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Overview
The online Nursing program offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, uses a variety of teaching strategies designed to actively engage students. Two-day orientation sessions are held on campus before the beginning of each fall semester to enhance the connections among students and with the nursing faculty.
The family nurse practitioner track prepares graduates to:
- Work as a nurse practitioner in a variety of settings.
- Collect health histories and perform physical examinations.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic diseases.
- Prescribe medication and treatments.
- Refer to specialists as necessary.
- Provide patient and family counseling, and education regarding lifestyle behaviors.
- Participate in research projects and integrate research findings.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate the principles, personal values, and beliefs that influence ethical decision making, which provides a framework for nursing practice.
- Communicate effectively as a health care professional creating collaborative interdependent relationships and acting as advocates for the nursing profession and client population.
- Incorporate nursing theory and evidence-based practice in advanced nursing roles.
- Understand the influences of human diversity and social issues to provide culturally sensitive health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
- Assume a leadership role in the management of human, fiscal, and physical health care resources to improve nursing practice and health care delivery.
- Competently assess, diagnose, prescribe, evaluate, and create holistic plans of treatment.
- Articulate the professional role, which includes the ethical code of conduct and scope of advanced practice.
- Develop and monitor comprehensive, holistic plans of care that address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of diverse client populations.
- Assess and monitor teaching/learning needs in a diverse client population.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Health Assessment
- Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics I
- Nursing Theory and Research
- Informatics and Quality Improvement
- Health & Public Policy for Advanced Practice of Nursing
- Advanced Pharmacology and Genetics II
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 80
Credits
33 alternative credits
Delivered
Blended
Disciplines
Nursing View 685 other Masters in Nursing in United StatesAcademic requirements
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GMAT The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a test intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA. GMAT contains 4 sections - Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative and Verbal. The score has a range from 200 - 800. Required
English requirements
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree – You must hold a four-year baccalaureate from a regionally accredited institution or an approved equivalent.
- Grade Point Average – You must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 (4.00=A) for the bachelor’s degree or a minimum 3.00 (4.00=A) for the last two years (60 semester hours).
- Additional Factors – Factors that may also be considered by the academic department to which you are applying include test scores (like the GRE or GMAT).
- Transcripts – All applicants are required to submit a transcript from each postsecondary institution attended, showing all degrees and coursework, the dates awarded, and grades received.
Work experience
A minimum of one-year clinical experience as a RN.
Tuition Fee
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International
21247 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 21247 USD per year and a duration of 18 months. -
National
21247 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 21247 USD per year and a duration of 18 months. -
In-State
6197 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 6197 USD per year and a duration of 18 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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