Overview

Promoting health, reducing risk, and improving point-of-care outcomes are critical elements in your role as a clinical nurse leader. After the Clinical Nurse Leader program from Rush University you will be prepared to:

Bring a high level of clinical competence and knowledge to individuals and clinical populations across the continuum of care
Coordinate care across multiple settings
Put evidence-based practice into action to ensure that patients benefit from the latest innovations in care delivery
Serve as a resource for the clinical team through implementation of quality improvement measures
Assume formal leadership roles in acute and outpatient setting

Career Options

Employers that hire clinical nurse leader graduates report they are superior patient advocates, excellent problem solvers and committed to high quality care at the bedside.

Master’s-prepared clinical nurse leaders are actively sought by acute care and community settings. Our experience, and that of other similar programs, reveals a high demand for graduates.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Applied Epidemiology Biostats Nursing
Healthcare Economics, Policy, and Finance
Health Promotion in Individuals and Clinical Populations
Advanced Pathophysiology
Advanced Pharmacology
Antiracism in Organizational Leadership

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-06 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-03 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

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Credits

37 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 710 other Masters in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

146 _(verbal)

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution.
GPAs of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) - Rush will receive GPA calculations from NursingCAS only after they have received all of your official transcripts.
Cumulative GPA - all college level coursework
Prelicensure nursing GPA - only nursing courses before licensure
Substantive answers to personal essay questions (included in Program Materials section of NursingCAS).
Three professional letters of recommendation.
Resume or CV that includes the following information:
Community service.
Educational, leadership and professional organization activities.
Nursing license number and state.
Scholarly activities, including publications, presentations, research, honors and awards.
Work experience.
Registered nurse (RN) licensure in the United States.*
GRE scores, are not required.
TOEFL scores, if required.
Personal interview(s) with faculty.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

29766 USD / year

≈ 29766 USD / year
Out-of-State

29766 USD / year

≈ 29766 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

29766 USD / year

≈ 29766 USD / year

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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