 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Nursing PO Box 26901 1100 N. Stonewall Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1200 |
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - College of NursingThe University of Oklahoma College of Nursing is one of seven colleges on the Health Sciences Center campus in Oklahoma City. We are committed to graduating the highest caliber nursing professionals to meet the increasing complex health care needs of our society. Today is an exciting era in nursing. There are challenges and many opportunities. Our 60 full-time faculty, among the best in the country, are ready to meet these challenges and take advantage of these opportunities. The College offers both undergraduate and graduate programs at distant sites as well as at the Health Sciences Center (HSC), including Cameron University in Lawton, the Schusterman Center in Tulsa and Enid/Woodward. Table of Contents
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Back to topThe graduate program offers an MSN degree requiring two years of full-time study.
Students in the program are enrolled in and obtain their degree from the Graduate College of the University of Oklahoma. The goal of the faculty is to guide and facilitate student learning and development of advanced nursing competence necessary for professional practice in leadership roles such as advanced practitioner, teacher-educator and administrator-manager. The majority of nursing graduate students complete the degree through part-time enrollment. The College of Nursing makes every effort to meet the needs of adult learners with personal and professional responsibilities. The MS degree is offered on the HSC campus in Oklahoma City, at the Schusterman Center in Tulsa and limited tracks are available in Lawton, Ada, Enid/Woodward and Idabel. Students in the master's program enroll in one of five Pathways:
In addition, each student (except for those in the management/administration pathway) focuses on a clinical area of nursing practice:
Nurse Practitioner Concentrations:Back to top
The NP courses include nursing and medical management of phenomena. The practicum courses include clinical preceptorships with supervised direct client care. The NP faculty at the University of Oklahoma are highly regarded throughout the nursing community both locally and internationally and most are in current NP clinical practices. All NP tracks require RN licensure in the State of Oklahoma. Family NP - Provides care to persons from newborn through aging, including obstetrics, but not birthing. Requires 50 credit hours with approximately 840 clinical hours. Pediatric NP - Provides care to persons from newborn through 21 years of age, excluding obstetrics. Requires 49 credit hours with approximately 740 clinical hours. Adult NP – Provides care for adolescents through the adult lifespan, including the elderly. Requires 48 credit hours with approximately 720 clinical hours. Neonatal NP – Provides care to infants from birth through the first month of life; if premature or born sick, extending to the first year of life for those requiring high risk follow-up and outpatient care. Requires 49 credit hours with approximately 800 clinical hours. NP and Midwifery Mobility Option - Prepares existing NPs or Certified Nurse Midwives to:
Requires 27 to 46 credit hours with clinical preceptorship ranging from 360 to 450 hours. Post Master's CertificateBack to topFor individuals who have a master's degree in nursing and seek nurse practitioner certification, a post-master's option is offered in each NP specialty track (Family, Pediatrics, Adult or Neonatal), requiring up to 37 credit hours of graduate course work and 720 to 800 clinical hours, depending on which track is selected. A post-master's certificate is awarded upon completion.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)Back to topThe BSN program is offered at the Health Sciences Center, Cameron University, and Tulsa Schusterman Center (LPN/RN-to-BSN tracks). All nursing courses are upper division and applicants must complete 67 academic credit hours of prerequisite course work before admission to the junior year program. The nursing curriculum consists of 60 semester hours of sequenced courses incorporating theoretical and clinical content. Graduates of the program receive a BSN degree and are eligible to sit for the state examination for licensure as a registered nurse. Accelerated BSN ProgramBack to topAccelerated schedules to complete the BSN degree are available to students who already have a non-nursing Baccalaureate degree. Career Mobility BSN TracksBack to topThe College offers both an LPN-to-BSN track and an RN-to-BSN track. Both programs prepare the individual for generalist nursing practice. Graduates of the program receive the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree and our LPN-to-BSN graduates will be academically eligible to take the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become a registered nurse. These tracks require only 9 months of full-time study, or can be completed on a part-time schedules. Flexible clinical experiences can be arranged individually in local community and employment settings. Offered at multiple sites statewide. An LPN or RN license is required for this program. PhD in NursingBack to topThe University of Oklahoma College of Nursing offers the PhD in Nursing Program at the Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City. Students in the program are enrolled in and obtain their degree from the Graduate College of the University of Oklahoma. The PhD in Nursing is designed to prepare nurse scholars to advance the science, art and practice of the discipline. Doctoral preparation in Nursing promotes knowledge development, organization, and application of theory and evidence-based scholarly nursing practice.
Our collaborative PhD program prepares nurses to develop and utilize knowledge in many roles, including:
PhD students' research will fall alongside one or more faculty member's expertise, some place within the continuum of vulnerabilities across diverse populations. Courses are competency-based. The intent is for the PhD program to be distance accessible. Presently, the curriculum of the PhD program has courses available in traditional classroom, online and IP video. Combining both formal coursework and hours of dissertation research, the minimum required number of semester hours for the doctoral degree is 90 post-baccalaureate hours. It is anticipated that a typical student (entering with a Master's degree in Nursing) will take three to five years to complete the program—three years if full-time and five years if part-time. A PhD student should expect to spend a minimum of four full academic years beyond the bachelor's degree, or three full academic years beyond the master's degree in doctoral study. The BSN to PhD track encourages those nurses who wish to teach or conduct research to go directly into a PhD program and emerge at an early age and stage in their careers. Available Tracks
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