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THE Master of Science in Nursing, the first-professional degree in nursing at Vanderbilt, is specialty-related and offered at the graduate level. The increase in knowledge required of nurses and the scope of their responsibilities, as well as changes in roles, functions, and practice settings, require a post-baccalaureate nursing education built on a rich undergraduate liberal education or baccalaureate nursing degree or its equivalent.
Due to the present diversity in nursing programs, educational opportunities must be made available to facilitate progression to the M.S.N. as the first-professional degree. Vanderbilt School of Nursing offers several options for entry into a master’s degree program designed to accommodate a variety of cognitive styles, life experiences, and professional backgrounds.
In addition to educating students, the M.S.N. program provides other benefits. Faculty members are engaged in the scientific investigation of nursing practice and theory, innovative nursing care, and participation in national, state, and local activities related to nursing and health care delivery. Thus, they serve as role models for students, the profession, and the public. The program constitutes an arena for excellence in nursing practice and research, as well as a forum for discussion and analysis of issues that affect health care, consumers, the nursing profession, and society.
Due to the present diversity in nursing programs, educational opportunities must be made available to facilitate progression to the M.S.N. as the first-professional degree. Vanderbilt School of Nursing offers several options for entry into a master’s degree program designed to accommodate a variety of cognitive styles, life experiences, and professional backgrounds.
In addition to educating students, the M.S.N. program provides other benefits. Faculty members are engaged in the scientific investigation of nursing practice and theory, innovative nursing care, and participation in national, state, and local activities related to nursing and health care delivery. Thus, they serve as role models for students, the profession, and the public. The program constitutes an arena for excellence in nursing practice and research, as well as a forum for discussion and analysis of issues that affect health care, consumers, the nursing profession, and society.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Joan E. King
PROFESSOR Larry E. Lancaster
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Carolyn J. Bess, Joan E. King, Judy Taylor Sweeney
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Nancy Wells
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Francis W. Gluck, Jr.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Michael W. Vollman
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Roxelyn G. Baumgartner, Jose J. Diaz, Clyde Helfin,
Rob R. Hood, Debra M. Mahan, Jane S. Pierce, Viona S. Rice
INSTRUCTORS Andrea Honeycutt, Carin Schofield
ADJOINT INSTRUCTOR Jane H. Greene
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Barbara D. Ahlheit, Stephen C. Andrews, Oyetunde T. Bamigboye,
Amy L. Cox, Jeffrey F. Binkley, Kathleen M. Burns, Sidney H. Bush-Foster, Diana
L. Butorac, Margaret Callahan, Catherine M. Carter, Elizabeth L. Cato, Kalpana
K. Deshpande, Peter A. DiCorleto, Janet G. Dunn, Julie Foss, James W. Garner,
Jr., Martha E. Greer, Barbara J. Grimm, Arleen L. Hodge, Elizabeth M. Hodge,
Linda T. Howerton, Renee L. Howser, Rebecca Jo Ingle, Teresa J. Knoop, David
Lemonds, James L. Marcum, Louise M. Mistak, Carl M. Rogers, Ellen Tosh-Benneyworth,
Penelope P. Vaughan, Allen B. Wilcox, Catherine S. Wilson, Kenneth W. Wyman
LECTURERS Katherine Boles, Thomas Christenbery, Shawanda Clay, Terri Donaldson,
Jennifer Ezell, Julie Hinkle, Maria Overstreet, Jamie Pope, Lucinda Stewart
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Barbara D. Ahlheit, Stephen C. Andrews, Oyetunde T. Bamigboye,
Amy L. Cox, Jeffrey F. Binkley, Kathleen M. Burns, Sidney H. Bush-Foster, Diana
L. Butorac, Margaret Callahan, Catherine M. Carter, Elizabeth L. Cato, Kalpana
K. Deshpande, Peter A. DiCorleto, Janet G. Dunn, Julie Foss, James W. Garner,
Jr., Martha E. Greer, Barbara J. Grimm, Arleen L. Hodge, Elizabeth M. Hodge,
Linda T. Howerton, Renee L. Howser, Rebecca Jo Ingle, Teresa J. Knoop, David
Lemonds, James L. Marcum, Louise M. Mistak, Carl M. Rogers, Ellen Tosh-Benneyworth,
Penelope P. Vaughan, Allen B. Wilcox, Catherine S. Wilson, Kenneth W. Wyman
LECTURERS Katherine Boles, Thomas Christenbery, Shawanda Clay, Terri Donaldson,
Jennifer Ezell, Julie Hinkle, Maria Overstreet, Jamie Pope, Lucinda Stewart
THE ACUTE CARE Nurse Practitioner specialty is designed to prepare nurse practitioners to provide care for chronically ill, acutely ill, and critically ill patients. Students receive didactic content about diseases across the illness trajectory, thus enabling students to learn about the chronic nature of many illnesses in addition to the acute episodic problems and critical care aspects of these same illnesses. Special options are available in trauma, oncology, nephrology, cardiology, cardiac surgery, orthopaedics ED, diabetes, pulmonary transplantation and rehabilitation, neurology, and HIV. Enrollment in these options will be limited by availability of preceptors. Graduates are currently eligible to sit for the American Nurses Association (ANA) Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification exam.
Students who complete the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Program within the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) Program at VUSN and who meet other criteria for admission to Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA) will be eligible for an early interview and potential acceptance decision at MTSA. An early interview/admission process is one that occurs before the general MTSA interview/admission process that occurs in January of each year. The student will be awarded the MSN degree by Vanderbilt upon successful completion of the ACNP program at VUSN, and will be awarded the Master of Science with a Focus in Nurse Anesthesia degree by MTSA upon successful completion of the nurse anesthesia program at MTSA. A student who completes both degrees will be expected to be trained to function in the advanced practice roles of ACNP and certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Students who are interested in this option need to contact MTSA for further information about their admission requirements and application process. MTSA contact information: Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. P.O. Box 6414, Madison, TN 37116; Telephone: 615-868-6503; or e-mail Dean Mary Elizabeth DeVasher at ikey@mtsa.edu.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Leslie Coleman
PROFESSORS James Pace, Kenneth A. Wallston
CLINICAL PROFESSOR Felicia G. Cohn
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITA Barbara F. Grimes
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR James S. Powers
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Jamie S. Brodie, Leslie Coleman, Sarah Fogel, Rolanda Johnson,
Patricia L. Peerman
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Lovely Abraham, John E. Barnett, Nancy K. Bedford, Dara
Botts, Robert C. Blakey, Joseph D. Drawdy, Robert G. Falter, Barbara L. Forbes,
Diedra L. Freeman, Earl L. Kelly, Patricia O. Kinman, Leonard C. Lindsay, Paula
W. McGown, Carol Beth Meador, Deborah G. Montgomery, Nahem A. Naimey, Michael
B. Nelson, John C. Nwofia, Janice A. Osten, Anne A. Peterson, Connie K. Root,
Robert G. Roy, Warren J. Stoffey, Lois J. Wagner, Ronald J. Waldron, Sarah J.
White, Robert M. Wilkinson, Kathleen L. Wolff, Shawnya Black, Robin D. Young
LECTURERS Anne Brown, Melissa Fee, Traci C. Henry, Sharon A. Jones, Jennifer
Kim, Lynne McFarland
THE ADULT NURSE Practitioner program at Vanderbilt prepares advanced practice nurses to practice in a variety of adult primary care settings. There is a significant emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. In addition to a broad foundation of adult primary care, ANP students may choose one of two subspecialty focus areas: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management or Correctional Health. All students, regardless of their chosen focus area, are eligible to become certified as Adult Nurse Practitioners at the completion of the program. The range of clinical sites for ANP students is tremendous and includes ambulatory clinics, private physician practices, cardiology clinics and correctional health facilities, to name a few.
Students in this program gain an understanding of the health care delivery system. They will learn to assess, diagnose and manage common acute and chronic adult health problems and to provide education about health maintenance and disease prevention to patients.
For listing of faculty for Adult Nurse Practitioner/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, see Adult Nurse Practitioner.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is very excited to offer a dual focus program that will allow individuals to gain certification as both an Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This program began in the Fall 2001. The goal of this dual focus program is to provide individuals who wish to develop expertise in older adult care the opportunity to expand their scope of practice to include adolescents and younger adults. Students who complete this program will be eligible to become certified as Adult Nurse Practitioners and Gerontological Nurse Practitioners.
Dual certification provides the practitioner with the credentials necessary to meet the primary care demands of this entire patient population (adolescents and adults aged twelve and up). Long-term care facilities and assisted living facilities have traditionally been linked to the older adult population. Yet, upon closer look at these facilities, it is not unusual to find younger adults who are the victims of devastating illness, traffic accidents, or drug abuse. Advanced practice nurses can choose to practice in hospitals; private physician practices; home health care agencies; and in long-term care, sub-acute care, or assisted living facilities.
In all, the ANP/GNP dual focus program provides a broad foundation in adult primary care, with significant emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. Students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to assess, diagnose, and manage common acute and chronic adult health problems, including the unique aspects related to geriatric care. In addition, they will be prepared to educate and counsel patients on health maintenance and disease prevention. Students also gain an understanding of the health care delivery system in this country.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Jo-Ann Kamancik
PROFESSORS Judy G. Ozbolt, Bonita Pilon
CLINICAL PROFESSORS Nancy M. Lorenzi, Edwin J. Olsen, Roxanne Spitzer
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Debra M. Wujcik
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Chris L. Algren, Elizabeth C. Dayani, Marilyn
A. Dubree, Fredia S. Wadley
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Thomas H. Cook, Susan Cooper, Carol Etherington, Jo Ann
Kamencik, Linda D. Norman, Cathy R. Taylor
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Marjorie Collins, Jay Harrington, Wilma D.
Heflin, William Nolan, Cynthia K. Winker
THE Master of Science in Nursing Clinical Management degree has been designed to provide nurses with the skills and knowledge necessary to function as a clinical nurse expert in the management of clinical care of patient services across the health care enterprise. This program provides an integrated curriculum with a strong emphasis on clinical patient management in health care delivery systems. R.N.s with an A.D.N., Diploma, or B.S.N. are eligible for admission to the program. The Master of Science in Nursing in Clinical Management is a 39-credit program consisting of fourteen courses divided into four components: M.S.N. Core Clinical component, M.S.N. Core component, Clinical Management Core component, and the Expert Clinical Care Preceptorship component.
Classes are offered in a concentrated format of three- or four-day meetings, three or four times a semester. Project work and on-line conferencing are required between sessions. Students must have proficient computer skills and Internet access.
Students who intend to become certified Clinical Nurse Specialists will be eligible to sit for the certification exams specific to their specialty area offered by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Randolph F. Rasch
PROFESSORS Roger DesPrez, Randolph F. Rasch,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Charlotte M. Covington, Donna B. McArthur
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Stanley J. Bodner
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Roberta Bradley, Geri Reeves
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Leanne C. Busby, Terry O. Harrison
INSTRUCTORS Beverly Byram, Jane Case, Allison DeHart, Catherine E. Reisenberg,
Patricia N. Scott, LeeAnne Smith, Clare D. Sullivan, Marilee T. Weingartner,
Julie Ann Womack
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Sharon A. Adkins, Christie D. Arney, John B. Bassel, Angela
Becker, Harvey E. Bennett, Dara W. Botts, Virginia L. Bradshaw, Albert R. Brandon,
John M. Byrnes, Judith M. Caldwell, G. Summers Chaffin, Judy G. Cole, Elizabeth
H. Crowe, Catherine Crumbo, Stephen J. D’Amico, Lisa Diaz-Barriga, Gamal
S. Eskander, Leon E. Everett, Linda A. Foster, Krista A. Garner, Lisa Grissom-Pewitt,
Nancy Hamlin, Deborah G. Hensley, Lawrence R. Jackson, Jr., Richard C. Johnston,
Earnest J. Jones, Ellen O. O’Kelley, Robert T. Lim, Paul F. Mackey, Aureata
Majors, Sandra K. Myers,
Mohammad Rassekhi, Kimerly A. Rigsby, May L.Rooks, Kyle Rybczyk, Vicki Shaub,
Charles R. Sedberry, Thomas C.Whitfield, David W. Yancey, Sarah C.Yeagley
THIS SPECIALTY prepares graduates to deliver comprehensive primary care to individuals, from infancy through adulthood. Emphasis is on acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary for a family-centered approach to health promotion and intervention in illness. Students gain clinical experience in child and adult primary health care settings. The preceptorship facilitates development of clinical skills that prepare the graduate for the advanced practice role of the Family Nurse Practitioner. Graduates are eligible to sit for either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Jo-Ann Kamencik
PROFESSORS Judy G. Ozbolt, Bonita Pilon
CLINICAL PROFESSORS Nancy M. Lorenzi, Edwin J. Olsen, Roxanne Spitzer
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Debra M. Wujick
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Chris L. Algren, Elizabeth C. Dayani, Marilyn
A. Dubree, Fredia S. Wadley
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Thomas H. Cook , Susan Cooper, Carol Etherington, Linda
D. Norman, Cathy R. Taylor
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Marjorie Collins, Jay Harrington, Wilma D. Heflin,
William Nolan, Cynthia K. Winker
INSTRUCTOR Terri Crutcher
ADJOINT INSTRUCTOR Myra M. Socher
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Gregg P. Allen, Sharon C. Aucoin, Tammy Choate, Mary A.
Duvanich, Frances M. Edwards, Nancye R. Feistritzer, Robin C. Ginn, Irene B.
Hatcher, Heidi N. Jacobus, Rebecca Rue Keck, Robert D. McArthur, Kate Payne,
Susan R. Merrill, Doris C. Quinn, William B. Rogers, Cynthia S. Sandy, Mary
E. Schmidt, Robin L. Steaban, Suzanne K. Stone-Griffith, Bernard Turner
LECTURER Debora Shiflett
THIS SPECIALTY prepares graduates for the advanced practice role of nursing and health care management. This specialty is designed to prepare nurses at the graduate level to manage the delivery of nursing and health care services across multiple settings and specialty areas. The curriculum provides a series of integrated learning experiences that focus on the development of individuals with keen analytic and quantitative skills who are capable of leadership and innovation in a dynamic health care system. Graduates acquire the breadth of management knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively and assume leadership positions in health care delivery organizations. Classes are offered in a concentrated format of four- or five-day meetings, three or four times each semester. Project work and on-line conferencing are required between sessions. Student must have proficient computer skills and Internet access.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Karen D’Apolito
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Karen D’Apolito
INSTRUCTOR/CLINICAL Coordinator Roxanne Rie Kersten
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Wendy A. Bateman, Bobby B. Byrne, Gloria Cano, Rhonda L.
Clifford, Colleen H. Flanders, Darrah D. Fowler, Cheryl M. Furlong, Karen Gannon,
Terri T. Gay, Kathy E. Harrison, Sarah E. Hassell, Betty G. Hendel, Muhammed
S. Ismail, Nancy L. Kraft, Susan M. Mercier, Jamie L. Nelson, Eric S. Palmer,
Kelly S. Shirley, Kristin Sohn, Tracy Vaughn, Sharon H. Wilcox, Jeanne M. Youngkins
LECTURERS Teresa S. Jennings, Patricia A. Scott
THIS SPECIALTY is designed to prepare entry-level, advanced practice nurses who provide acute care to ill and convalescent neonates. Emphasis is on the acquisition of knowledge and skill required for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner role. Graduates of the program are eligible to take Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the National Credentialing Center (NCC). Student must have proficient computer skills and Internet access.
M.S.N. Program for B.S.N. Certificate-Prepared Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
For listing of faculty for this program, see Neonatal Nurse Practitioner above.
Faculty members have designed a program for B.S.N. Certificate-Prepared Neonatal Nurse Practitioners that recognizes course work completed in the certificate program and years of clinical experience. Eligible credit towards the M.S.N. degree will be determined using either a credit by exam and/or clinical validation system for five courses within the program.
Students with a B.S.N. can obtain a Master of Science in Nursing degree with specialization as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in three semesters of part-time study. Students with an ADN can obtain a B.S.N. equivalent in two semesters full-time, then enter the M.S.N. program.
Courses are offered in a modified format that includes three campus visits in Fall, two in Spring, and one in Summer; online conferencing; classroom video-streaming and distributed learning methods. The faculty will work with the student to arrange for a suitable preceptor in the student’s home town.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Barbara Petersen
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Barbara Petersen
INSTRUCTORS Lori Cabbage, Elisabeth Howard, Jacqui MacMillan-Bohler, Margaret
McGill, Mavis Schorn
ADJOINT INSTRUCTORS Susan Cockburn, Katherine E. Eastham, Jacqueline A. Marquis,
Diane G. Sharp, Leona M. Wagner, Karen Wolfe
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Jill B.Alliman, JoEllen Blake-Wingate, Linda Cole, Cynthia
Early, Diane Easton, Linda Foster, Rena P. Harris, Judith Martin, Wanda McClellan,
Deborah Narrigan, Letitia C. Rainey, Sarah S. Smith, Deborah J. Wage
LECTURER Pamela Waynick
THE NURSE-MIDWIFERY specialty prepares students to manage the obstetric and primary health care needs of essentially healthy women across the lifespan as well as the care of the normal newborn. Nurse-midwifery courses are based on the American College of Nurse-Midwives “Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice: 2002,” which include the “Hallmarks of Midwifery Care.” Students obtain clinical experience in a variety of nurse-midwifery practices that meet the “Standards of Nurse-Midwifery Practice” of the ACNM.
Graduates will be eligible to take the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council exam. The Nurse-Midwifery program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives Division of Accreditation (818 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 800, Washington DC 20006; phone 202-728-9860.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Barbara Petersen
For listing of faculty for Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner, see both Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner.
THIS PROGRAM is an option of the Nurse-Midwifery Specialty. As a result of the Nurse-Midwifery specialty courses, students are prepared to manage the obstetric and primary health needs of essentially healthy women across the lifespan as well as those of normal newborn infants. Following completion of the nurse-midwifery program, students enroll in select, prescribed Family Nurse Practitioner courses. Emphasis is on expansion of the knowledge and skills required in the management of a family-centered approach to health promotion, risk reduction, and intervention in illness. Through the combination of Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse-Practitioner specialties, the Family Nurse-Midwife graduates are prepared as an advanced practice nurse and midwife to deliver comprehensive primary care to individuals from preconception through adulthood.
Students first complete nurse-midwifery requirements, and are eligible to take the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council (ACC) Examination. Following completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner courses, usually in two additional semesters, graduates are then eligible to complete either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner certification examination. The Nurse-Midwifery Program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives Division of Accreditation (818 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington DC, 20006; phone 202-728-9860).
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Elizabeth Weiner
PROFESSORS Judy G. Ozbolt, Patricia Trangenstein, Jeff Gordon, Elizabeth Weiner
THE Nursing Nursing Informatics program at Vanderbilt prepares advanced practice nurses to serve the profession of nursing by supporting the information processing needs of patient care and management. Nursing informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science in identifying, collecting, processing, and managing data and information to support nursing practice, administration, education, research, and the expansion of nursing knowledge. Graduates of this program are known as informatics nurses, recognizing that the person is both a nurse and an informaticist. The informatics nurse is one of the specialties recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center with certification via computer-based testing.
The curriculum for this program is drawn from the School of Nursing, the Department of Biomedical Informatics in the School of Medicine, and the Managing IT program in Engineering. As with all nursing specialties, students are required to take the 10 hours of nursing core courses currently prescribed by the faculty. Other core courses are essential in the preparation for more in-depth study in a focus area of concentration. These major core courses present the basics of the informatics area, with cross discipline fertilization from Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology management. The nursing informatics area of specialization is further refined in the following two areas:
Area I. Clinical Systems (Ozbolt
& others)
Hospital information systems, electronic patient records, order-entry and reminder/alerting
systems, clinical pathways, nomenclature, coding methods, standards, natural
language understanding and processing of clinical records, computer record confidentiality
and security
Area II. Educational Informatics
(Weiner & others)
Computer assisted learning technologies, multimedia collection and cataloguing,
strategic planning for technology, evaluation of technology impact, graphics
and database tools, basic web page development, principles of online learning,
bridging education with practice and research.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Reneé McLeod
PROFESSOR Lynda L. LaMontagne
CLINICAL PROFESSORS John W. Greene, Churku M. Reddy
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Mary Jo Gilmer, Melanie Lutenbacher
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Ovidio B. Bermudez, Gerald B. Hickson
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Joseph Gigante, Barbara D. Johnson, Terrell Smith
INSTRUCTORS Elaine Boswell-King, Lani Liehr, Kimberly L. Ray
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Margaret S. Anderson, Tanya F. Boswell, Kathleen C. Byington,
Patricia L. Chenger, Priscilla Condon, David E. Danhauer, James R. Hanley, Patti
D. Kamykowski, Ellen G. Levitt, Cindy K. Lybarger, Timothy C. Mangrum, Jonna
R. McCracken, Sheila A. Morehead, Lee Anne O’Brien, Sue Ross, Tena A. Simmons,
Deborah T. Tate, John C. Taylor, Ann M. VanderWoude, Laura S. Winslow, Kenneth
N. Wyatt
LECTURERS Amy M. Edwards, Heather Flynn, Ann M. Johnson, Amy Kremer, Agnes Read
THE PEDIATRIC Nurse Practitioner specialty is designed to prepare advanced practice
nurses who provide primary care to children. A unique feature of Vanderbilt’s
program is the special emphasis on caring for children with special needs and
on the related concerns of their families. Students will also have the option
of one semester of further study for specializing in the care of acutely ill
children. The program of study provides a broad theoretical and research foundation
in advanced concepts of parent, child, and adolescent nursing. Clinical experiences
occur across a variety of settings and focus on providing primary care to all
children, with particular emphasis on those with special needs. Upon completion
of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) examination and the National
Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses (NCB) Pediatric
Nurse Practitioner exam.
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Psychiatric
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Susan Adams
PROFESSOR EMERITA Joyce K. Laben
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Susan Adams, Kathleen A. Dwyer, Vaughn G. Sinclair
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Gloria W. Calhoun, Ginger Manley
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Caroline Post Cone, Lorna Kendrick, Debra Jenkins Partee,
Sandra S. Seidel, Jennifer Scroggie, Karen L. Starr
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Marilynn L. Bodie
INSTRUCTORS Theresa Inott, Gretchen Rauter, Christopher White
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Shirley E. Colson, Ann S. Cross, Donna Finto-Burks, Patricia
H. Gaulle, Karen T. Jenks, Christine J. Lamphier, Donna Lynch, John J. Martens,
Lynn McDonald, David McMillan, Dawn M. Vanderhoef, Zia Wahid, Walter F. Wilson,
Mary A. Woodward-Smith, Paula Yelverton, Jane C. Zibelin
LECTURERS Jean Blackburn, Carol Groninger, Melissa Brown Paty
THIS SPECIALTY focuses on the mental health care needs of individuals across the life-span within the context of their environment. Course content and clinical practica prepare students to use clinical judgment and critical thinking in the performance of comprehensive (physical and mental) assessments, differential diagnoses, prescription of psychopharmacologic agents, and non-pharmacologic interventions such as case management, individual, group, and family psychotherapy. Students may select clinical sites with an emphasis on child-adolescent, adult, or geriatric populations. Legal, ethical, social, cultural, financial, and policy issues that impact the delivery of mental health services and the PMHNP role are integrated throughout the curriculum.
Graduates of this program will be eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification exams for either the Adult or Family Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, depending on their area of clinical focus. Additionally, this program provides weekly psychotherapy supervision and clinical experience that meet the eligibility requirements for graduates to take the ANCC certification exams for either the Adult or Child-Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, depending on their area of clinical focus.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Jane B. Daddario
PROFESSOR Royanne A. Moore
CLINICAL PROFESSORS Luther O. Christman, James F. Daniell
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Jane A. Daddario
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Michele S. Salisbury
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Ted L. Anderson, Jo M. Kendrick
INSTRUCTORS Suzanne Baird, Virginia A.Moore
ADJOINT INSTRUCTOR Tracie R. Ralph
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Julie B. Barrett, Stephanie Bryan, Susan W. Caro, Mary
E. Dabrowiak, Rodney Deal, Dana L. DeMoss, Joe M. Edwards, Gertrude I. Fricko-Wright,
Gregory A. Gapp, Cheryl A. Glass, Angela Hammond, Susan S. Hargrove, Elizabeth
A. Huff, Deborah A. Jones, Tamara Keown, Rena T. Klarich, Jacqueline J. Koss,
Bryan R. Kurtz, Beth Lambert, Heather Lambert, James H. Lindsay, William D.
McIntosh, Robin E. Mutz, Julie Russell, John V. Spencer, Nancy S. Townsend,
Nanette H. Troiano, Hope Wood, Penelope J. Wright
LECTURERS Deborah A. Jones, Margaret Babb Kennedy, Laurie A. Scott, Norma Wall,
Penny Waugh
For listing of faculty for Women’s Health Nurse Practioner/Adult Health
Nurse practioner, see both Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Adult
Nurse Practioner.
For listing of faculty for Women’s Health Nurse Practioner/Adult Health Nurse practioner, see both Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Adult Nurse Practioner.
WOMEN'S HEALTH Nurse Practitioner specialty begins with the study of gynecologic, well-woman care and continues with the study of healthy childbearing women. Emphasis is on health maintenance of women throughout the life span. This program prepares students for entry level advanced practice as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. A focus on Critical Care Obstetrical Nursing is open to a limited number of students who have practiced as Registered Nurses.
Upon completion of the program, the student will be eligible to sit for the National Certification Corporation Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner exam.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Jane B. Daddario
For listing of faculty for Women’s Health Nurse Practioner/Adult Health Nurse practioner, see both Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Adult Nurse Practioner.
THE WOMEN'S HEALTH Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)/Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Dual Focus Program is an exciting opportunity for individuals to gain dual certification in both specialties so they can meet the unique healthcare needs of women as well as primary healthcare needs of all adults as they pass from adolescence through the advanced years.
The WHNP/ANP program addresses a range of women’s health issues, including normal pregnancy, prenatal management, well-woman healthcare and menopause. In addition, it provides a broad foundation in adult primary care with a significant emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. Students gain an understanding of healthcare delivery systems in this country. They gain the knowledge and skills necessary to assess, diagnose and manage common acute and chronic health problems of adults, including the unique aspects related to women’s health. In addition, they will be prepared to educate and counsel patients on health maintenance and disease prevention.
Students will learn from a group of professional faculty embers who combine classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience. Graduates of this program have the opportunity to gain dual certification as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner through the National Certification Corporation (NCC) and an Adult Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). As advanced practice nurses, they can practice in various health care settings, including collaborative physician internal medicine and women’s health practices, women’s health clinics, and hospitals.
Nurse practitioners who are currently certified as Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners and who wish to return for a post master’s option in the Adult Nurse Practitioner program may submit an educational portfolio for review and determination of additional required course work.
The WHNP/ANP program requires an additional semester of full-time course work. The length of the specialty year is four full-time semesters.
M.S.N. Program for B.S.N. Certificate-Prepared Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners Who Live at a Distance
For listing of faculty for this program, see Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.
Faculty members have designed a program for BSN Certificate-Prepared Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners that recognizes course work completed in the certificate program and years of clinical experience. Through a portfolio analysis of certificate course work, résumé, and college transcripts, the faculty will review course work and work experience for eligible credit towards the MSN requirements.
Students will be able to obtain a Master of Science degree in Nursing with a specialization in Women’s Health in three semesters of part-time course work. Our courses are offered in a modified format that includes campus visits one time per semester for 4-5 days; online conferencing, video-streaming and distributed learning methods.
M.S.N./M.B.A.
A joint program leading to the M.S.N./M.B.A. degrees is offered through the health systems management specialty at the School of Nursing and the Owen Graduate School of Management.
The M.S.N./M.B.A. joint-degree program is uniquely designed to prepare nurse managers for top level management in various health care settings. In addition to advanced practice in health systems management, opportunities are provided for advanced practice in financial management, operations management, marketing, accounting, economics, leadership, management, and policy. Admission is required to both the School of Nursing and the Owen Graduate School of Management. Successful completion of the GMAT is required.
Students are required to attend full time and will take approximately 74 hours of required course work in five semesters including one summer of full-time study. Non-credit math and statistics review courses taken at Owen may be required of students in the summer preceding fall enrollment. Nursing and management practice are required in selected courses. Special requirements for admission to the joint degree program are listed under admission criteria for health systems management. Specific curriculum information is available in the Office of Admissions, 229 Godchaux Hall, or by calling (615) 322-3800.
For students entering with a B.S.N. degree, the M.S.N. degree is based on a minimum of 39 credit hours. All degree requirements must be completed within three years of first enrollment. The grade of B in each clinical course and an overall B average is required. No more than 9 hours of Pass-Fail credit may apply to the degree. No required core or specialty course may be taken Pass-Fail. No audit courses apply to the degree. Up to 6 hours may be transferred from other schools for graduate courses taken within the past five years. No credit is awarded toward the degree for courses designated as prerequisite for admission. Students must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average to graduate.
For students entering through the pre-specialty component, the M.S.N. degree is granted on the basis of 81 credit hours. (R.N. pre-specialty students complete 65 credit hours.) In the generalist nursing or pre-specialty component, students must earn at least a C in each course. To progress from the generalist to the specialist component, students must (a) complete 42 semester hours of the generalist nursing component with the minimum grade of C in each course and (b) earn a cumulative grade average of B. Students entering the pre-specialty component must complete all M.S.N. degree requirements within five years of initial enrollment. Students must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average to graduate.
In addition to the ordinary course evaluations, the M.S.N. candidate may be required, at the discretion of the faculty, to take a final comprehensive examination. Such examination shall be completed no later than fourteen days before the degree is to be granted. The candidate for the degree must have satisfactorily completed the M.S.N. curriculum, have passed all prescribed examinations, and be free of indebtedness to the University.
Certification
Students interested in becoming certified in a specialty should consult their program directors for details. Certification is offered through several professional nursing organizations, including the American Nurses’ Association. Graduates of each specialty are eligible to sit for the certification exams specific to their specialty. Some exams require documented clinical work hours. Certification examinations from American Nursing Credentialing Center include acute care nurse practitioner, the adult nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (adult and/or family), clinical specialist in adult psychiatric and mental health nursing, clinical specialist in child and adolescent mental health nursing, pediatric nurse practitioner, and advanced nursing administration examinations. The Nursing Credentialing Center offers the women’s health nurse practitioner and neonatal nurse practitioner exams. The National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners offers the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner exam for which Vanderbilt graduates are eligible. The American College of Nurse-Midwives offers the Nurse-Midwifery certification exam.