URI College of Nursing to host info session on MS, Post-MS, DNP programs Nov. 29
Nurses looking to advance their career and further their education will find great opportunities to do so in the URI College of Nursing graduate programs.
Anyone potentially interested in pursuing a master’s degree, post-master’s certificate or doctor of nursing practice degree from the College is welcome to learn more about what the program has to offer during an upcoming virtual information session on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. The session gives potential applicants the chance to explore the esteemed graduate programs, ask any questions of the College’s senior leaders, and learn how an advanced degree from URI can help them expand their careers.
The URI College of Nursing graduate programs prepare outstanding and compassionate nurse practitioners to care for individuals, families, communities and populations in a variety of settings.
The master’s program provides graduate preparation in three nurse practitioner specialties: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Graduates of the master’s degree program are eligible to sit for the certification examinations in their specialty offered by national certification organizations (e.g., AANP and ANCC).
The post-master’s certificate program offers accelerated plans of study to become an outstanding and compassionate nurse practitioner (NP) for nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing. Many students in the certificate program are already licensed nurse practitioners who are seeking certification in a second specialty (e.g., a pediatric NP who wants to certify as a family NP or a family NP who wants to add certification as a psychiatric-mental health NP).
The DNP program prepares nurse executives, nurses and advanced practice nurses at the highest level as leaders for the provision of outstanding and compassionate clinical practice and the design of innovative health systems. Advanced practice nurses and other M.S.-prepared nurses learn how to translate and implement scientific findings into practice, act as change agents to transform health care systems, evaluate outcomes and programs and influence health systems and policy.