About Saint Xavier University
Founded in Chigago, Illinois in 1846 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Xavier University is a Catholic, coeducational, comprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts tradition and offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs to over 5,705 students from across the country.
Named one of the top universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report, Saint Xavier provides regionally accredited online graduate nursing programs with flexible schedules designed to fit your busy life. Earning an online Master's degree in Nursing from Saint Xavier University is a great way to expand your career opportunities without sacrificing important time for your family, career, or other activities.
Online Nursing Master's Degree Programs
Our online nursing master’s degree programs are characterized by the same fundamentals that we promote in our campus-based programs: support from experienced faculty, stimulating discussions among a diverse student body, and rigorous coursework. Our online programs offer the added benefits of the convenience of studying from home or office and the flexibility to arrange your coursework around your schedule.
Online MSN in Clinical Leadership
Take a Leading Role in Patient Care
If you want to be a patient care leader and help identify, design, implement, and evaluate administrative and clinical processes to ensure the best care possible, the online MSN program from Saint Xavier University can help you achieve your professional goals.
What sets us apart from the rest is that the online Master of Science in Nursing program has a Clinical Nurse Leader focus. The Clinical Nurse Leader position is an advanced role for nurses who want to hone their clinical expertise and take on the challenge of identifying and instituting more effective methods of patient care. This role was developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) as a way to provide clinicians with the expertise and skills to improve patient care quality and safety in today's increasingly complex and advanced health care environment.
Clinical Nurse Leaders work directly with patients, but they also take on the responsibilities and challenges of collecting and assessing data on patient treatment and outcomes. They coordinate and communicate with doctors, pharmacists, social workers, and other nurses to develop new practices and systems, and take leadership roles in implementing change.
Our students are typically experienced nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited university. This degree is for nurses who want to interact with patients and want the challenge of working to improve patient care and outcomes. The skills you will learn in this online nursing master's degree program are flexible and can be applied to most clinical settings, including hospitals, doctors' offices, rehabilitation centers, and hospices. Learn More >>
Please note: This is not a Nurse Practitioner degree program
Online Nurse Educator Certificate
Are you a nurse who is passionate about teaching and learning? Do you love to impart knowledge to your colleagues and impact the staff and community members around you through your love of learning? Saint Xavier University's innovative online program in nursing education provides nurses with a master's degree with the opportunity to work toward Nurse Educator certification. The three-course program can be completed as part of SXU's online MSN degree program, or, for students who already hold an MSN, as a stand-alone certificate. Learn More >>
Accreditation
SXU holds regional accreditation (the highest level of accreditation for institutions of higher education) from the Higher Learning Commission, which is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). In addition, our online nursing master’s program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
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