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Overview
MSN Specialty tracks
[ MSN Admission Requirements ]
[ MSN Application Process ]
The
College of Nursing and Health Sciences offers a graduate program of study
leading to the degree of Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). The MSN program was
approved by the Board of Regents of the State University System (SUS) in 1992.
Nursing programs of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences are accredited by
the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), (61
Broadway, New York, NY 10006, 1-800-669-1656 X153), the Council on
Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (222 S. Prospect
Ave., Suite 304, Park Ridge, IL 60068, 847-692-7050), and approved by the
Florida State Board of Nursing, (4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN CO2,
Tallahassee, FL 32399, 850-245-4125).
The MSN program is designed to prepare qualified professional nurses for advanced
nursing roles in the care and management of adults and children. The program
offers clinical concentration in Adult Health Nursing, Anesthesiology
Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Family Health Nursing, Nurse Executive and
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing.
Throughout the curriculum, students are guided in the process of
self-development to pursue excellence in professional and scholarly endeavors.
With the exception of the Anesthesiology Nursing track, the program allows
flexibility within the basic curricular structure through individualized
learning experiences and electives, and the opportunity to investigate an area
of interest in advanced study.
Whereas the Anesthesia Nursing track is a full-time
lock-step program, the curriculum model of the other tracks allows students to
enroll in full-time or part-time studies. The duration for each student’s study
plan is determined in consultation with a faculty advisor and is based on the
student’s background and professional goals. The program can be completed in
four semesters of full-time study with a load of 9-12 credits per semester.
Part-time study can be completed in variable times but is not to exceed six
years. The Anesthesiology Nursing track extends over seven semesters of
full-time study with a semester load of 12-18 credits.
Information about the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and its programs
can be accessed on the internet at
http://www.nursing.fiu.edu
MSN Nurse Practitioner (NP)/Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) tracks
Graduates who
choose the NP role are prepared for leadership positions and direct primary care
of patients in a variety of settings. Graduates who choose the CNS role
function as leaders or members of multidisciplinary teams caring for patients
with complex health problems. Graduates diagnose, order and interpret
diagnostic tests, order therapeutic interventions and medications, and educate
patients/clients and families.
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Advanced Adult Health Nursing
This clinical specialty track focuses on advanced nursing practice in the care
of the adult in health and illness in primary, secondary, and/or tertiary care
settings. Graduates are prepared for traditional and emerging roles of the Adult
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist (ANP/CNS) in a multicultural
environment. Practice sites include community/family health centers, public
health departments, hospital emergency departments, acute care settings in
ambulatory and community based agencies, home health care settings, and
physician and/or nurse practitioner offices.
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Advanced Child Health Nursing
This clinical specialty track focuses on family-centered care of children in
health and illness in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings. Graduates
are prepared for traditional and emerging roles of the Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist in a multicultural environment. Practice
sites include community/family health centers, schools, child development
centers, well-child and disease-specific clinics, trauma centers, hospital
emergency departments, and physician or nurse practitioner offices.
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Advanced Family Health Nursing
This clinical specialty track focuses on advanced nursing practice in various
ambulatory and community-based settings, addressing wellness, disease
prevention, episodic care, and management of chronic illness at all ages.
Graduates are prepared for the blended family nurse practitioner/clinical nurse
specialist (FNP/CNS) role to provide primary health care services to families
and individuals of all ages in various urban and rural settings. FNP/CNS
services include health promotion, prevention, and diagnosis and management of
acute and chronic health problems, including women’s health and uncomplicated
pregnancy care. Practice sites include community/family
health centers, schools, public health departments, trauma centers, acute care
settings in ambulatory and community based agencies, disease specific clinics,
home health care settings, and physician and/or nurse practitioner offices.
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
This clinical specialty focuses on advanced nursing practice in the area of
adults with psychiatric and/or mental health problems in primary, secondary. And
tertiary care settings. Graduates are prepared for traditional roles of the
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist in a
multiethnic environment. Practice sites include community mental health centers,
psychiatric clinics, crisis intervention centers, psychiatric hospital units,
soup kitchens, and private offices of psychiatrists and/or PMHN nurse
practitioners.
MSN Anesthesiology Nursing
Students are educated as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to administer
anesthesia. The program is extremely rigorous. It contains didactic classes in
the principles and practices of anesthesia for all types of patients undergoing
surgical and diagnostic procedures in all specialty areas. Considerable course
work is devoted to pathophysiology and pharmacology. The program is partially
“front loaded” in that the first semester is virtually all in the classroom.
Starting with in the second semester, regular daily clinical experience begins
with increasing clinical hours every semester, although classes continue
throughout the program.
MSN Nurse Executive Program
This program educates the nurse executive of today. Graduates will work in a
constantly evolving environment of health care management. They will be prepared
in the entire spectrum of finance, organizational theory, change management,
human resource management and development, and strategic planning. The Nurse
Executive track places emphasis on the management principles and organizational
processes related to the delivery of health care to client systems. Students
will learn to apply their management skills through an intensive practicum under
the guidance of a nurse executive.
Certification Examinations
Graduates are eligible to sit
for the specialty certification examinations of the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC) and/or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
for national certification as a NP or CNS in their specialty area or CNAA
(Certified Nursing Administrator Advanced). Anesthesiology Nursing students are
eligible to sit for the National Certification Exam to become Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA). Students who pass the NP or CRNA
certification examinations can apply for Florida State Board of Nursing Advanced
Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) certification.
Students who graduated from the MSN clinical tracks or
post-master's clinical tracks must show evidence of completing a certification
review course within one year before their application/validation (Form E) for
any national certification examination will be completed.
NOTE:
Curriculum and/or program requirements can change while students are enrolled in
any particular program of study. Such changes may be due to state licensure,
national certification or by some other regulatory body changes that then must
be reflected in the curriculum and programs so that students can meet the
minimum requirements for to qualify for licensure and/or be prepared for
certification by various accrediting and certifying bodies. The College will
make every effort to notify students that such changes have occurred and how
such changes may influence their program progression and/or timely completion.
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