MASTER’S NURSING-ADVANCED PRACTICE

ADULT/FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

WSU-RochesterCenter offers the Master of Science degree with the Advanced Practice Nursing major.  The M.S. degree can be completed in its entirety at the WSU-RochesterCenter, with most classes being taught by residential faculty and some selected classes via ITV and other distance education technology.

Accreditation

The Master of Science Program in Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).  Preliminary approval of the program has been granted by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Purpose

The Master of Science program in Nursing at WinonaStateUniversity educates nurses for advance practice where change is constant.  The program provides a strong clinical base in advance nursing practice.  Students select a focus of Nurse Administrator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner.

Focus: Adult Nurse Practitioner

Students will be prepared to perform an expanded role in the delivery of primary health care.  In addition to the core courses, content includes comprehensive assessment of the health status of adults/families; management of common acute and chronic health problems; provision of counseling and teaching in areas of health promotion and disease prevention; and collaboration with other health professionals.  Clinical practicums under the supervision of qualified nurse practitioner and physician preceptors will focus on primary health care in a variety of settings with emphasis on rural and underserved communities.

Focus: Family Nurse Practitioner

Students will be prepared to perform an expanded role in the delivery of primary health care.  In addition to the core courses, content includes comprehensive assessment of the health status of adults/families; management of common acute and chronic health problems; provision of counseling and teaching in areas of health promotion and disease prevention; and collaboration with other health professionals.  Clinical practicums under the supervision of qualified nurse practitioner and physician preceptors will focus on primary health care in a variety of settings with emphasis on rural and underserved communities.  Family Nurse Practitioner students have additional theory and clinical content related to the care of children.

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Contact:

Faculty Support:

Carolyn Ryno      

EA138           

285-7473       

cryno@winona.edu

Graduate Office in Winona:

Pat Cichosz

Somsen 114F

1-800-342=5978 ext. 5035

pcichosz@winona.edu