Considering nursing as a second career?

 

Wilkes University’s professional master of science degree with a major in nursing is a 48-credit program can be completed in three full-time semesters. Practice and application of classroom knowledge takes place in clinical nursing courses. In addition, the on-campus Clinical Nursing Simulation Center is equipped with audio-visual and computer-assisted instructional materials. Students who complete the program are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), which must be successfully completed for registration as a professional nurse.

 

This is not an advanced practice degree. Tuition for this program is the same as for undergraduates.

 

This program is designed for adult students who already hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline. The program prepares a beginning, self-directed practitioner who can initiate, implement and revise nursing care in a variety of settings. New graduates are employed in staff positions in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, psychiatric/mental health or community-based facilities.

 

 

* A co-requisite course in nutrition must be completed by the end of the first semester.

 

Each student’s program will be tailored to meet individual professional goals and program requirements.

 

FIRST SEMESTER

NSG 401   Nursing Practice I                             12

NSG 505   Current Perspectives in Nursing          3

 

SECOND SEMESTER

NSG 402   Nursing Practice II                            12

NSG 406   Advanced Health Assessment             3

NSG 498A Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing       2

 

THIRD SEMESTER

NSG 403   Nursing Practice III                          12

NSG 502   Application in Nursing Research          3

NSG 498B Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing 1

 

Clinical hours will be distributed among acute, chronic and community settings.

 

For ADMISSIONS please contact: 

            Maria Roman, Recruitment Retention Specialist

            Graduate Studies and Continued Learning

            Suite 002 Breseith Hall

            Direct: 570.408.4229

            Fax: 570.408.7846

            Email:  Maria.Roman@wilkes.edu

           

 

NET Testing appointments: 

            Spring semester: 

            Monday, January 28        10:30 a.m.

            Friday, February 22         10:30 a.m.
            Monday, March 31          10:30 a.m.

 

Contact:  Lori Drozdis, Experiential Coordinator

Wilkes University

Department of Nursing

109 South Franklin Street

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Phone: 570-408-4092

Fax: 570-408-7807

Email: lori.drozdis@wilkes.edu

 

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