The Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing prepares nurse ::J -c (]) practice nurses who make a real ::J V) difference in health leaders and advanced t)() care. Energize your t)() c: nursing career with - V) a master's degree L. from Georgia State ::J c: University!...... c. ~..c ' ~ l! i, ' ~ : t.! BYRDNE F. LEwis ScHOOL of NuRSNG MASTER's PROGRAM Nurse leaders and advanced practice nurses are changing the face of healthcare. Become one of these extraordinary nurses by completing your master's of science degree (MS) with a major in nursing at the Byrdine F Lewis School of Nursing at Georgia State University. Degree Options: Master of Science RN to MS Bridge Program Post Master's certificate options The Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing at Georgia State University offers: Over 0 years of educating confident, competent advanced practice nurses Access to expert clinicians and clinical facilities A research intensive environment located in downtown Atlanta Dynamic faculty with expertise in nursing practice, scholarship, research, and education Blended courses offered with on-site and on-line classes '
Graduates of our clinical nurse specialist's and nurse practitioner's master's program: Apply evidence-based practice in the care of patients, families, and communities Work closely with expert health care providers Participate on interdisciplinary teams nitiate change for the improvement of patient care Are skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration Our specialty areas include: Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Nurse Practitioner (CNS/NP) Child Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CNS/PNP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Nursing Leadership in Healthcare nnovations Nursing Administration Nursing nformatics Perinatal/Women's Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner (CNS/NP) Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner (CNS/NP) Graduates of our nursing leadership master's program: Lead the way in health care innovations Manage the delivery of quality patient care services Facilitate the integration of new technology into the delivery of serv1ces Collaborate with stakeholders to assure efficient delivery of patient care services Completion of the master's of science degree with a major in nursing enables students to take the certification examination for their specialty. The mission of the Byrdine E Lewis School of Nursing is to create a premier multicultural/earning environment that produces leaders, clinicians, scholars and researchers who exemplify nursing excellence and enhance healthcare delivery to Georgia and beyond.
Primary admissions requirements for all master's level educational options: Graduation from an accredited nursing program Miller Analogy Test (MAT) [preferred] or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Grade point average of 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale Registration as a professional nurse in Georgia Current vita or resume Two letters of recommendation For specific admission information, visit our website: http:/ ch hs.gsu.ed u/nu rsing The Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and has full approval from the Georgia State Board of Nursing. Admission Deadlines: Summer or Fall admission: February 1 Spring admission: September 15 To arrange a campus visit, contact the Welcome Center at 404/41-206.
mportant changes to the Master of Science with a major in nursing program Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing Admissions deadlines: Summer or Fall admission: February Spring admission: September S Please note that the following options only c(cj:ept students for Fall admission: Nursing Leadership in Healthcare lnno Perinatal Women's Health sychiatric/mental Health For ~en~ral info~~ ion and application materi~ ~. Barbara Smith Office of Academic Assi Byrdine F. Lewis School ~ Nursing and Health Professions Georgia State University P.O. Box 995 Atlanta, GA 002-995 404/41-1 007 bbsmith@gsu.edu or contact: Joan S. Cranfor Assistant Dean fo r'n~ng Byrdine F. Lewis School Of'----= Nursing and Health Professions Georgia State University P.O. Box 40 19 Atlanta, GA 002-40 19 404/41-1195 jcranford2@gsu.edu
Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing ADULT HEALTH PROGRAM N NURSNG* The Adult Health Advanced Practice option focuses on the preparation of advanced practice nurses who can function in the roles of a clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner. The program emphasizes excellence in practice, research, critical thinking, inquiry, and leadership. The curriculum consists of a minimum of 48 semester hours of study. Full-time and part-time study may be selected. Each student's program of study wi ll be planned at the time of admission. Graduates of the Adult Health Advanced Practice option are employed in a variety of acute, tertiary, and primary care settings and are e ligible for certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Required coursework includes: CE COURSES Nurs 710: Nurs 720: SPECALTY COURSES Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part 2 Advanced Health Assessment P ~ armaco l ogy for the Advanced Practice Nurse The Culture of Health Care 2 Research for Advanced Practice Nurses Research Methods for Health and Human Science Professionals Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing Advanced Professional Nurse Practice ssues 2 Nurs 700: Clinical Practicum in Adult Health Nursing 6 Nurs 7040: Clinical Practicum in Adult Health Nursing 7 Nurs 7050: Ambulatory Care of Adults for Advanced Practice Nurses 7 Nurs 7070: Ambulatory Care ofwomen for Advanced Practice Nurses 6 TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQUREMENT l 48 Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing FAMLY NURSE PRACTTONER PROGRAM N NURSNG* The Family Nurse Practitioner Program in Nursing option focuses on the preparation of clinical experts with advanced competencies and emphasizes excellence in practice, critical thinking, inquiry, leadership, self-awareness and empowerment. The cunrculum consists of a minimum of 48 semester hours of study. Full-time and part-time study may be selected. Each student's program of study will be planned at the time of admission. Graduates of the Family Nurse Practitioner option are employed in a variety of clinical and ambulatory settings and are eligible for certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. CE COURSES Nurs 7 10: Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part Nurs 720: Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part 2 Advanced Health Assessment Pharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse The Culture of Health Care Advanced Professional Nurse Practice ssues Research for Advanced Practice Nurses 2 2 SPECALTY COURSES Research Methods for Health and Human Science Professionals Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing Nurs 740: Common Health Problems of Adults 10 Nurs 742: Common Health Problems of Children and Adolescents 6 Nurs 750: Common Health Problems in Women 6 Nurs 760: Advanced Family Nurse Practicum 4 TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQUREMENT 48
nm- 48 Byrdine F Lewis School of Nursing CHLD HEALTH 'PROGRAM N NURSNG* The Child Health CNS/PNP option focuses on the preparation of clinical experts with advanced competencies and emphasizes excellence in practice, critical thinking, inquiry, leadership, self-awareness and empowerment. The curriculum consists of a minimum of 48 semester hours of stusjy. Full-time and part-time study may be selected. Each student's program of study will be planned at the time of admission. Graduates of the Child Health CNS/PNP option are employed in a variety of clinical and ambulatory settings and are eligible for certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners & Nurses. CE COURSES Byrdine F Lewis School of Nursing.. t; "A "..... PERNATAL WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM N NURSNG* The Perinatal/Women's Health CNS/NP option focuses on the preparation of clinica,t experts with advanced competencies and emphasizes excellence in pracb\ e, critical thinking, inquiry, leadership, self-awareness, and empowerment. The curriculum consists of a minimum of 48 semester hours of study. Full-time and part-time study may be selected. Each student's program of study will be planned at the time of admission. Graduates of~e Perinatal/Women's Health CNS/NP option are employed in a variety of clinital and ambulatory settings and are eligible for certification by the National Certification Corporation. CE COURSES Nurs 710: Nurs 720: Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing- Part Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part 2 Advanced Health Assessment Pharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse...: The Culture of Health Care 2 Advanced Professional Nurse Practice ssues 2 Research for Advanced Practice Nurses Research Methods for Health and Human Science Professional Theoretical Foundation for Advanced Practice Nursing Nurs 7 10: Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part Nurs 720: Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing- Part 2 Advanced Health Assessment Pharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse ""~ The Culture of Health Care 2 Advanced Professional Nurse Practice ssues 2 Research for Advanced Practice Nurses Research Methods for Health and Human Science Professional Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing SPECALTY COURSES Nurs 7420: Common Health Problems and ssues Pertinent to Nurs 740: Children and Adolescents Chronic Health Problems in Children and Adolescents 9 7 Nurs 7440: Advanced Practicum in Child Health 0 TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQUREME~~ nn SPECALTY COURSES Nurs 740: Nurs 7080: Nurs 7090: Common Health Problems of Adults Advanced Practice in Ambulatory HeaH:h Care ofwomen Advanced Practice with the Childbearing Family TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQUREMENT 48 10 7 9
Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing NURSNG LEADERSHP N HEALTHCARE NNOVATONS* The Nursing Leadership in Healthcare nnovations option focuses on improving the delivery of healthcare services through leadership and innovation implementation in the workplace. The overarching framework is leadership development within the context of applied change. Students select one area of concentration: nursing administration or technology/nursing informatics. The curriculum consists of a minimum of 6 semester hours of study. Full-time or part-time study may be selected. Graduates of the Nursing Leadership in Health care nnovations option are eligible for certification in nursing administration or nursing informatics by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. CE COURSES Nurs 7610 Nurs 7620 Nurs 760 Nurs 7660 Nurs 7670 HA 8160 HA 8550 Nurs 770 Nurs 7740 Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Multicultural Healthcare Environments Leadership in Promoting nnovation in Nursing and Healthcare Systems Leadership for Health Policy, Law, and Ethics Healthcare Technology and Clinical nformatics-an Overview Research Methods for Measuring Quality and Effectiveness Health Care Systems Basics of Financial Management..----- Leadership Residency ~----- Leadership Residency./ T TECHNOLOGY /NFMATCS COURSES Nurs 7680 Health nformation Systems / r Nurs 7690 Human Computer nterfaces Nurs 7720 AdvancedTopics in Health nformatics NURSNG ADMNSTRATON COURSES HA 8460 Human Resource Management HA 8620 Operations Management Nurs 771 0 Advanced Topics in Managing Health care and Nursing Systems TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQU;E~~~~ \ \ 6 Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing PSYCHATRC MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM N NURSNG* The Psychiatric Mental Health CNS/NP option focuses on the preparation of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practition~rs with advanced competencies in psychiatric mental health nursing practice, critical thinking, inquiry, leadership, self-awareness, and empowerment. The curriculum consists of 48 semester hours of study with 720 hours of clinical practice. + Full-time and part -time study may be selected. Each student's program of study will be planned at the time of admission. Graduates of the Psychiatric/Mental Health CNS/NP option are employed in a variety of clinical settings and are eligible for national certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. CE COURSES Nurs 710: Nurs 720: SPECALTY COURSES Nurs 7120: Nurs 7140: Nurs 7160: Nurs 7050: Nurs 7170: Nurs 7190: Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing - Part 2 Advanced Health Assessment Pharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse "-~.. The Culture of Health Care " 2 Advanced Professional Nurse Practice ssues 2 Research for Advanced Practice Nurses Research Methods for Health and Human Science Professionals Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing Theories of Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Advanced Psychiatric Care for ndividuals Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing of Families and Groups Ambulatory Care of Adults for Advanced Practice Nurses Advanced Psychopharmacology Seminar in Complex Cases TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQUREMENT 48 5 4 7 2 5
RN-MS Prerequisite Courses Semester Hour Course GSU Course 6 4 6 8 8 4 English Composition and College Algebra or Math Modeling GSU nstitutional Options Humanities/Fine Arts/Foreign Language Chemistry and with Lab Statistics U.S. History American Government General Psychology World History, Global Economics or Global Affairs Human Anatomy and Physiology & Microbiology with Lab Health & Human Lifespan Development Leadership & Management in Nursing Abnormal Psychology Eng! llol/1102 Math 1111 or Math 11 0 1 See notes below See notes below Chern 1151K/1152K Math 1070, Soci 01 0 or Psyc 010 Hist2110 PolS 1101 Psyc 1101 H ist 111, 1112, Econ 2 1 00 or Pols 2401 Bioi OK and Bioi 1120K Biol200/210 Nurs 010 (will take at GSU) Nurs 4600 (will take at GSU) Psyc 140 The courses listed above in bold type are waived for applicants who have a baccalaureate degree in an area other than nursing GSU nstitutional Options (select two courses from): Phil 1010 Critical Thinking Spch 1000 Human Communication Pers 2001 Perspectives on Comparative Culture Pers 2002 Scientific Perspectives on Global Problems The School of Nursing strongly recommends Phil 1010 and Spch 1000. Humanities and Fine Arts (select one course from two of these three categories): Humanities Eng! 2110 World Literature Eng! 2120 British Literature Eng! 210 American Literature Phil 2010 Great Questions of Philosophy Spch 2050 Media, Culture and Society Fine Arts AH 1700 Survey of Art AH 1750 Survey of Art AH 1850 Survey of Art ll Film 2700 History of the Motion Picture Mus 1500 Jazz: ts Origins, Styles and nfluence Mus 1900 Dramatic Music/Renaissance through 20th Century Mus 190 Survey of Music from Bach to Bernstein Thea 2040 ntroduction to the Theatre Foreign Language Any foreign language course numbered 002 or higher. (t is recommended that nursing majors take Phil 2010 and Spanish.) Required Preliminary Coursework for the RN with an Associate Degree or Diploma All RNs with an associate degree or diploma are required to meet university and School ofnursing requirements for undergraduate non-nursing coursework (courses above) and to take Nurs 6910, Caring for Families and Communities (6 hours). Additionally, Students who have not completed an undergraduate health assessment course will be required to complete Nursing 980, Health Assessment (2) Every effort is taken to provide an accurate account of the prerequisite courses required for RN-MS students. However, these prerequisites may change without notice. nformation regarding additions, deletions, etc. to this list will be updated and available at the time they occur. 10/08