Master's Entry Program in Nursing
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The University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene is pleased to offer an accelerated alternative entry program to our Master of Science in Nursing degree. The Master's Entry Program in Nursing is designed for adult learners:
- With no prior nursing experience/education
- Who have a baccalaureate degree in another field other than nursing
- Who are leadership bound and seeking a career in advanced practice nursing
The purpose of this alternative entry program is to equip students with entry-level professional nurse competencies as a foundation for advanced practice roles. The program consists of an intensive pre-licensure year structured as three continuous semesters transitioning into one of eleven nursing pathways. The length of time necessary to graduate at the Master's level is dependent upon the specialty area selected by the learner.
Program Description:
The first year curriculum is based on a competency model appropriate for graduate level adult learners. Active learning strategies are emphasized including clinical experience, simulation exercises, and a continuous emphasis on searching the literature for the most current evidence based research associated with nursing practice. At the foundation of the curriculum are the "Determinants of Health" as presented in the "Healthy People 2010" national agenda http://www.healthypeople.gov/. Health promotion and disease prevention as well as the care of the healthy, sick, and dying from a local, national and global perspective are emphasized. A substantial amount of the curriculum is clinical practicum in community and hospital/health care settings where students are actively engaged in nursing care under the supervision and guidance of faculty. Threaded throughout the curriculum are research, safety, community health, and culture as well as the various contexts (i.e.historical & social) of nursing, the roles nurses play, and the core values of the profession.
Contact:
If you are interested in receiving information about the program, please send your name, email address, contact number, and prospective date of admissions (e.g. Fall 2009 & 2010) to MEPN@mail.nursing.hawaii.edu. You will receive periodic e-mail updates.
UPDATED AS OF : 2/28/08