improve the health of a population in your community.
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- CN4001 Nurse as Leader
Analyze the leadership role of the nurse in preventing and managing health problems across the lifespan in healthcare practice settings.
- CN4002 Genetics and Genomics
Develop a patient education fact sheet for a genetic based healthcare issue.
- CN4003 Staffing Plan
Analyze the process of creating a staffing plan that meets both patient care needs and budget constraints.
- CN4004 Data-Driven Nursing Interventions
Create a data-driven nursing intervention based on quality indicators.
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- LC4001A Leadership for Organizational Culture and Growth
Analyze leadership for organizational culture and growth to promote positive social change through patient quality and safety.
- LC4002A Healthcare Quality
Analyze healthcare quality for nursing practice.
- LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes
Analyze quality improvement processes.
- LC4004A Quality Improvement Tools
Analyze information from quality improvement tools.
- LC4005A Improving Patient Quality and Safety
Apply quality improvement processes and tools as a scholar-practitioner to improve quality and safety.
RN Track Only: Core Competencies (23 cr.)
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- FG001 Networking for Academic and Professional Success
Develop an academic and professional network.
- FG002 Academic and Professional Strategies and Resources
Identify academic resources and strategies for success.
- FG003 Academic and Professional Integrity
Apply strategies to promote academic integrity and professional ethics.
- FG004 Scholarship and Nursing Practice
Analyze peer-reviewed research related to issues in nursing practice.
- FG005 Professional Development Plan
Create professional development plans for academic success and professional practice.
- FG006 Standards of Practice
Justify selection of the MSN specialization using standards and scope of practice.
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- PA001 Agenda Setting
Evaluate federal agendas to promote healthcare issues within the policymaking system/process.
- PA002 Legislation
Advocate a position on a population health-related bill.
- PA003 Regulation
Analyze how regulations influence the nurse’s role and the delivery, costs, and access to healthcare.
- PA004 Design and Implementation
Analyze advocacy and the role of the nurse in healthcare program design and implementation.
- PA005 Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation
Assess outcomes of population health program/policy evaluations.
- PA006 Global Healthcare Issues
Analyze the impact of nurse advocacy on addressing global health issues.
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- TN001 What is Informatics?
Analyze frameworks and tools for the role of the nurse as an informaticist and knowledge worker.
- TN002 The Role of Nurse Informatics in Healthcare
Analyze the role of the nurse informaticist in nursing informatics projects to improve outcomes or efficiencies in healthcare organizations.
- TN003 Data to Information to Knowledge to Wisdom
Analyze how standardized terminologies impact the practice of healthcare and nursing informatics.
- TN004 Technologies Supporting Applied Practice and Optimal Patient Outcomes
Analyze nursing informatics research on the application of clinical systems to improve outcomes and efficiencies.
- TN005 The Nurse Leader and the Systems Development Life Cycle
Define the role of the nurse for participation on an implementation team as a component of the systems development life cycle.
- TN006 Policy and Regulation Supporting Informatics and Technology
Evaluate legislative policies and regulations for health and nursing informatics and their impact on improvement for outcomes and efficiencies in nursing practice.
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- EB001 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and the Quadruple Aim
Analyze the relationship between evidence-based practice and the Quadruple Aim in healthcare organizations.
- EB002 Research Methodology
Analyze research methodologies described in peer-reviewed articles.
- EB003 Clinical Inquiry, Problem-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-Time (PICOT), and Searching Databases
Analyze relevant, peer-reviewed articles in support of PICOT questions.
- EB004 Critical Appraisal, Evaluation/Summary, and Synthesis of Evidence
Recommend best practices based on critical appraisal of evidence-based research.
- EB005 Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Recommend evidence-based organizational changes using an evidence-based practice approach to decision-making.
- EB006 Disseminating Evidenced-Based Practice Changes
Analyze dissemination strategies for evidence-based practice changes in healthcare.
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- IO001 Healthcare Environment
Analyze the impact of national healthcare trends on organizational leadership practice.
- IO002 Professionalism
Assess organizational policies and the promotion of ethical practice in addressing healthcare issues/stressors.
- IO003 Leadership
Create a leadership philosophy to promote transformational leadership in nursing practice.
- IO004 Promoting Organizational Health
Recommend evidence-based strategies to create healthy work environments and promote positive organizational health.
- IO005 Organizational Change
Create comprehensive plans for meaningful organizational change.
RN Track Only: Specialization Competencies (25 cr.)
These competencies are dependent upon the particular specialization. Please see the course list on each specialization page. Changing specializations may increase a student’s expected time-to-degree completion and cost.
RN Track Only: Capstone Competencies (5 cr.)
These competencies are dependent upon the particular specialization. Please see the course list on each specialization page. Changing specializations may increase a student’s expected time-to-degree completion and cost.
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