Clinical Experience
Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Track
Designed for the bachelor’s-prepared RN, our Master of Science in Nursing (BSN to MSN) program is designed for nurses who wish to continue working in their profession, keep family commitments, and live in their home community while pursuing a graduate education. Full-time students complete the program in two years. Part-time options are also available.
You complete your academic curriculum primarily through the web and make two weekend visits (to our Pomona, CA campus) per semester for intensive seminars.
Administrative Nurse Leader (ANL) Track
The ANL is an organizational and social architect for high-performing health care settings. ANLs work collaboratively with other nurses and interprofessional leaders. The ANL creates the environment and ensures the structure and resources for high-quality, safe, and cost-effective health care.
Students will be required to complete 225 clinical experience hours. Clinical experiences for this track can take place at any point across the continuum of health care. Students will be precepted by a leadership expert in a selected practice setting to meet identified role competencies. A clinical professor will work with the student and preceptor to monitor progress throughout the practice experience.
Ambulatory Care Nursing (ACN) Track
The Ambulatory Care Nurse (ACN) coordinates care for individuals in outpatient clinical settings as well as facilitating and managing health care. The Master’s prepared clinician or leader critically utilizes current and relevant evidence to ensure safe delivery of quality patient care. Additionally, the ACN evaluates patient outcomes, assesses risk, and provides patient education.
Students will be required to complete 225 clinical experience hours. Mentorship by nursing experts in various practice settings will guide acquisition of skills to meet ambulatory care competencies. A clinical professor will ensure a quality education by monitoring progress throughout the practice experience while aligning didactic content from the curriculum.
Clinical Experiences
Most students obtain precepted experiences at multiple sites to obtain the widest possible experience in practice patterns, skill sets, and specialties. Clinical faculty will perform evaluations each semester to determine your progress with preceptor interactions, and patient encounters to ensure your experiences meet our rigorous standards.
You will have your choice of working in community clinics, private practices, urgent care sites, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, Indian reservations, military sites, specialty clinics, or family practices within your home state.