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Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (38 cr.) This program is designed for MSN-prepared nurses who wish to become family nurse practitioners. The program begins in the fall and may be completed in two years plus one summer of part-time study.

Graduate Degree Program Requirements and Course Descriptions

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The Doctoral Executive Program for Nurses offers qualified students preparation for the Doctor of Education degree in Organization and Leadership with a specialization in nursing and healthcare.

The Doctor of Education program requires a minimum of 90 points beyond the Baccalaureate degree. Of these 90 points, a maximum of half (45 points) may be taken elsewhere in an approved graduate program and transferred into Teachers College. Transfer credits will be evaluated and approved in keeping with current Teachers College policy. Their usability or applicability to the student’s Program Plan will be determined by an assigned Faculty Advisor. Programs may exceed 90 points to provide a suitable basis for the dissertation and program requirements.

An associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) can open more doors for you, and The College Network, Inc. can help this happen. Over 150,000 busy adults like you have relied on The College Network for their educational solutions. Learn how convenient and affordable earning your associate’s degree can be.

While The College Network is not a school, it has developed its Comprehensive Learning Module program to prepare you to earn college credit by passing credit-by-examination exams such as CLEP®, DSST®, and the Excelsior College® Examination. Credits awarded by these credit-by-examination programs may be applied toward Excelsior College’s associate’s degree in nursing, which is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Final acceptance of credits rests with Excelsior College®.

Why The College Network?
Life happens and busy nurses like you are working hard to get the most out of it. However, working full-time makes going back to a traditional classroom setting impractical—not to mention the cost of tuition, books, transportation, and everything else. As an LPN/LVN, there is a way you can earn your associate’s degree in nursing and become a registered nurse while balancing your personal and professional time. The College Network offers learners the convenience of studying at an independent pace, from the comfort of their homes, and for a fraction of the cost of a traditional campus-based program. You can earn your ADN and become an RN in as little as 24–36 months.

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Graduate programs in Forensic Nursing deal with the legal, scientific and psychosocial aspects of the treatment of victims of assault. Students will study crime scene investigation, the collection of evidence and counseling. Graduates with a masters (MS) or PhD degree in forensic nursing can become social service agents, specialized nurses, medical examiners and more.

There are very few careers that are as challenging or rewarding as nursing. By earning your master’s degree in nursing, you’ll find you’re able to continue to move your career forward into such areas as teaching, leadership and management. In fact, most high-level nursing positions require you to have a master’s degree. With it, you not only find yourself in a position with greater responsibility and compensation, you’ll also find you’re able to make a difference in the lives of other nurses and clients who rely on your knowledge, skills and judgment. That is often the greatest reward of all.

Why you want to come to Nebraska Methodist College.

At Nebraska Methodist College, our master’s programs are exceptional – in the education we provide and in the accomplishments of our graduates that result. Here, you’re able to choose between two degree options – Master of Science Nurse Educator and Master of Science Nurse Executive. Both provide a solid foundation of educational, theoretical and leadership knowledge, with additional specialized curriculum tracks to prepare you for the career opportunities you want to pursue. Beyond the classroom, you’ll discover practical opportunities to put what you learn into practice. As a result, you’ll not only find yourself able to take advantage of new career opportunities, you’ll also find you’re well equipped to be successful in your position.

This option trains students to become nurses who, together with other professionals, can assist and guide psychiatric patients so that they might attain the maximum degree of self-care and independence.

The coordinating task of the psychiatric nurse is of central importance. The accent is on counselling and nursing of individuals who are temporarily or semi-continuously affected by psychological and/or social problems. The training programme devotes attention to all important aspects of the job, both in the theoretical classes and during internships.

This option is intended for nursing students who are interested in the circumstances of psychiatric patients, who possess empathy and communication skills, and who are creative.

Social nurses provide care aimed at improving the social functioning of individuals and their households or other groups of people. To this end, they try to detect the causes of physical, psychological and/or social imbalances and they organise activities that can restore this balance. Students are offered internships in specialised working environments that provide this kind of care.

The training programme is intended for students who are interested in providing social assistance and care for children, adults and elderly persons, either in the preventative or in the curative healthcare and welfare services. This sector, too, is understaffed.

The master’s program focuses on two emphasis areas:
Nurse Educators (NE)
Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP)
Post-Master’s Certification

Advancing one’s nursing education at Central Missouri can open up new career opportunities in administration, private practice, research, consultation and many other careers. The MSN program is the area’s only graduate program designed to prepare you for a nursing career outside a big city environment. Students will learn methods used by rural family nurses in the classroom and in clinical. This is an excellent opportunity to research or become published in the rapidly growing rural family nursing field.

The college offers liberal arts and science courses which are essential to the pre-clinical training of future nurses. The college provides one, two, or four years of pre-nursing study for entry to nursing schools. Some schools of nursing accept college graduates, and after a year of clinical training and study, award a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Information and advice concerning nursing school admission requirements may be obtained from the chair of the Biology Department.

Course coordinator: Dr Malcolm Anderson
Course code 2092

The Master of Nursing (Research) is a research masters degree offered by the Faculty of Nursing and Health that is suitable for postgraduate nurses who desire to develop further their understanding and application of research knowledge and skills. Enhanced knowledge and research skills developed as part of this degree are intended to assist nurses to serve the profession of nursing, academic, church and wider communities. As early as 1978, the Briggs Report identified the need for nursing to become a research-based profession to enhance its professional status. The MN(Research) aims to produce leaders in either the nursing industry or the academic spheres of the profession, who are able and willing to accept research as a normal and integrated part of their everyday work, and who engage in designing and conducting research.

The Master of Nursing (Research) aims to develop scholarly researchers skilled at self-directed, discovery-type scholarship and who are capable of engaging in the research process and high level critical analysis.

The MN(Research) is a course of more than 66% supervised research and study leading to the submission of a thesis. In participating in the approved course of research and study, candidates are required to:

attend the College for consultation with supervisors and mentors as necessary, and for other purposes such as research seminars and conferences as recommended by the supervisor;

participate in lectures and seminars and perform such practical work as prescribed by the research committee; and

present at an appropriate scholarly or professional venue, a seminar in the approved area of research.

The delivery of the course is governed by the Rules for the Degree of Master of Nursing (Research) that provide details of admission, progression, submission, and protocols for the examination of the thesis component of the degree.

Duration

Candidates normally conclude their work in no less than three academic semesters full-time, or part-time equivalent. Part-time candidates conclude their work in no less than three years and no more than seven years.

Mode of delivery

Full-time or part-time on campus
Full-time or part-time by distance education

Title

Master of Nursing (Research)
Abbreviation: MN (Research)

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.

Entry requirements

A person may be admitted to candidature who has a minimum of two years post-registration nursing practice, and who has completed one of the following options:

eight undergraduate subjects undertaken in the final two years of a Bachelor of Nursing at a minimum level of 75%; or

the Graduate Certificate in Nursing at a minimum level of 75%; or

Gained a cumulative grade of 70% or greater in the coursework subjects of NURE60100 Research Methods, NURE60200 Research Applications and NURE59000 Learning Contract in Nursing when completed in an alternate postgraduate program in the Faculty of Nursing and Health.