Education
The school became exclusively a graduate school in 1989 with a mission of educating advanced level nurses. It has established Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs in numerous advanced practice nursing specialty areas. One of the innovative programs of the school is the Bridge program, which admits students from educational backgrounds other than nursing and allows them to complete a course of work leading to an advanced practice nursing degree. The school also offers a PhD in Nursing Science -- clinical research or health services research -- and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
VUSN offers the following MSN specialty programs:
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - ACNP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Intensivist
- Adult Nurse Practitioner - ANP
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner FNP/ACNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner - FNP
- Health Systems Management (online)
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - NNP
- Nurse-Midwifery - NMW
- Nurse-Midwifery/FNP Dual Focus
- Nursing Informatics
- Palliative Care
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
- Psychiatric-Mental Health
- Nurse Practitioner - PMHNP
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Urogynecology
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - WHNP
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner /Adult Nurse Practitioner - WHNP/ANP Dual Focus
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing also offers these advanced degree programs:
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- PhD in Nursing Research
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