A masters of science in nursing is a vocational degree? The area of study is nurse practitioner, I am not aware of a "NP degree". What schools offer a NP degree (vocational)? Which vocational programs require a thesis? Thanks
Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing+ - Program of Study
Credit Graduate Nursing Curriculum
2 * NUR 501 Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice
2 ** NUR 502A Issues in APN Role Development
2 ** NUR 502B Transition to the APN Role
4 * NUR 503 Physical Diagnosis: Assessment and Evaluation Across the Lifespan
3 ** NUR 510 Biostatistics
3 ** NUR 521 Research for Advanced Practice
3 ** NUR 522 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse Populations
1 NUR 548 MSN Capstone Project
Subtotal 20 credit hours
Credit Advanced Practice Nursing Core
4 * PHY 551 Advanced Physiology I
4 * PPH 512 Advanced Pathophysiology II
3 * NUR 529 Advanced Pharmacology
3 * NUR 530E Pharmacotherapeutics: Primary Care
3 * NUR 505 Diagnostics for the Advanced Practice Nurse
3 ** NUR 575 Applied Epidemiology
3 ** BHV 528 Major Psychopathological Disorders
3 ** NUR 573 Frameworks for Health Promotion
Subtotal 26 credit hours
Credit CLinical Seminars/Practica
3 ** NUR 532N Community Health Assessment and Planning
3 ** NUR 532P Program Implementation and Evaluation
3 *** NUR 532J FNP in Primary Health Care I
3 *** NUR 532K FNP in Primary Health Care II
3 *** NUR 532L FNP in Primary Health Care III
3 *** NUR 532M FNP in Primary Health Care IV
12 NUR 541 Master's Practicum.
2 NUR 600 FNP residency is 300 clock hours. Additional residency hours may be required by area of concentration and/or individual student needs. Students must register for 2 credit hours per quarter until the residency hours are completed.
Subtotal 32 credit hours
Total 79 credit hours
+Post Masters Certificate Available - program of study arranged individually
Courses are available in the following formats:
* Web-based and on-site
** Web-based and/or compressed weekend
*** On-site only
Please note: All programs of study are subject to change.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing - Program of Study
Full-time plan - 8 quarters- In-class emphasis
Year Fall Winter Spring Summer
1 4 PHY 551
4 PPH 512
4 NUR 503
3 NUR 541
3 NUR 510
3 NUR 529
1 NUR 541
3 NUR 575
2 NUR 501
2 NUR 502A
3 NUR 505
3 NUR 532J
3 NUR 530
3 NUR 573
Total 9 credit hours 9 credit hours 11 credit hours 12 credit hours
2 3 NUR 522
3 NUR 521 3 NUR 532M
2 NUR 600
3 NUR 532N
3 NUR 532P
3 BHV 528 1 NUR 548
3 NUR 541
3 NUR 532L
2 NUR 541
2 NUR 502B
3 NUR 532K
3 NUR 541
Total 12 credit hours 12 credit hours 8 credit hours 5 credit hours
Above is a Masters of science-FNP program = vocational. A course in research coupled with a capstone project is NOT the equivalent of an academic degree. Perhaps there are MA programs in nursing, but I have never thought of nursing as a science.......Sorry.....Looks vocational to me.....
definition of vocation:
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/vocation
Thanks....L.
I do understand that some groups consider nursing as a light science and there are PhD programs in nursing, but many would argue that the PhD is more of the social sciences, not "nursing".
Check out this link:
http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/nursing
A nurse practices nursing as a profession. There are a number of educational paths to becoming a professional nurse and in many countries, nursing practice is regulated by law. Advanced practice nurses include nurses with advanced education, generally at the graduate school level. Advanced practice nurses include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists.
I would say that the study of nursing is the study of a vocation. It is largely a vocational field....
Sorry, couldn't resist that one! I can't imagine that this is financially feasible though, because they would probably end up spending 10 years in school.
