Master of Science in Nursing
Programs
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Overview of Graduate Programs in Nursing
As the delivery of healthcare services changes, more nurses are pursuing graduate education to meet the challenges of the 21 st century. Graduation from any of the options available for graduate study in nursing at Holy Names University opens opportunities for a promising career in many settings, such as, a large hospital system, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care settings, hospice and palliative care, community health agencies and private practice settings as co-owners and operators with other healthcare professionals. A graduate degree in nursing could also provide an opportunity for a career in corporate America in a publishing firm, an architectural firm, telemedicine, or genomic research. The opportunities are endless.
The MSN programs meet the desires of those interested in becoming a family nurse practitioner (FNP), a nurse administrator or a clinical faculty person. The curricula are available in a variety of formats. There is the FNP option that includes 45 units of study, the Admin and Clinical Faculty options that include 36 units of study and the MSN/MBA option that includes 63 units of study. All of these options includes 16 units of core courses followed by courses specific to the option.
Students who graduate as FNPs are eligible for licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Graduates of the FNP and Administration and MSN/MBA curricula are eligible to sit for the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification examinations. Further, the FNPs can sit for the American Association of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) certification examination. All of the MSN options are accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Family Nurse Practitioner option is additionally approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Students who already have a master degree and who want to pursue one of the master degree options may pursue post graduate certification in any of the option programs. For example, a nurse with a MSN degree can become licensed as a NP by successfully completing 32 units of coursework; a nurse with a MSN degree who wants to be certified by AACC in Administration can do so by completing 23 units of coursework; a nurse with a MSN who wants to become a clinical faculty person can do so by completing 20 units of coursework; and a nurse with a MSN who wants to obtain a certificate in business can do so by completing 18 units of coursework.
There are four unique features of all of the MSN options:
- The MSN classes, regardless of the option, are offered once a month for four consecutive days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).
- Clinical experiences are arranged close to the students' home.
- Dependent on the size of the enrollment, all of these options can be pursued at a distance via video interactive conferencing.
- Graduation is possible after two years of coursework (not including the summer or the month of December). However, there are additional courses in the business portion of the MSN/MBA option that must be completed on an additional weekend each month and during the summer.
Faculty
Fay L. Bower, D.NSc., FAAN
Chair and Professor of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, M.S.N., D.NSc.
San Jose University, B.S.N.
510.436.1024,
bower@hnu.edu
Edith Jenkins-Weinrub, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nova Southeastern University, Ed.D.
California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.S.N.
University of Texas, Arlington, B.S.N.
510.436.1551,
jenkins-weinrub@hnu.edu
Maria V. Mangini, PhD, FNP
Associate Professor of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, PhD.
Pace University, Leinhardt School of Nursing, MS.
Vassar College, BA
510.436.1203,
mangini@hnu.edu
Carolyn Harris-Muchell, PhD
US San Francisco, PhD, MSN
Arizona State, BSN
510.436.1476
harris-muchell@hnu.edut
Anna Mullins, DNSc
Adjunct Faculty
UC San Francisco, DNSc, MSN & BSN
510-273-2257,
amullins@calnurses.org
Kristi Rochitsch, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
UC Dominguez Hills, MSN
Idaho State University, BSN
510.436.1239
christygreg@sbcglobal.net
Laura Smith McKinnon, DNSc
Adjunct Faculty
UC San Francisco, DNSc, MSN
Syracruz University, BSN
510.436.1239
lsmithmc@ncpvocational.com
Barbara Douglass, MSN, CNM
UC Irvine, MBA
Columbia, University, MSN, CNM
510.436.1239
Carolyn Haris-Muchell, MSN, PhD(c)
Admission Contact Information
Holy Names University
Office of Admission
3500 Mountain Boulevard
Oakland CA 94619
local telephone: 510.436.1351
toll-free: 1.800.430.1321
email: adulted@hnu.edu
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