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Jackson, Tenn. - 51ÉçÇø's School of Nursing has announced
a new master of science in nursing (M.S.N.) degree that will be offered
beginning in August and will allow students to focus on nursing education
or nursing administration.
"There is a serious gap throughout the country in preparing
educators in the nursing field which could adversely affect healthcare in
the future," Jill Webb, the director of the graduate program, said.
"We feel these new graduate programs are extremely important in
combating that problem." According to Webb, the average age of
nursing faculty members across the United States is 55 years old.
The M.S.N. degree course of study will be similar to other university
departments graduate programs, meeting one day a week and completing in
four terms over a total of eighteen months.
"These new programs will be of great interest to the nurse who
wants to move his or her career toward an educational role, or who wants
to transition from a clinical setting to management," Webb said.
"There have been so many advances in the healthcare industry, and
as technology changes and grows, it's imperative that we as healthcare
professionals continue to improve our knowledge base in a clinical
setting. We have a responsibility both professionally and ethically,"
Webb concluded.
The new graduate program received initial approval by the Tennessee
Board of Nursing in December with twenty hours of core and eighteen hours
of specialty classes making up the degree requirements.
For more information about the master of science in nursing program,
please contact Jill Webb at (901) 661-5235.
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