1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 9 May 2012 102 Kern Graduate ...

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A. Objective
School of Nursing
Graduate Program
Proposal for a New Option for the M.S. with a Major in Nursing Program
To add an additional option to M.S. degree program in nursing. This option is Nurse Administrator.
A.1 Revision Overview
The School of Nursing’s current Master of Science degree program consists of a base program with four
emphasis areas or a M.S. to PhD and four advanced practice nursing options. The Base Program
emphasis areas are: Nurse Administrator, Nurse Educator, Clinical Trials Research and
Community Health Policy and Management. The Advanced Practice Options are: Clinical Nurse
Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
This revision is for the following:
Add a new option: Nurse Administrator (37-40 credits).
(Simultaneously, a proposal to add a Nurse Educator option has been submitted for review).
This will replace the Nurse Administrator emphasis within the base program.
This new option will address a need in nursing that is nurse administrators who are educated at the
master’s level in nursing. As more hospitals apply for advanced accreditation (e.g., Magnet
Designation), nurse administrators will be required to be master’s prepared in nursing.
B. List of New Courses
None, all courses were previously approved for the nurse administrator emphasis.
Nurse Administrator Option Specific Courses: 13 credits
NURS 845: Healthcare Economics and Policy for Nurse Administrators (3 credits)
NURS 846: Leadership Concepts and Theories for Nurse Administrators (3 credits)
NURS 847: Human Resource and Workforce Issues for Nurse Administrators (3 credits)
NURS 848: Synthesis and Application of the Nurse Administrator Role (4 credits)
C. Revised Version of The M.S. Program with a Major in Nursing
The new M.S. degree program will include:
1) Base Program: minimum of 30 credits in one of two (a proposal is simultaneously being submitted to
add nurse educator as an option) emphasis areas:
a. Clinical Trials Research (37-40 credits)
b. Community Health Policy and Management (37-40 credits) OR
c. M.S. to Ph.D. (43 credits)
2) CNS option (41-45 credits)
Adult Gerontology or Adult Gerontology Educator
3) Family Nurse Practitioner Option (45-48 credits)
4) Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Option (41-44 credits)
5) Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option (43-46 credits)
6) Nurse Administrator Option (37-40 credits)
7) Nurse Educator Option (37-40 credits)
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