The Master of Nursing program is designed for nurses who wish to prepare for leadership in nursing practice and education. The focus is on clinical practice and the program allows for specialization in certain areas of nursing and in-depth study of a selected topic relevant to nursing practice (Benner, 2005).
A graduate level education include courses in statistics, management of research, health economics, health policy, ethics, health care, health promotion, nutrition, family planning, mental health and prevention of family violence and social development (AACN, 2004, p. 4).When students begin to focus their study on the clinical areas, ...