Overview

Designed for nurses seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in the area of health care quality and patient safety, this Master of Science in Nursing program covers a variety of valuable coursework. You’ll focus on nationally recognized expectations and metrics for quality, examine different approaches to support quality improvement measures and learn about technologies that support clinical decision-making for patient safety. Throughout this specialized master’s degree program, you will: 

  • Explore the quality improvement process and examine the most commonly used models and tools for improving health care quality 

  • Evaluate methods to track, assess, analyze and review data relating to patient safety issues 

  • Examine project management models and approaches in health care settings 

  • Gain skills to identify various stakeholders and roles, set goals and expectations, plan stakeholder engagement and identify ways to mitigate obstacles in health care project management 

  • Learn about the elements of change management, how to identify criteria for success in change areas and how to plan phases and goals for implementation 

  • Learn how to implement health care quality and safety initiatives

Career Opportunities

With your MSN degree, you’ll stand out from your peers and be equipped to make a difference in the ever-advancing health care field. Specializing in quality and safety in nursing leads to many opportunities. Graduates of our Master of Science in Nursing in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety program are prepared for roles such as: 

  • Quality and patient safety coordinator 
  • Director of risk and quality 
  • Director of nursing 
  • Patient safety officer 
  • Regional director of quality management 
  • Vice president of care coordination 
  • Chief nursing officer

Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Health Care Quality & Patient Safety

Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Health Care Quality & Patient Care