Master of Science in Nursing Program

Here we provide information on admission and course requirements, 课程描述和MSN研究生手册供您参考.

Admission and Course Requirements

Course Descriptions

Handbook for MSN Graduate Students

每年，学生必须提供健康服务，证明PPD测试呈阴性或遵守治疗. Before beginning some clinical nursing courses, students may be expected to meet additional health requirements. 

所有护理专业的学生必须在学院健康服务中心存档以下信息:

• an admission physical exam
• 1 dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap)
• 2剂麻疹活疫苗(最好是MMR)或血液滴度证实免疫
• 2剂腮腺炎疫苗(最好是MMR)或血液滴度证实免疫
• 1 dose of rubella vaccine or a blood titer confirming immunity
• 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine (请注意:建议在最终剂量后1 - 2个月进行乙型肝炎表面抗体滴度检测，以确认血清转化.)
• provider documented proof, including date or age, 水痘病或水痘确认免疫滴度或两剂水痘疫苗
• 最初的两步PPD**结核菌素皮肤试验和每年的PPD更新(或PPD阳性的胸部x光片和每年的结核病评估), which is completed at College Health Services)
• flu vaccine every fall semester

*Health-care workers born on or before Dec. 31, 1956, are only required to have documentation of one dose each of measles, mumps and rubella or titers confirming immunity.

**2-Step PPD -两个单独的PPD在进入护理临床前至少间隔一周但不超过一年.

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请注意:未符合健康要求的学生将不能参加护理实习课程的第一堂课. Proof of immunization may be obtained from your physician, high school, previous college or university, military record, and/or from blood titers.

请注意:护理专业学生应遵循学院免疫申请表上的指导方针，或拨打学院健康服务电话 401-456-8055 for further information. Once all required information is complete, 学生可于书院健康服务处领取叠层身份证.​

MSN课程的学生将展示对护理硕士教育(AACN)所有要点的掌握, 2011年)和AACN(2021年)护理十大领域的能力和二级子能力, leading to achievement of the following MSN End-of-Program Outcomes: 

1. Demonstrate the integration, translation, synthesis, and application of established and evolving knowledge from basic science, nursing knowledge and other ways of knowing, 以及其他学科，这些学科的临床判断建立在广泛的知识基础上. [Domain 1] [MSN Essentials I, III, IV, VIII] 
2. 在整个组织/系统的高级护理水平管理以人为本的护理, provider, patient, 和/或人口水平，关注多个复杂背景下的个体, including family and/or important others. [Domain 2] [MSN Essential II, IV, VII, VIII, IX] 
3. 管理人口健康，涵盖从公共卫生预防到人口疾病管理的连续医疗保健服务.[Domains 3, 6, 9] [MSN Essentials VI, VII, VIII, IX] 
4. Synthesize, criticize and apply nursing knowledge, research, 奖学金和基于证据的实践，以改善健康和改变卫生保健. [Domains 1, 4, 5, 7, 10] [MSN Essentials I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX] 
5. Incorporate principles of quality, 安全和实施科学，以优化健康和医疗保健结果. [Domains 1, 5, 7] [MSN Essentials I, II, III, IV, VII, VIII, IX] 
6. Collaborate across professions and with care team members, patients, families, communities, and other stakeholders to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and strengthen outcomes. [Domains 2, 6, 7] [MSN Essentials V, VI, VII, VIII, IX] 
7. Relate evidence-based methodologies, system-thinking, business and financial acumen to provide safe, quality, evidence-based and equitable care to diverse populations. [域3、5、6、7、8、9、10][MSN Essentials I、II、III、IV、V、VI、VII、VIII、IX] 
8. 整合信息通信技术和信息学过程来收集数据, support care delivery, and inform decision making. [域4、5、7、8、9、10][MSN Essentials I、II、III、IV、V、VII、VIII、IX] 
9. 表现出包括自我反思实践的高级专业护理身份, commitment to inclusivity and social justice, accountability, 体现护理价值观的合作倾向和道德行为. [Domains 6, 9, 10] [MSN Essentials VI, VII, VIII, IX] 
10. Contribute to an organizational culture that promotes personal health, resilience, lifelong learning and expansion of nursing expertise. [Domains 9, 10] [MSN Essential IX]