RN to BS-MS in Nursing Education

Nurse educators play a crucial role in helping nurses gain the expertise needed to meet the challenges of the evolving healthcare system.  Their presence also ensures that our nation's nursing schools are always at maximum student capacity. According to AACN’s Special Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions for Academic Year 2013-2014, nearly two-thirds of schools reported a shortage of full-time faculty members. Additionally, hospital and medical centers have identified a need for more nurse educators to enhance the level of instruction to nursing students, new nurses, and ongoing needs for professional staff development.

Students in the RN to BS-MS in Nursing Education online degree

• Adapt and teach education strategies for diverse learners
• Develop clinical classroom evaluation strategies
• Create curricula focused on the changing healthcare system
• Integrate effective evidence-based practices in academic and clinical healthcare settings
• Graduates are qualified to serves as nurse educators in a variety of setting upon graduation

The program is a CCNE accredited dual degree program that provides a seamless progression (and “fast track”) from the BS to MS programs. The program’s overlapping coursework allows students to complete both degrees within an integrated framework and in less time than each degree completed on its own.