Shaping the Next Generation of Health Care
About
Baker’s robust online MSN curriculum integrates advanced nursing theory with evidence-based nursing practices.
Classes start soon: Begin your MSN courses in August 2021.
Graduates will apply these skills to careers in nursing education and nursing administration. Two tracks have been developed to fill a critical workforce need: Nursing Education and Nursing Administration.
Are you ready for future opportunities?
Choose from two tracks
Nursing Education
Many of the nation’s most skilled nursing educators will retire in the next five years. The nursing education track prepares nurses for the role of educator in academic or staff-development settings.
The curriculum integrates core master’s-level concepts, advanced clinical foundations (assessment, pharmacology, pathophysiology) and education-focused courses. The advanced theory and practicum-focused courses provide students a strong foundation in the content areas they will teach, and the education-focused courses provide an exceptional understanding of how to teach.
Nursing Administration
Just as our nation’s best and most-experienced nursing educators are approaching retirement, so, too, are our hospital’s administrators. The nursing administration track prepares students to serve in a variety of leadership and managerial roles within the health care system.
Students will develop skills in communication, conflict resolution, personnel development, team building, employee management, critical-situation analysis, and financial management. Graduates will be able to analyze health care needs of groups of patients, use resources, and organize and implement the delivery of nursing services to meet the needs they have identified.
Post-Master’s Certificates: Nursing Education & Administration
Baker University School of Nursing offers two post-master’s certificates to nurses who have earned a master’s degree in nursing from a professionally accredited program.
Our Master of Science in Nursing program was recognized by SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher, as one of the most affordable, and Baker was recognized as a top college for value. Inclusion on these lists reflects our high academic standards and commitment to affordability for all our students.
Our fully online curriculum fits into a busy professional and personal life. Learn More

Are you a veteran?
Baker is one of America’s top military-friendly colleges and universities according to Military Advanced Education magazine and by Military Friendly Schools

Why Online?
Time constraints, work schedules and geographical limitations can make it difficult to earn an advanced degree.
Baker University is committed to finding innovative ways to extend quality educational opportunities to working professional adults. Online learning at Baker’s School of Nursing closely aligns with the MSN mission to meet the lifelong learning needs of nontraditional students.

Our Master of Science in Nursing program was recognized by SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher, as one of the most affordable, and Baker was recognized as a top college for value. Inclusion on these lists reflects our high academic standards and commitment to affordability for all our students.


Meet the Faculty

Mary Hobus
Dean of the School of Nursing, Professor; RN, MS, PhD
B.S.N. Saint Mary of the Plains College, M.S.N. Andrews University, Ph.D. Marquette University
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5853
mary.hobus@stormontvail.org

Libby Rosen
Professor; RN, PhD
B.S.N. Washburn University, Ph.D. (Nursing) University of Kansas
Expertise: maternal and child nursing
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5859
lrosen@stormontvail.org
Christina Barker
Technology Coordinator, Clinical Instructor; BSN, RN
D.N.P. Pittsburgh State University (in process), M.S.N.University of Kansas, B.S.N. Baker University School of Nursing
Expertise: pediatric intensive care
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5851
cbarker@stormontvail.org
Marlene Eicher
Assistant Professor; RN, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
D.N.P. Pittsburgh State University (in process), B.S.N. Baker University, M.S.N. Washburn University
Expertise: adult health nursing, surgical care, diabetes management
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5873
meicher@stormontvail.org

Denise Johnson
Assistant Professor; RN, BSN, MSN, APRN
Ph.D. in Nursing University of Kansas (in process), B.S.N., M.S.N. University of Kansas
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5115
lynda.johnson@stormontvail.org
Amanda Schuster
Assistant Professor; MSN, BSN, RN
Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado (in process), B.S.N. University of Arkansas, M.S.N. Fort Hays State University
Expertise: nursing foundations
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5878
aschuste@stormontvail.org
Ashley Seematter
Instructor; BSN, RN
M.S.N. Baker University, B.S.N. Fort Hays State University
Expertise: nursing simulation
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5879
aseematt@stormontvail.org
Jeanne Mann
Assistant Dean, Graduate Program; RN, PhD, CNE
B.S.N. Wichita State University, M.S.N., M.S., Ed.S. Fort Hays State, Ph.D. (Ed) University of Kansas
Expertise: health assessment, mental and adult health
Office: School of Nursing
785.354.5837
jemann@stormontvail.org