University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing

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The University of Cincinnati strives to provide the highest quality learning environment, world renowned scholarship, innovation and community service, and to serve as a place where freedom of intellectual interchange flourishes.

Since its founding in 1819, the University of Cincinnati (UC) has been the source of many discoveries creating positive change for society, including co-op education, the oral polio vaccine, the first electronic organ, and the first antihistamine. Each year, this urban, public research university graduates 5,000 students, adding to more than 200,000 living alumni around the world.

University of Cincinnati's College of Nursing creates leaders for an industry that craves their expertise. Our students are challenged to be agents for real change by a faculty of experienced, practicing nurses. With our diversified suite of online MSN specialties, graduates are empowered to drastically alter the course of the health care industry and the lives of countless patients. Online learning affords our students the flexibility to work in their home community while earning their advanced degree. UC MSN graduates also exceed the national pass rate for certification.

Master of Science in Nursing

University of Cincinnati's College of Nursing creates leaders for an industry that craves their expertise. Our students are challenged to be agents for real change by a faculty of experienced, practicing nurses. With our diversified suite of online MSN specialties, graduates are empowered to drastically alter the course of the healthcare industry and the lives of countless patients. Online learning affords our students the flexibility to work in their home community while earning their advanced degree. UC MSN graduates also exceed the national pass rate for certification.

Specialties Offered

Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Educator
The Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Educator specialty is a truly unique degree program. Traditional CNS programs ignore the essential skill of teaching, but every CNS role requires expert skills to educate patients, staff, and students. Likewise, whereas a traditional Nurse Educator program allows you to become an expert teacher, this advanced degree also makes you an expert at what you teach. This program is ideal for the nurse who likes variety and career options. As a CNS/NE you will focus on the patient/family, nurse/nursing practice, and organization/system in either an academic or clinical setting. This "dual degree" can be earned in just two years!

Nurse Midwifery
The Nurse-Midwifery specialty is for nurses who share a special bond with women. This is a steadily growing field with more midwives becoming an alternative to the traditional medical model of care. The expert knowledge gained through our program enhances their ability to affect a woman's health not just during pregnancy, but throughout the lifespan.

Nursing Administration
The Nursing Administration specialty is for the health care managers. These nurses are true leaders in their industry because of their expert knowledge of organizational systems, organizational change, and the role nurses have in the global health care arena. The NA program is the fastest path to a MSN, enabling our graduates to make a difference in their communities quickly. Classes focus on clinical reasoning, policies, management, finances, strategy, HR, and leadership.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner
The Psychiatric/Mental Health specialty is for nurses interested in the human mind and behavior. These nurses are focused on quality of life, and their work is based on asking questions. The Nurse Practitioner becomes an expert at treating communities, families, adults, and geriatrics. The Clinical Nurse Specialist works with the same special populations but with an eye towards using their expertise to improve nursing practice, organization, and systems. The CNS also has an opportunity to focus on the growing field of child and adolescent psychiatric/mental health nursing. With their expertise in behavior, many psychiatric nurses may find themselves at the crossroads between health care and the law--working in forensics, the prison system, or with victims of abuse.

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner specialty is for nurses who share a special bond with their female patients. Students receive expert training on the unique needs and treatments of a woman. Women's Health Nurse Practitioners look to become leaders in a variety of settings, and to fulfill the role of a primary care provider for their female patients.

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Accreditation:

Regional accreditation is the primary type of institutional accreditation in the United States. Some institutions with online Master of Science in Nursing programs hold national accreditation rather than regional accreditation because they are unwilling or unable to meet the rigorous standards of regional accreditation. You should also be aware that many educational institutions holding regional accreditation do not recognize credits or degrees earned at other institutions that are nationally accredited. This will be important to you if transferring from one institution to another part way through a degree program, or if you plan to pursue additional degrees at different colleges. UC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).∞

The College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).* In 1998, UC launched its Nurse Midwifery program, which is accredited by the ACNM Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (formerly ACNM Division of Accreditation).† Graduates are eligible for the American Midwifery Certification Board, Inc. (AMCB,Inc.) certification exam.**

* Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530, Washington, D.C. 20036 www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation

† American College of Nurse-Midwives, 8403 Colesville Rd., Suite #1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910 www.acnm.org

** American Midwifery Certification Board, Inc., 849 International Drive, Suite 205, Linthicum, MD 21090 www.amcbmidwife.org

∞ Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA) www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

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