Nursing (MSN)
Overview
Ready to take your career to the next level? An online nursing master’s degree can open up new avenues to serving others in meaningful ways. Our program prepares confident and caring servant leaders in the healthcare field. Our hybrid online program equips nurse practitioners to care for rural and needy populations. After receiving your MSN degree, you may serve in the mission field or as a healthcare leader working in family medicine or specialties ranging from cardiology to radiology.
A Patient-Focused MSN Program
Our hybrid program combines online instruction with onsite clinical practicums in locations near you that reflect your choice of concentration: family nurse practitioner (FNP) or leadership/education (L/E). Many students undertake a nursing-specific mission trip before completing the program. The ultimate goal of our MSN degree program is to provide a diverse education that prepares you for a lifetime of service to others. Our graduates are prepared to practice, teach, and influence the healthcare needs of their communities. As a nursing leader, you would be a capable and transformative leader who understands the power of collaborating with all healthcare practitioners and political leaders from the grassroots level upward in order to deliver care to those in need.
If you are ready to advance your nursing career in order to better serve others, our CCNE-accredited master’s degree in nursing program and post-graduate APRN certificate program may be the right choice for you. Take the first step today and apply to the School of Nursing.
Available Concentrations
Family Nurse Practitioner
After completing this program, MSN students who select the FNP concentration are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners national exam.
Leadership/Education
The leadership/education concentration prepares students for a future in nursing case management. Successful graduates are ready to take the certification exam for nurse educators (CNE) administered by the NLN, the certified nurse manager and leader exam (CNML) from AONE, or the ANCC nurse executive advanced certification exam.
The master’s degree in nursing program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Bluefield University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
Tuition: $495 – $665 Per Credit Hour
Next Start: January 2025 (Online)
Time to Complete: 2 years
Courses & Competencies
Core Requirements
- Foundations for Advanced Practice
- Health Care Informatics
- Research Sustaining
- Advanced Nursing Research Strategies I & II
- Advanced Nursing Research Analysis
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention in Diverse Populations
- Financial, Ethics, Org Behavior & Health Policy Management
- Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan
- Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
- Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Didactic
- Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Practicum
- Capstone
Concentrations
Choose a Concentration (2 Available)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (18 Credits)
- Primary Care of Infants, Children & Adolescents Didactic
- Primary Care of Infants, Children & Adolescents Practicum
- Primary Care of Adults in Families Didactic
- Primary Care of Adults in Families Practicum
- Primary Care Across the Lifespan Practicum
- Transition into Leadership for the Nurse Practitioner
- Leadership/Education (16 Credits)
- Management Theory & Leadership
- Strategies for Curriculum & Instruction
- Seminar in Leadership
- Strategies for Effective Instruction
- Practicum in Teaching
- Practicum in Leadership
For a full breakdown of each course, reference the graduate catalog located in Academic Resources.