Masters in Nursing
Doctorate in Nursing
Online programs
The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing (FSMFN) offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and post-master’s certificates leading to education as a certified nurse-midwife (CNM), family nurse practitioner (FNP), and/or a women’s health care nurse practitioner (WHCNP).
A master's degree in nursing will improve your career mobility and professional network. This degree is for nurses who want are interesting in furthering their expertise in a particular specialization and becoming nationally certified. For nurses interested in managerial or executive positions, an MSN is a must. The duration of a full-time program requires about two years. The prerequisite for some programs is having practiced as an RN for at least one to 2 years. Online master degree programs are especially useful in that they allow for a nurse to continue working as he/she is pursing an MSN.
A masters in nursing online is designed to strengthen your skill set and leverage the experience you already have. Online nursing schools use the latest technology to bring you up-to-date, career-oriented training in a wide variety of concentrations, including Nursing Education, Nursing Leadership, Nurse Midwifery, Nursing Administration and more.
The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing (FSMFN) offers several graduate and continuing education courses for health care professionals. These online courses offer the opportunity to develop new knowledge and skills to expand the scope of clinical practice, to refresh the knowledge and skills of experienced advanced practice nurses, to gain the graduate credits necessary for prescriptive authority, or to become a better preceptor.
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Masters in Nursing
There are severeal areas of study within the nursing degree.
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Family nurse practitioners FNP are advanced practice nurses who have received the additional education to provide primary health care nursing, health information, and community-based case management in many clinical settings ranging from private practices to managed care organizations and governmental agencies. In their practice, family nurse practitioners diagnose illnesses and prescribe interventions through interview and physical exam, order labs and diagnostic tests, and may prescribe medications to patients.
- Health Care Education
Nurses will gain industry knowledge and skills in areas such as the roles and responsibilities of a health educator; teaching and learning strategies; design and process of curriculum development.
- Leadership and Management
Qualify for positions of leadership and management in all sectors of the health care system.
- Nurse Midwifery
In the Community-based Nurse-Midwifery Education Program (CNEP), students complete a self-directed, modular course of nursing study over two to three years. During the clinical practicum, CNEP students work closely with the certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) in their community. Registered nurses RN gain practitioner skills in antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum nursing, family planning, and selected aspects of well-women's health care nursing.
What are some of the courses in a nursing degree?
Here are some of the courses you might take as a nursing degree student
- Adult, pediatric, and geriatric care nursing
- Physiology and anatomy
- Critical care nursing
- Fundamentals of practice in nursing
- Home health care nursing
- Maternal and child / Neonatal care nursing
- Medical and surgical care
- Microbiology
- Nursing leadership
- Pharmacology
RN to MSN
MS or Master of Science in Nursing degree
This program prepares nurses to assume positions requiring graduate preparation, including the advanced practice roles of Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Nurse-Midwife and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Master’s degree-prepared nurses are in high demand as expert clinicians, nurse executives, clinical educators, health policy consultants, and research assistants.
RN to MSN programs generally take about 3 years to complete. RN to MSN programs are offered largely online or in a blended classroom/online format.
For nurses, RN to MSN programs can be an important first step in their education en route to doctoral preparation.
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