Advanced Degrees in Nursing program

1. ADVANCED DEGREES IN
NURSING

2. ADVANCED CAREER OPTIONS FOR NURSES
 NURSE PRACTITIONER (NP)
 CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS)
 NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)
 NURSE EDUCATOR
 NURSE MIDWIFE

3. NURSE PRACTITIONER
• MSN/DNP- BSN-MSN/BSN-DNP/RN-MSN
• NP’S BLEND CLINICAL EXPERTISE IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING HEALTH
CONDITIONS
• DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
• NP’S BRING A COMPREHENSIVE PERSPECTIVE AND PERSONAL TOUCH TO
HEALTH CARE
• PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE IN RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES
• SETTINGS INCLUDE CLINICS, HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY ROOMS, URGENT CARE
SITES, PRIVATE PHYSICIAN OR NP PRACTICES, NURSING HOMES, SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

4. 23 STATES WITH NP PRACTICE AUTONOMY
• ALASKA
• ARIZONA
• COLORADO
• CONNECTICUT
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• HAWAII
• IDAHO
• IOWA
• MAINE
• MARYLAND
• MINNESOTA
• MONTANA
• NEBRASKA
• NEVADA
• NEW HAMPSHIRE
• NEW MEXICO
• NORTH DAKOTA
• OREGON
• RHODE ISLAND
• VERMONT
• WASHINGTON
• WYOMING

5. NP SPECIALTIES
• ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• ADULT GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER. ...
• PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER.

6. CNS
• REQUIRES MSN
• 72,000 CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS IN THE UNITED STATES
• PRACTICING IN HOSPITALS, CLINICS, PRIVATE PRACTICE, SCHOOLS, NURSING
HOMES, CORPORATIONS AND PRISONS.
• SERVE AS EXPERT CONSULTANTS FOR NURSING STAFF
• TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN IMPROVING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
• CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS OFTEN WORK IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
• DEVELOP OR WORK WITH A TEAM TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
• WORK IN HOSPITALS TO BRING BEST PRACTICE
• WORK WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO IMPROVE STANDARDS, MEET THE
SCOPE OF PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

7. CRNA/NURSE ANESTHETIST
• REQUIRES MINIMUM OF MSN
• MUST COMPLETE AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM TAKES 24-36 MONTHS.
• 113 SCHOOLS IN US OFFERS CRNA PROGRAM, 16 OF THEM DOCTORATE LEVEL
• HOSPITAL
• OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERS
• AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS
• CRNA'S ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE ANESTHESIA PROVIDERS
IN THE US
• MAIN PROVIDERS OF ANESTHESIA IN RURAL AMERICA

8. CRNA
• CRNA MONITOR PATIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING AND LATER RECOVERING FROM
ANESTHESIA
• COMPLETED EXTENSIVE CLASSROOM AND CLINICAL TRAINING
• PASSED A CERTIFICATION EXAM APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL BOARDS OF
CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS (NBCRNA)
• REQUIRES CRITICAL CARE/ED EXPERIENCE TO APPLY TO ANESTHESIA SCHOOL
• COMPETITIVE ADMISSION
• DEMANDING PROGRAM
• LIMITED ADMISSION
• EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITY/ HIGHEST PAID

9. SALARY AVERAGE -$157,000
• MONTANA
• $242,140
WYOMING
• $233,400
• CALIFORNIA
• $215,530
• OREGON
• $199,860
• NEVADA
• $192,330

10. NURSE EDUCATOR
• ADVANCED NURSING DEGREE- MSN IN EDUCATION, DNP, PHD
• TEACH NURSING CURRICULUM AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN BSN OR ADN
PROGRAMS
• THEY SERVE AS FACULTY MEMBERS IN BOTH NURSING SCHOOLS AND TEACHING
HOSPITALS
• WORK AS EDUCATOR IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
• MANY NURSE EDUCATORS, IN ADDITION TO WORKING IN THE CLASSROOM AND
TEACHING, ALSO WORK IN CLINICAL SETTINGS.
• THE BEST NURSE EDUCATORS WILL EXHIBIT EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES,
HAVE EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION ABILITIES, AND HAVE IN-DEPTH,
COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE IN THEIR GIVEN FIELD
• NURSE EDUCATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING, EVALUATING, UPDATING,
AND IMPLEMENTING NEW AND CURRENT NURSING EDUCATION CURRICULUM. THESE
EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS ACT AS BOTH ADVISERS AND ROLE MODELS FOR THE

11. NURSE MIDWIFE (CNM)
• MUST BE RN FIRST/ COMPLETE MSN OF DOCTORATE DEGREE
• COMPLETE AN ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR MIDWIFERY EDUCATION (ACME) APPROVED
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN MIDWIFERY (2 – 4 YEARS)
• SIT FOR THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAM
• EXCEEDS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
• CNMS FUNCTION AS PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS FOR WOMEN
• PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR RELATIVELY HEALTHY WOMEN, WHOSE HEALTH AND BIRTHS ARE
CONSIDERED UNCOMPLICATED
• WOMEN WITH HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES CNM WORK WITH A PHYSICIAN.
• CNMS MAY WORK CLOSELY OR IN COLLABORATION WITH AN OBSTETRICIAN & GYNECOLOGIST,
• CNMS PRACTICE IN HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE PRACTICE MEDICAL CLINICS AND MAY ALSO DELIVER
BABIES IN BIRTHING CENTERS AND ATTEND AT-HOME BIRTHS.

12. CNM
• NURSE MIDWIVES (CNMS) DO MORE THAN JUST DELIVER BABIES
• CNMS PROVIDE HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS CARE TO WOMEN, WHICH MAY
INCLUDE FAMILY PLANNING, GYNECOLOGICAL CHECKUPS, AND PRENATAL CARE
• CNMS IN MANY WAYS OFFER SIMILAR CARE TO THAT OF AN OB/GYN DOCTOR.
• THE AVERAGE CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE SALARY IN THE UNITED STATES IS
$106,383 AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2018, BUT THE RANGE TYPICALLY FALLS
BETWEEN $97,822 AND $120,544.

13. OTHER ADVANCE DEGREES
• MSN IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP/ CAN HAVE DUAL DEGREE
WITH MBA
WORK IN VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP ROLES IN HOSPITALS OR OUTPATIENT
SETTINGS, STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, HOSPITAL CEO, CNO
• MSN NURSING INFORMATICS- NURSING INFORMATICS (NI) IS THE SPECIALTY
THAT INTEGRATES NURSING SCIENCE WITH MULTIPLE INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICAL SCIENCES TO IDENTIFY, DEFINE, MANAGE, AND
COMMUNICATE DATA, INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND WISDOM IN NURSING
PRACTICE.

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