Master of Science In Nursing (M.S.N.) Graduate Program
The following Master of Science in Nursing programs are offered through the College of Nursing:
Master of Science in Nursing
This program is designed for nurses with baccalaureate degrees in nursing and prepares students for specialty roles in advanced nursing practice and nursing leadership. Graduates of these specialty programs are academically eligible to seek professional certification in one of these roles.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Specializations
The Master of Science in Nursing prepares nurses with a BSN for advanced practice roles in nursing with the following options.
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Option/Curricula
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Option Coordinator/Email
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Phone
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Adult - Gerontology Acute Care NP
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Debra Casper, M.S.N., ACNP
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(414) 288-3871
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Adult - Gerontology Primary Care NP
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Madeline Schmidt, D.N.P., ANP-BC
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(414) 288-3870
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Adult - Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Christine Shaw, Ph.D., FNP-BC, ANP-BC
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(414) 288-3843
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Pediatric Primary Care NP
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Kristin Haglund, Ph.D., FNP, PNP-BC
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(414) 288-3824
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Pediatric Acute Care NP
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Christine Schindler, Ph. D., RN, CPNP-PC, AC
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(414) 288-6179
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Dual Pediatric Primary and Acute Care NP
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Kristin Haglund, Ph.D., FNP, PNP-BC
Christine Schindler, Ph. D., RN, CPNP-PC, AC
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(414) 288-3824
(414) 288-6179
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Nurse Midwifery
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Lisa Hanson, Ph.D., RN, CNM, APNP, FAAN, FACNM
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(414) 288-3841
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This program offers a generalist master of science in nursing to students with a non-nursing baccalaureate degree. Graduates of this program are academically prepared to take the national licensing examination as a registered nurse (NCLEX).
Our full-time, 5-semester program is designed for non-nursing graduates — individuals who hold baccalaureate degrees in fields other than nursing. This program builds upon the student's broad educational preparation and provides an intense, accelerated, and specialized nursing curriculum to meet the student's career goals. Upon completion of the DE M.S.N. program and successfully attaining their registered nursing license, students are encouraged to consider continuing their education in one of our post-master’s specialty certificate programs.
The program is offered in two delivery models: in-person at the Milwaukee campus or hybrid with a combination of distance learning and in-person clinicals, skills labs and clinical simulations through our Pleasant Prairie site.
This program is designed for A.D.N. nurses who have baccalaureate degrees in a non-nursing discipline. Graduates are prepared for specialty roles in advanced nursing practice or nursing leadership and makes them academically eligible to seek professional certification in one of these specialty nursing roles.
Graduates of the M.S.N. program will be able to:
- Use data and analytical processes to discover, critique and/or synthesize nursing knowledge for the continued improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
- Integrate pertinent theories, research and other evidence, as well as patient and population perspectives to guide master’s-level nursing practice.
- Effectively use varied modes of communication, informatics and technology to promote safe and high-quality patient care.
- Initiate, maintain and promote intra- and interprofessional collaboration.
- Demonstrate leadership in ethical and clinical decision-making using a system’s perspective.
- Provides culturally appropriate evidence-based clinical prevention and population health to individuals, families and aggregates.
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