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Exploring MSN Track Specialties

R.N.BSN 1-2yearsExp. FNPMSN

•R.N.• FNP

ELMSN

R.N.ELMSN1-2yearsExp. FNPPost

Masters

v ABSNTrack

v ELMSN+SpecialtyTrack

v ELMSNNoSpecialtyTrack

AcuteCarePediatricNursePractitionerAdult-GerontologyAcuteCareNursePractitionerAdult-GerontologyAcuteCareNurse Practitioner-OncologyFocusAdultGerontologyClinicalNurseSpecialistAdult-GerontologyClinicalNurseSpecialist- CriticalCare/TraumaAdult-GerontologyClinicalNurseSpecialist- OncologyAdult-GerontologyPrimaryCareNursePractitionerAdvancedPublicHealthNursingFamilyNursePractitionerHealthPolicyNursingNeonatalNursePractitionerCertifiedNurse-Midwife/Women'sHealthNursePractitionerOccupational&EnvironmentalHealthNursingPediatricNursePractitionerPsychiatric/MentalHealthNursePractitionerCaseManagementClinicalNurseLeader

Specialties

FamilyNursePractitioner

License R.N.

Certification F.N.P.

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+F.N.P.ELMSN+R.N.+F.N.P.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersF.N.P.

Certification/Credentialing

NationalcertificationbytheAmericanNursesCredentialingCenter(ANCC) andtheAmericanAcademyofNursePractitioners(AANP).

Source:UCSFSchool ofNursing

Scopeofpractice

• Provides comprehensiveprimarycaretotheindividualandfamilyacrosslifespan.

• Independentandcollaborativecare.• Takeverbalpatienthistories• Orderandinterpretdiagnostictests,includinglabsand

imaging• Prescribemedication• Developandmanagetreatmentplans• Performin-officeprocedures• Treatminorinjuries• Diagnose andtreatacuteandchronicillnesses• Educate andcounselpatients

Workplace Hospital, clinic,school,home,business,community

FamilyNursePractitioner


PediatricNursePractitioner

License R.N.

Certification P.N.P.

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+P.N.P.ELMSN+R.N.+P.N.P.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersP.N.P.


StatelicensureasaNursePractitionerandNationalcertificationasaPediatricNursePractitionerthroughthePediatricNationalCertificationBoard(PNCB) andthe AmericanNursesCredentialingCenter(ANCC).

AdvancedPracticePediatricNurse


PediatricNursePractitioner

Scope ofpractice

• Advancedclinicalpracticeinthecareofchildren,acrossthehealthandillnesscontinuumandacrosspracticesettings.

• Healthassessment,physiologyandpathophysiology,managementofcommonandcomplexhealth/illnessconditions,family,child,andadolescenttheoryanddevelopment,nutrition,andadvancedpracticenursingroledevelopment.

Workplace Hospital,clinic,community.


AdultGerontologyClinicalNurseSpecialistLicense R.N.

Certification A.G. C.N.S.

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+A.G. C.N.S.ELMSN+R.N.+A.G. C.N.S.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersA.G. C.N.S.


CertificationasaCNSthrough theCaliforniaBoardofRegisteredNursing(BRN);noexaminationrequired.Additional certificationsareavailablethroughthe AmericanNurses'CredentialingCenter(ANCC) andthe AmericanAssoc.ofCritical-CareNurses(AACN).


Scope ofpractice

• Addresscomplexneedsofolderadults-andoftheneedformoregerontologicaladvancedpracticenursestokeeppacewiththegrowingneed.

• Advancedhealthassessment,pathophysiology,nursingtheory,pharmacology,research,managementofcommonolderadultdisorders,andcomprehensivecaseanalysis.

Workplace AdultDayHealthCarefacilities,homehealthagencies,hospitals,nursinghomes,skillednursingfacilities,long-termcarefacilities,oroutpatientmedicalpractices,research,administration,andeducation.

AdultGerontologyClinicalNurseSpecialist


Certified Nurse Midwife

License R.N.

Certification C.N.M

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+C.N.M.ELMSN+R.N.+C.N.M.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersC.N.M.


AmericanMidwiferyCertificationBoard (AMCB).NationalCertificationCorporation (NCC).Nurse-midwivesarelicensedbythestate BoardofRegisteredNursing(BRN).


Scope ofpractice

• Primarycaretochildbearingwomeninavarietyofsettings.

• Providecarethatisinformedbyacorebeliefthatbirthisnotamedicalevent,butanormalphysiologicprocessamonghealthywomen.

• Personalcare,whichrepresentsabridgebetweentraditionalbirthpracticesandmoderntechnology.

Workplace Inpatientandoutpatientsettingsincludinghospitals,homes,andbirthcenters.

Certified Nurse Midwife


Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionersLicense R.N.

Certification P.M.H.N.P

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+P.M.H.N.PELMSN+R.N.+P.M.H.N.PELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersP.M.H.N.P


AmericanNursesCredentialingCenter(ANCC)nationalcertification.CaliforniaBoardofRegisteredNursing(BRN)

AdvancedPracticePsychiatricNurse


Scope ofpractice

• Primarymentalhealthcaretopatientsseekingmentalhealthservices needsofpersonsacrossthelifespan

• Assessment,diagnosis,andmanagementofmentalhealthproblemsandpsychiatricdisorders.

• Biopsychosocialassessmentanddiagnosisofpatientswithmentalillness.

• Treatmentmodalitiesincludebothmedicationandpsychotherapeuticmanagement.

• Psychiatricassessmentandsymptommanagement;psychopharmacology;individual,groupandfamilytherapy.

Workplace Inpatient,emergencyandcommunity-basedmentalhealthservices, primarycareclinics,forensicsettings,schools,substanceabusecentersandrecoveryprograms.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners


License R.N.

Certification A.P.H.N.

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+A.P.H.N.ELMSN+R.N.+A.P.H.N.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersA.P.H.N.


StateofCaliforniaBoardofRegisteredNursing(BRN)


Advanced Public Health NursingpreviouslyknownasAdvancedPracticePublicHealthNursing (APPHN)

Scope ofpractice

• Planandevaluate community/publichealthprograms

• Learnaboutcommunity/publichealthconcepts.• Healthpromotion,population-levelinterventions,

grantwriting,healthcaresystems,leadership,andhealthpolicy.

• Addresshealthdisparitiesofvulnerableanddiversepopulations

• Practiceandconsult indiverseandmulticulturalsettings.

Workplace Publichealthdepartments,schoolsanduniversities,parishesandfaith-basedprograms,homecare,ruralhealth,refugee/immigrantclinics,primarycareclinics,jailsandprisons,ambulatoryoutpatientfacilities,voluntaryorganizations,andavarietyofcommunity,publicandprivateagenciesandorganizations.

Advanced Public Health Nursing


Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

License R.N.

Certification N.N.P

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+N.N.P.ELMSN+R.N.+N.N.P.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersN.N.P.


StatelicensureasaNursePractitioner,andfornationalcertificationasaNeonatalNursePractitioner byNationalCertificationCorporation(NCC).


Neonatal Nurse PractitionerScope ofpractice

• Providesphysiologicandpsycho-socialneedsofneonatesandinfantswithcomplexacute,criticalandchronichealthconditions.

• Monitorsongoingmanagementofintensivetherapies.• Aidsinreducingdisparitiesinneonatalhealthcare

access.• Nutritionalandpharmacologicmanagement,

diagnosticandtherapeutic, clinicalmanagementofacutelyandchronicallyillneonatesandinfants.

• Neonatal/infanthealthassessment,family/childdevelopmentandtheory,pediatric/neonatalphysiology,acutecareneonatalpathophysiology,maternal-fetalhealthrisks.

Workplace Clinicalapplicationoccursacrossavarietyofclinicalenvironmentsthatspecializeinneonatesandinfantswithcomplexhealthcareneeds.Hospital,convalescent care.


Case Management

License R.N.

Certification R.N. – B.C.(boardcertified)

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSNELMSN+R.N.+B.C.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMasters


AmericanNursesCredentialingCenter(ANCC)

Source:SamuelMerrittUniversitySchool ofNursing

Scope ofpractice

• Strongadvocacy,decisionmaking,andplanningskillsarenecessaryforgraduatestofunctioninincreasinglycomplexroleswithintherapidlychanginghealthcaresystem.

• Evaluatepatientstatusandmakeresponsibledecisionsregardingappropriatecourse(s)ofaction/treatmentwithingiventimeconstraints.

• Synthesizedatafromthepatient,charts,verbalreports,medicalhistoryandobservingthephysicalstatusofthepatientforthepurposeofrecommendingormaintainingtreatment.

• Solvepracticalproblemsanddealwithavarietyofvariablesinsituationswhereonlylimitedstandardizationexists.

• Applycriticalreasoningandindependentdecisionmakingskills.

Workplace Variety ofsettingsandfacilities.

Case Management

Source:SamuelMerrittUniversitySchool ofNursing

License R.N.

Certification C.N.L.

Pathways BSN +R.N.+2yearsexp.àMSN+C.N.L.ELMSN+R.N.+C.N.L.ELMSN+R.N.à PostMastersC.N.L.


CommissiononNurseCertification(CNC)of theAmericanAssociationofCollegesofNursing.

Clinical Nurse Leader

Source:UCLASchool ofNursing

• Scope ofpractice

• Select,evaluate,andapply,basicandadvancedtheoreticalknowledgeofcoreconcepts,includingadvancedleadershipandhealthcaresystemstothenursingprocessinordertodeliverhealthcaretoclientsfromethnicallydiverseculturalbackgrounds.

• Analyzehealthproblemsataunit anddevelopnursinginterventionsthatbalancethehealthneedsattheunitandcohortlevels.

• Demonstrateleadershipandsystemskillsandcriticalthinkingthatcontributetotheeffectivenessandefficiencyofnursingandhealthcare.

• Participateinprofessionalandcommunityorganizationsand/orinterestgroupsrelevanttohealthcaredelivery.

• Workplace • Variety ofsettingsandfacilitiesincludinghospitalandclinics.

Clinical Nurse Leader

Source:UCLASchool ofNursing

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