University of Phoenix

Master of Science in Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing program has been specially formulated with the objective of adding to and improving the knowledge and skills of nurses who are already registered. It is geared towards nurses who wish to further their careers in the demanding field of modern health care. This program combines theory with concepts of advanced nursing practice in order to prepare you to succeed within any health care or educational organization, no matter what its structure, culture, or mission may be.

Master of Science in Nursing for Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Practitioners are offered a chance to increase their educational qualifications and finish their graduate degree in nursing while staying in their current location and place of employment if they have the proper baccalaureate degree qualification. Due to the various NP educational tracks of the past, numerous NP's acquired licensure from programming without a graduate degree component. At the College there is an accelerated degree completion program for nurse practitioners, who have already completed several course hours in nursing studies. Core courses in advanced nursing content and process, finance, change management along with evidence based nursing research is completed by students. To earn a degree you must have 25 graduate credits.

Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner

Today's challenging health care environment offers many opportunities for nurses to pursue more advanced career positions and our Master of Science in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner program provides the necessary skills to do so. Blending nursing theory with advanced practice concepts, the program allows the student to successfully work within the structure, culture and mission of any size health care organization or educational setting. Fourty-six graduate credits are needed to complete the Master of Science in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner program.

Master of Science in Nursing/Informatics

The Nursing/Informatics program's Master of Science degree in nursing program, which is fully accredited, magnifies and increases the information and skills accessible to the registered nurse while supplying proper preparation for their baccalaureate degree. The program gets advanced practice nurses ready to take on leadership positions in both practice and educational roles. The future of nursing and health care is driven by Advanced Nursing Theory and Research, which gives nurses the head start that they need.

Not only do nurses learn advanced nursing and the process through their core courses, they also learn leadership skills. Specializations allow students to delve deeper into a specific area of interest in their career, and attain the education that they need to move forward in their field. To finish the degree, 39 credits are needed.