Husson University, located in Bangor, Maine, recently announced a new nursing program that will be offered in the School of Nursing. A fully online nursing track focused on educational leadership will be available to Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students beginning in fall 2018.
According to GlobeNewswire.com, the US Department of Labor estimates that jobs for healthcare administrators will grow 20 percent from 2016 to 2026. Husson University’s online nursing program is designed to meet the needs of busy nurses who are interested in becoming leaders.
With an in-depth combination of courses on educational and leadership theory, students will complete the program with the leadership skills they need to excel in administrative positions in healthcare systems and academia. Courses cover a range of topics to build a comprehensive understanding of the financial, operational, regulatory, and clinical aspects of health system management.
Donna Beuk, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, chair of Husson University’s School of Nursing, tells GlobeNewswire.com, “The online versions of our nursing programs are ideal for working professionals interested in furthering their education. Synchronous and asynchronous courses allow nurses to fit degree studies into their busy schedules. Field work and internships are an important part of the degree. Practicing nurses can fulfill the field work requirement at their current employer, if they choose.”
To learn more about Husson University’s new online nursing program on educational leadership, visit here. (more…)
With data showing that nursing master’s degrees have grown 42 percent over the last five years and nurse practitioner degrees have grown by 75 percent, Baylor and Keypath’s partnership is intended to help meet market demand.
Shelley F. Conroy, EdD, MS, RN, CNE, dean of Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing, tells PRWeb.com, “With the experience and knowledge of Keypath propelling them forward, we expect these programs will reach new students, help them achieve greatness in their professions and help the School better fulfill its mission.”
Recruitment for the new online programs will launch in spring 2018 and classes will begin in fall 2018. Keypath will work as an extension of the university’s team, helping to attract and enroll the best students for each program through higher education marketing and recruitment. Keypath will also provide in-depth market research, program development, and capital investment.
To learn more about Baylor Nursing’s partnership with Keypath Education to expand their online graduate program offerings, visit here.
Herzing University recently announced that it will be expanding its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) offerings to include an MSN in Nursing Leadership and Administration. The fully online 16-month program is designed for working professional nurses with BSN degrees to gain the knowledge and skills needed for leadership positions like Nurse Manager, Director of Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer, and others.
Students in the program will build on their clinical expertise to learn how to improve an organization’s direct and indirect care outcomes and manage operational duties to achieve business objectives. These skills will prepare nurses for work at hospitals and community-based health delivery systems. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for healthcare executives and administrators is expected to increase by as much as 20 percent through 2026.
Dr. Mary Judith Yoho, system dean of nursing at Herzing University, tells PRNewswire.com, “Like many other positions in the field, nursing leaders will continue to be in high demand for years to come. We’re proud to live our mission of being a lifelong learning partner that empowers and supports individuals to start, and in this case, advance their careers through an educational pathway we can create with them.”
Enrollment for the online program begins immediately and classes will begin May 7, 2018. To learn more about Herzing University’s new MSN in Nursing Leadership and Administration, visit here.
Our Nurse of the Week is Michael Gnidovec, born and raised near Peru, Illinois, who began his nursing journey at Illinois Valley Community College. After finishing his two-year associate’s degree in nursing, Gnidovec joined the nursing workforce before going on to pursue his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing, continuing to reach higher after achieving each new goal.
While working two jobs as a nurse at a nearby hospital and part-time school nurse, Gnidovec decided he wanted to do more with his nursing career and began exploring RN to BSN programs. Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing stood out to him because you can complete the online RN to BSN program in as little as one year.
Gnidovec tells News.IllinoisState.edu, “I was working two jobs, actually. I worked full-time at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley as a medical-surgical and pediatric nurse, and I also worked part-time as a school nurse for Peru Public Schools. I was lucky — in that area of Illinois, because it is small, most employers don’t require bachelor’s degrees.”
Thanks to help and support from his professors, Gnidovec was able to work two jobs while going to school full time. Gnidovec found that the things he was learning applied directly to the work he was doing, allowing him to put his clinical work as a nurse into context. The public health course work was particularly impactful for Gnidovec as a lot of associate’s degree programs lack exposure in that area.
After completing his BSN, Gnidovec went on to earn his master’s degree in nursing with a clinical nurse leader focus from Rush University. He also recently started St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing’s post-master’s certificate in adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist. However, he’s not stopping there. Gnidovec is now exploring Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and thinking about returning to Mennonite College of Nursing for their online DNP program.
Thankful for everything his nursing education has given him, Gnidovec tells News.IllinoisState.edu, “Having a bachelor’s degree made me marketable. The skills I learned in the RN to BSN program at Illinois State allow me to be an effective leader. I can navigate policy changes and understand the reasons behind them. I can see things from the perspective of both upper management and my peers. I appreciate evidence-based practice.”
With his master’s degree under his belt, Gnidovec currently works at Mayo Clinic as a charge nurse. To learn more about Gnidovec’s path to nursing, visit here.[et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_51]
The University of Missouri (MU) is opening a new online program to address a shortage of nurses and nurse educators in the state of Missouri. The Sinclair School of Nursing has developed an accelerated curriculum that allows RNs to earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing online in three to four years.
Judith Fitzgerald Miller, Dean of the Sinclair School of Nursing at MU, tells LakeNewsOnline.com, “We need more nurses and the educators to prepare them. Nursing schools around the country lack the faculty to keep up with the demand for degrees as it is, and that is only going to grow for the foreseeable future.”
Registered nurses and nursing faculty in Missouri have an average age of 50, which is contributing to the shortage problem. As nurse educators begin to retire, nursing schools are forced to turn away qualified applicants because they don’t have enough faculty to teach them. Their goal is grow the number of faculty at MU and at other nursing programs in the state.
MU’s accelerated RN-MSN program is supported by a grant from the Missouri State Board of Nursing and the Missouri Department of Higher Education. The grant provides scholarships for full-time and part-time students in their first year of the new program. Scholarship recipients must agree to teach in Missouri nursing programs for three years after graduating.
Heidi Lucas, director of the Missouri Nurses Association, tells LakeNewsOnline.com, “The shortage of nurses in Missouri is at an all-time high. But to graduate more nurses, our colleges and universities have to have more capacity. When programs like this produce nurse educators, nursing programs can hire more instructors. In turn, the state can educate more future nurses.”
The online RN-MSN curriculum is designed to eliminate repetitive courses, allowing students to opt out of four required undergraduate-level courses and take six graduate-level courses on similar topics instead. Students in the existing online BSN program can apply to MU Graduate Studies in the last semester of their undergraduate course work to be admitted into the master’s program, after which they will have earned a BSN and MSN in three to four years.
To learn more about MU’s accelerated online nurse educator track, visit here.
