title: Nursing administration graduate programs in the United States.
abstract: Providing nursing administrators with excellent educational programming is imperative for the profession. The author analyzes trends in nursing administration education in the United States and how they compare with standards and future recommendations for graduate curricula. The degrees conferred, curricula, hours of study, and educational modalities are examined in 57 master's degrees in nursing programs with concentrations in administration.
authors.affiliation: MSN-Nursing Leadership Concentration, School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. scottel@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Elaine S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States