College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
M.S.N Community Health Nursing
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dr. Estelle Pisani
Townsend -116
(908) 527-3386/3390
This option is designed for RNs with bachelor degrees who plan to have careers in Community Health Nursing clinical management. It provides in-depth knowledge and skills related to Community Health Nursing Advanced Practice. Graduates of the option have a unique combination of knowledge and skills in clinical management, tanscultural nursing and community health. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for certification in Advanced Community Health Nursing, Home Health Nursing, Nursing Administration and Transcultural Nursing. Students entering the program pursue part-time or full-time study (3 to 9 credits per semester). The program can be completed in four academic semesters and one summer session.
The purpose of this program is to prepare nurses with expertise in community health nursing and clinical management to plan systems and protocols of care that are responsive to culturally diverse health team and patient populations. It is this unique combination of community nursing and managerial skill in transcultural contexts which will prepare the graduate of this program with the competence necessary to take a leadership role in the community clinical area.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- In addition to the University’s admission requirements:
- • BSN - RNs with bachelor degrees in other fields may be considered for admission with additional course work based on portfolio assessment
- • RN Licensure
- • Two letters of recommendation attesting to professional and academic competence
- • Departmental interview
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- • 36 credits
- • Planned sequence of coursework each semester with one summer session
- • Five hours weekly clinical time associated with the two 2 credit clinical courses
- • 12.5 hours weekly clinical time associated with the final 5 credit clinical course.
PREREQUISITES
- • Minimum B coursework in statistics, nursing research and theory.
REQUIRED COURSES 36 credits
NURSING THEORY CORE – 3 credits
- * NURS 5000 Nursing Science 3
NURSING MANAGEMENT THEORY CORE -12 credits
- * NURS 5100 Nursing and Organizational Theory 3
- * NURS 5200 Organizational Communications in Transcultural Health Care Systems 3
- * NURS 5300 Fiscal Management in Nursing and Health Care Systems 3
- * NURS 5600 Computers in Health Care 3
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING SPECIALITY CORE – 6 credits
- NURS 5400 Epidemiology in Advanced Community Nursing Practice 3
- NURS 5500 Advanced Community Health Nursing 3
- NURSING MANAGEMENT CLINICAL CORE – 9 credits
- * NURS 5110 Transcultural Nursing Administration Practice I 2
- * NURS 5210 Transcultural Nursing Administration Practice II 2
- * NURS 5910 Transcultural Nursing Administration Practice III 5
- NURSING RESEARCH CORE – 6 credits
- * NURS 5900 Research in Transcultural Nursing Administration I 3
- * NURS 5901 Research in Transcultural Nursing Administration II 3
GUIDED ELECTIVES - 3 credits
GUIDED ELECTIVES 6 credits
Elective courses may be taken within the Department. These courses include Seminar in Transcultural Nursing, Summer
travel-learn programs in other countries, and Spirituality in Nursing.
With advisor guidance, electives may be taken from graduate programs/ courses in Public Administration (PA), Psychology (PSY), Management Science (MGS), Educational Leadership (EL), Counselor Education (CED), Special Education (SPED), Sociology (SOC), Philosophy (PHIL), Mathematics (MATH), and Interdisciplinary (ID).
Note: Special arrangements may be made for elective courses taken at other graduate nursing programs.
TOTAL 36 CREDITS