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Professional nurses seeking career progression
may benefit from studying a masters degree in
nursing. Many nurses find they have reached a
glass ceiling and lack
of higher qualifications is preventing further promotion. Traditional methods
of learning such as campus based vocational school are not always suitable or
appropriate to a student’s needs. Maybe the individual cannot afford to
give up full time work, or the cost of the program is prohibitive. An online
masters degree in nursing aims to reduce these drawbacks and remove obstacles
to personal development and improvement.
There are as many different areas of nursing
as there are fish in the sea. Many online masters
degrees in nursing allow individuals to choose
particular courses of study to complement the
nursing training already received to become licensed.
The idea behind an online masters degree in nursing
is to produce an individual who has hands on
nursing experience combined with managerial knowledge
to efficiently and effectively manage a nursing
team. He or she can not only co-ordinate efficient
working practices, but can offer advise and expertise
where necessary.
The following courses are representative of
an online masters degree in nursing, rather than
exhaustive: nursing administration, ethics, law,
health promotion, risk reduction, cultural diversity,
health care systems, research methods in nursing,
accounting, economics, health related statistics,
and human resource management. Students may choose
to go on and specialize in a particular field
of nursing management such as adult/geriatric,
family, pediatric, or psychiatric and mental
health nursing.
Career progression may come in the form of managing
a particular department within a large hospital,
community based clinic, residential care home,
nursing home, children’s home, mental health
drop in center, or team of nurses visiting patients
in their own homes. Some professionals may prefer
to go into teaching or consultancy, while others
have been successful in sales careers.
Online Master Degree Programs in Nursing
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Walden
University
Walden University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
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The Walden University offers the
following online masters degree in nursing program:
 M.S.
Program in Nursing
The Masters degree in Nursing will teach you the knowledge and
skills to affect more lives and make an even bigger difference for your
patients and your organization. You will learn from experienced expert faculty
and contributing scholars and collaborate with other nurses in a
flexible, interactive, online environment. You will have personalized technical
and academic support.
There are two specializations available for this nursing masters.
1. B.S.N. Track: For Registered Nurses with
a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
2. R.N. Track: For Registered
Nurses with a hospital diploma, Associate’s
Degree in Nursing (A.D.N.), or bachelor’s degree (other
than B.S.N.)
Both of the above specializations are available with concentrations
in Nursing Informatics, Education, Leadership and Management.
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