Nursing Traditional - Pacific Lutheran University

Nursing Traditional from Pacific Lutheran University is a Campus Master Registered Nurse degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. Courses at the MSN level are normally scheduled on Fridays and one or two weekday evenings to accommodate students who are employed part-time. Clinical experiences are typically during the day or evening shift. As required, courses may be offered at other times; students with flexible outside employment are normally able to continue working .5 to .8 FTE, depending on the state of the program. The Master of Science in Nursing coursework is usually completed in two years on a full-time basis, or three years on a part-time basis. Both full- and part-time programs are full-time for the last year of the program. MSN Concentrations The Master of Science in Nursing program has two concentrations: Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Each concentration includes specialization courses and participation in professional scholarship such as writing for publication. Some students who qualify may elect to complete both the COM and FNP concentrations by extending their coursework and time of study by one year. Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) Concentration This course of study allows students to focus on care management, using an outcomes approach skill set necessary for being responsive in a continually changing health care environment. The program prepares the student for an advanced role as a generalist, clinical nurse educator for schools or agencies, or clinical nurse leader/administrator at the systems level (e.g., case manager, utilization review coordinator, or risk manager). This concentration prepares students to provide quality, cost effective care in a defined context, to participate in the design and implementation of an evaluation and outcomes model, to assume a leadership role in managing health care resources, and to integrate clinical and evaluation competencies for care and outcomes management. Successful completion of the COM concentration in the clinical nurse educator focus qualifies graduates to sit for national certifying examinations in their specialty. Contact the School of Nursing, gradnurs@plu.edu, for a sample program plan. Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Concentration This course of study focuses on client-centered clinical practice, and prepares nurses to respond to the needs of today\\\'s and tomorrow\\\'s health care consumers, to manage direct care based on advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning, to incorporate health promotion and disease prevention interventions into health care delivery, and to recognize their potential for professional growth, responsibility and autonomy. Successful completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner program qualifies students to sit for national certifying examinations for family nurse practitioner, making them eligible under Washington State law for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) licensure. View more details on Pacific Lutheran University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Registered Nurse courses.