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Graduate Catalog 2001-2003
Graduate Catalog 2004-2006

• General Description of the MANU Program
• Course List and Descriptions
• Certification
• Degree Requirements
• Academic Progression Policy
• Years to Complete the Program
• Major Requirements
• Faculty

All concentrations require students to complete a scholarly project or thesis related to their interest and area of study.

Prior to admission, students must complete a statistics course inclusive of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students who already have completed a master's degree in nursing have the statistics prerequisite waived. Note: The College of St. Catherine does not accept course work from technical colleges or from technical colleges prior to their merger with accredited community colleges.

Courses are scheduled in late afternoon/early evening and on weekends. Practicum and other application of concepts in community settings depend on the schedules of collaborating organizations and are individually determined.

COURSE LIST & DESCRIPTIONS

Please visit Master of Arts in Nursing Course List

ACCREDITATION
The Master of Arts in Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
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CERTIFICATION
Upon completion of the MANU nurse practitioner concentration, graduates are eligible to take the nurse practitioner certification examination in their specialty area. All national credentialing/certification centers require a master's degree in nursing to sit for the certification exams. These include: The American Nurses Credentialing Center, the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, and the National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Students in the nurse practitioner and nurse educator concentrations must complete at least 36 semester hours of graduate credit with an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Students in the nurse leader concentration must complete at least 38 hours of graduate credit with an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

PROGRESSION POLICY

REQUIREMENTS TO REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING

• B (3.0) or better in every course.
• B (3.0) or better in the clinical portion of every course with a clinical component.
• adherence to the Master of Arts in Nursing program student policies.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

NURSE EDUCATOR CONCENTRATION
The Nurse Educator concentration is designed to prepare nurses to assume the advanced nursing role of educator in academic settings and in healthcare organizations. Evidence-based course content focuses on principles of the education process, assessment of learning styles, needs and characteristics of diverse learners, and appropriate, innovative, creative instructional techniques and strategies. Emphasis is on designing dynamic curricula and programs that are flexible and relevant in a challenging and changing environment. Ethical, legal and leadership dimensions of the nurse educator role are critically analyzed. The experiential component provides the opportunity to integrate knowledge and experience. Ultimately, these nurse educators become exemplars of excellence, engaging with intention, acting with justice and serving with compassion.

NURSE EDUCATOR CURRICULUM
CORE COURSES
NURS 600 Theoretical Formulations in the Discipline of Nursing
NURS 606 Research in the Discipline of Nursing
NURS 655 Professional Development in Advanced Nursing Roles
NURS 800 Scholarly Project

SPECIALTY COURSES
NURS 669 Nurse as Educator
NURS 679 Inclusivity in Nursing Education
NURS 699 Topics: Inclusivity in Nursing Practice
NURS 745 Instructional Technology
NURS 755 Curricular Design in the Discipline of Nursing
NURS 760 Evaluation and Educational Measurement
NURS 765 Designing Systems to Support Change in Education


NURSE LEADER CONCENTRATION
The Nurse Leader concentration is designed to prepare nurses to be ethical, effective leaders in nursing and healthcare. The curriculum combines reflective analysis of self with an understanding of leadership theories and current and emerging leadership challenges in healthcare. Practicum experiences are integrated into the course work.

Leading to a Master of Arts degree, the concentration includes course work from the College of St. Catherine Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) and Master of Arts in Nursing programs, resulting in a broad understanding of both leadership and advanced nursing.

With an emphasis on social justice, the Nurse Leader concentration focuses on developing the leadership skills and abilities required to influence systems to provide healthcare that is acceptable, accessible and affordable to healthcare consumers and the larger society.

NURSE LEADER CURRICULUM
CORE COURSES
NURS 600 Theoretical Formulations in the Discipline of Nursing
NURS 606 Research in the Discipline of Nursing
NURS 655 Professional Development in Advanced Nursing Roles
NURS 699 Topics: Inclusivity in Nursing Practice
NURS 800 Scholarly Project

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP COURSES
ORLD 620 Ethics and Leadership
ORLD 640 Accounting and Finance Skills for Effective Decision Making
ORLD 750 Leading Organizational Change
ORLD 820 Strategic Management
ORLD 888 Leadership Seminar

NURSING SPECIALTY COURSES
NURS 775 Practicum in Nursing Leadership
NURS 776 Nursing Leadership: Theories, Issues and New Directions

ELECTIVE COURSES: 1 TO 3 CREDITS
Courses from MANU, MAOL or other College of St. Catherine graduate programs, selected in consultation with academic advisor.

NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATION
The Nurse Practitioner concentration prepares advanced practice nurses to provide primary care across the lifespan, with specific clinical content for each of the three specialty options: neonatal, pediatric and adult-gerontological. Students are admitted directly to a specialty area. Graduates are eligible to take the National Certification Exam in their chosen specialty. Graduates of the adult-gerontological option can choose to take certification exams in both the adult and gerontological specialty, or in just one of those areas.

Nurse practitioner students complete more than 600 hours of an advanced clinical practice experience. Option coordinators work with students and certified professionals in the community to secure appropriate clinical sites and optimum learning experiences for students.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)
The NNP's primary focus is on neonates who are at increased risk as a result of physical or psychological factors that limit optimal development. Most NNPs work within the inpatient healthcare setting where perinatal, newborn nursery and neonatal intensive-care services are provided. The NNP functions as a primary-care practitioner for the neonate and his or her family in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team. Some of the NNP's functions include providing immediate response to actual or potential emergencies, performing technical procedures, providing ongoing healthcare management and encouraging family members to be actively involved in the care-giving process.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
A PNP is prepared to provide primary care, including physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of common pediatric illness of children of all ages, developmental evaluations and nutritional guidance. PNPs place special emphasis on preventing illness and helping parents develop effective parenting skills. They encourage families to be actively involved in making decisions about their children's healthcare. The PNP works in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals in various settings.

Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (ANP-GNP)
An ANP-GNP assumes an advanced practice role in the provision of primary healthcare to adults of all ages in settings such as public or private clinics, health maintenance organizations, ambulatory care facilities, college health services, correctional facilities, occupational health clinics, clients' homes and long-term care settings. Health promotion, health education and the early detection of risk factors are important components of the ANP-GNP's role. ANP-GNPs engage in independent decision making about healthcare needs, thus promoting the health or managing illness states of individuals and their families or significant others. The ANP-GNP works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals and ensures continuity of services within the home and acute-care setting. The ANP-GNP also acts as an advocate for the client in the healthcare system.

NURSE PRACTITIONER CURRICULUM
Students complete more than 600 hours of advanced clinical practice experience during the advanced clinical courses. Clinical coordinators work together with students to secure preceptors prior to clinical course work. The option coordinator approves all clinical placements for students with that option. Faculty supervise clinical placements by making visits to each site and arranging conferences with students and preceptors. The nursing faculty are committed to providing healthcare to underserved populations, including consumers in rural areas. Students who wish to pursue clinical experiences in these areas are supported in their efforts.

Courses are offered on a semester format. Classes are block-scheduled weekly or biweekly in late afternoon/early evening time frames on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Clinical experiences are arranged to meet student and preceptor schedules. In both years of the program, there is a course offered in January.

BRIDGE OPTIONS
The bridge option is designed for master’s prepared nurse practitioners who are seeking certification in a second specialty option. Course work in the bridge option builds upon prior academic course work in a graduate program and clinical experiences in a specialty practice area as a nurse practitioner.

Two sections of the bridge option are offered;

• The ANP-to-GNP bridge option prepares the certified adult nurse practitioner (ANP) for certification as a gerontological nurse practitioner (GNP).
• The GNP-to-ANP bridge option prepares the certified GNP for certification as an ANP.

Jan Borman, Associate Professor of Nursing, Master of Arts in Nursing Program Director. B.S.N., Michigan State; M.S.N., De Paul University; M.P.H., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Ruth Brink, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of PNP option. B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota; P.N.P., certified by Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.

Judith Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of ANP-GNP option. B.S.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Minnesota; A.N.P. and G.N.P., certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Kathleen Kalb, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Teresa Kiresuk, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Bridge Option Coordinator. B.A., M.A., The College of St. Catherine; G.N.P. and A.N.P., certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Nicole Martens, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Minnesota; M.A., The College of St. Catherine; P.N.P., certified by Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.

Carol Pavlish, Professor of Nursing. B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Valinda Pearson, Associate Professor of Nursing. M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Margaret Dexheimer Pharris, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, F.A.A.N.

Alice Swan, Professor of Nursing, Associate Dean for Nursing. B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota; D.N.Sc., Rush University.

Gay Maureen Varecka, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., D'Youville College; M.S., State University of New York - Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; A.N.P., certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Marlene Wuethrich, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of NNP option. B.S.N., M.S., University of Minnesota; N.N.P., certified by National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties.


Emeritus

Brenda Canedy, Associate Professor of Nursing. A.B., Radcliffe College; Education Major, Indiana University; Nursing major, The College of St. Catherine; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

JoAnne Eckhardt, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.A., M.S., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

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