The Nursing Leadership and Organizational Science (NLOS) concentration at the VCU School of Nursing equips registered nurses with the knowledge and skills needed to transform the healthcare delivery system and sustain quality health outcomes across populations. NLOS students are educated in leading innovation and change, organization and improvement science, clinical and fiscal operations, system design, quality and safety evaluation, and project management. NLOS courses focus on skills for creating safe, healthy environments that support the work of the health care team, contribute to patient engagement, and improve the patient experience and health outcomes. Students build on core content through elective options in the topic areas of innovation and system management. The skills acquired in the NLOS concentration support a flexible and rewarding career path as they are transferable to a variety of roles and practice settings. An online delivery model is used to deliver course content with a short 1 or 2 day face-to-face component each semester. Students also complete a precepted practicum experience.

Graduates of the NLOS concentration are prepared to succeed as nurse leaders and administrators across all levels of the healthcare system. Graduates are eligible, depending on employment role and work history, to apply for nursing administration certification exams offered through the American Nurses Credentialing Center of the American Nurses Association and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

Admission to this program is permanently suspended prior to closure. The program is not accepting applications for new students.

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