MASTER’S NURSING-ADVANCED PRACTICE

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

WSU-Rochester Center 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-Rochester Center, 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 Winona State University 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:  Clinical Nurse Specialist

Students will develop, test, and practice the role of the clinical case manager and clinical nurse specialist in an area of the student's choice.  Extension of advance nursing practice roles of expert clinician, leader/manager, teacher, consultant, and researcher will be demonstrated within the framework of the clinical nurse specialist in adult health nursing.

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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