Nursing RN-B to MSN - Pacific Lutheran University

Nursing RN-B to MSN from Pacific Lutheran University is a Campus Master Registered Nurse degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. The RN-B to MSN program is designed to allow registered nurses with a previous non-nursing bachelor???s or higher degree to earn the MSN degree; this program does not confer the BSN degree. It\\\'s a faster, more direct way for nurses who already have a bachelor\\\'s degree to acquire a master\\\'s degree without first completing the BSN. The sequence of study recognizes the academic success of the non-nursing graduate and RN licensure as groundwork for graduate study. The RN-B to MSN program is clinically and academically intensive to assure the student of adequate development in an advanced practice nursing role. A limited number of candidates is admitted each year and admission is competitive. Because RN-B to MSN candidates do not complete the BSN, admission is part of our Entry-Level Master\\\'s (ELM) program and RN-B to MSN applicants must meet all admission and progression requirements set by the ELM program. As with the ELM program, RN-B to MSN students apply for admission into the Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) Advanced Generalist program only. Students may apply for limited slots in a specialty concentration (such as family nurse practitioner) after their first full semester of graduate study; those not admitted into a specialty concentration remain in the Care and Outcomes Manager track. Admission is selective and space is limited in the specialties. RN-B to MSN students follow the traditional MSN curriculum, with the additional requirement of NURS 430, Situations with Communities (5 semester hours). NURS430 is best taken at PLU the Spring term prior to starting the MSN program in the summer. For this reason, RN-B to MSN applicants are encouraged to apply to the program early (priority deadline is November 15) if they wish to be considered for admission to the MSN program prior to taking NURS430 (which would start in early February). View more details on Pacific Lutheran University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Registered Nurse courses.