Nursing Education

The Nursing Education Program is an on-line masters (M.S.) that prepares students to be nurse educators working with diverse populations in academic and community settings. It offers knowledge required for developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs. Cultural competency is a strong component of this specialty tract. The program is designed for adult learners who are self-directed. It can accommodate part-time, as well as, full time students. This specialty is thirty eight (38) credits. The curriculum includes 6 credits of practicum experience. The faculty advisor works with students to develop an individualized program of study within the framework of the curriculum. The required courses for this specialty are: NURS 620 Methods and Measurements in Nursing Research, NURS 630 Information Systems in Health Care, NURS 609 Health Policy, NURS 639 Disciplinary Knowledge I, NURS 680 Cultural Competency in Nursing Education, NURS 655 Tests and Measurements, NURS 745 Creative Learning Strategies for Adults, NURS 747 Curriculum Development, NURS 748 Supervised Practicum in Teaching, NURS 690 Curriculum Evaluation in Nursing Education, NURS 696 Nursing Education Capstone, and an elective with a specialization focus.

Contact information:

Dr. Dianne N. Ishida
Associate Professor
Program Director, Nursing Education Tract
University of Hawaii at Manoa
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 326
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Email: dianne@hawaii.edu

Note: Any deviation from pattern should to be discussed with the program coordinator. Students are expected to meet or talk with coordinator twice each Year once admitted. Rev. 9/29/08

Computer Recommendations:
The following recommendations will meet the needs of the general UH staff for email, wordprocessing, spreadsheet and database functions. The systems listed are ITS minimum level recommendations. ITS recommends purchasing the systems listed below or systems that exceed these specifications.

PC:
2.8GHz Celeron or Pentium 4 with HT Technology Processor
1 GB RAM minimum
80GB Hard Drive or larger
CD-RW/DVD Drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
Windows XP Professional

Macintosh:
1.6 Ghz G5  (single processor)
1 GB RAM
80GB hard drive
CD-RW/DVD drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
MacOS 10.x