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Master's Degree Programs
Nursing Course Duration:
This nursing program, which is among accredited programs for nursing continuing education, runs a course of 18 to 24 months for full-time and uninterrupted instruction, but actual length of time to finish the course depends upon the student himself. Most students attending Master’s Nursing Program are working, thus, their time for study is defined by their work schedule. This can be a major reason for a longer time to graduate from the course
Basis of this Nursing Program:
The aim of the program is to build competencies in different areas of nursing, each student specializing in one area. Nurses who earned their baccalaureate level of education may qualify for master’s study. Specialties vary extensively, below, are some fields of specialization:
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurse Anesthetists
- Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Certified Nurse Midwives
Registered nurses who finished the Master’s Program in Nursing are aptly called Advanced Practical Nurses (APNs). Nursing programs are designed to accentuate different levels in nursing degrees to suit varying nursing jobs available in the global marketplace.
Who can apply?
For Registered Nurses (RNs):
- A Bachelor’s Degree taken from an accredited school of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission;
- College transcript of records;
- References; essay regarding intent to enroll in the master’s program
- RN license
- Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) results, or the Miller’s Analogies Test results (MAT).
For non-nursing enrollees*
* With a different set of requirements, depending on the school.
Curriculum for Master's Degree in Nursing:
Curriculum for Master’s Degree in Nursing focuses on the theories and clinical application of nursing, including areas of study that may be outside of the nursing career but may still bear impact on the deliverance of an effective and wholesome nursing service, such as social and economic issues, and global concerns challenging the health care industry today.
Statistics, Economics, Health Policies, Professional Ethics, Health and Nutrition, Mental Health and Family Planning partially form part of the curriculum, including subject areas that will develop nurses into future leaders in the health-care industry, such as the development of their leadership skills and interpersonal relations.
Research work is given emphasis due to its importance in the gathering of information concerning the latest health-care techniques.
The curriculum for Master’s Degree in Nursing is delivered through a combination of the traditional approach, which is theoretical and classroom-based with clinical work given more emphasis.
When a student focuses on clinical areas, and specializes in one area, a number of courses that are relevant to a specific specialty should be included in his curriculum. For example, a student wanting to become a nurse specialist should concentrate on acute care and management of life threatening conditions; while a nurse wanting to specialize on newborn should focus on the study pertaining to pediatrics and in the developmental changes in a child’s life.
Adapted Recent Trends in Master’s Degree Program in Nursing
Due to the global demand for nurses nowadays, it is imperative that Master’s work should be geared towards competence, flexibility, and adaptability. In this regard, the following trends have been included in the Master’s program:
- Enhanced clinical practice – longer exposure to clinical practice enables the health-care professional to gather an in-depth knowledge on latest clinical procedures and techniques, including the use of modern equipments and clinical apparatus;
- Research work and the application of research findings;
- Managerial techniques – to elicit team building among peers
- Flexibility – delivery of nursing service in non-hospital settings (clinics, homes, etc.)
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