Overview

Key facts

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 in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety program from Grand Canyon University 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

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

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Introduction to Advanced Registered Nursing

Organizational Leadership and Informatics
Translational Research and Population Health Management
Evidence-Based Practice Project
Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

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More details

GCU has a rolling admission policy.

Language

English

Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Phoenix, United States

Disciplines

Nursing View 713 other Masters in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.8

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

500

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate applicants may be accepted at GCU with an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or program that has been approved by Grand Canyon University (GCU), with a 2.8 GPA or higher.

If you do not meet the GPA requirement, you may be eligible for admission with a graduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college or program and passing test scores: GMAT, GRE.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

21600 USD / full

≈ 21600 USD / full
Out-of-State

21600 USD / full

≈ 21600 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

21600 USD / full

≈ 21600 USD / full

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Nursing - Health Care Quality and Patient Safety.

Available Scholarships

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