College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences

M.S.N School Nursing

 

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Dr. Estelle Pisani
Townsend -116
(908) 527-3386/3390

The Kean University MSN in School Nursing program is the only school nurse graduate program in central New Jersey. The School Nursing option builds on the foundation courses for community health nursing. Its focus on the trans-cultural dimension of the service makes it unique among graduate school nurse programs within the state.

The MSN school nurse program educates RNs with bachelor degrees to be well-qualified and prepared to respond to the health care needs of the state’s school districts as either instructional school nurses, eligible to teach in the classroom, and/or supervisors of school health services, eligible to manage health programs for school districts. Students who complete the program will qualify for certification as instructional school nurse and/or supervisor of school health services.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

* In addition to the University’s admission requirements:

  • · A valid New Jersey RN license
  • · Baccalaureate degree (minimum GPA of 3.0)
  • · Current liability insurance
  • · Completed one course in each of the following areas:
    • o Basic Health Assessment (with practicum)
    • o Human Growth and Development across the Lifespan
    • o Counseling/guidance
  • · Two letters of recommendation attesting to professional and academic competence
  • · Departmental interview may be required

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • · 39 credits
  • · Evidence of CPR and AED certification prior to graduation

REQUIRED COURSES 39 credits

SCHOOL NURSE MAJOR COURSES – 24 credits

Co-requisite: PSY 5130 Human Development across the Life Span or undergraduate equivalent

  • * NURS 5001 School Nursing I 3
  • * NURS 5502 School Nursing II 3
  • * NURS 5510 School Nursing Practicum 3
  • * Required co-requisite: HED 5500
  • * HED 5500 Health Teaching Practicum 3
  • * Required co-requisite NURS 5510
  • * HED 5300 Community Mental Health 3
  • * EMSE 5560 Introduction to Education: Teaching Theory & Practice 6
  • * NURS 5500 Advanced Practice in Community Health Nursing 3

    (or)
  • * NURS 5400 Epidemiology in Advanced Nursing Practice 3

MSN CORE COURSES – 15 credits