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ADVANCED SPECIALTY ROLE
- Nursing Administration
The Nursing Administration Program offers two different areas of focus: Clinical Nurse Leader and Nursing Leadership. Each of these is designed for experienced nurses who aspire to be leaders within the clinical discipline of nursing. The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Master’s degree focuses on experienced staff nurses who want to assume a leadership role by remaining at the bedside. The Clinical Nurse Leader functions as a manager of care for individuals and cohorts of patients to achieve superior clinical outcomes. The Nursing Leadership Master’s degree is designed for those nurses who want to assume leadership roles at a department or director level.
- Nursing Education
The Nursing Education Program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. The program is composed of Nursing Education core courses, supportive courses required for a master’s degree, and elective credits. The Nursing Education Specialty prepares nurses to teach in schools of nursing, hospital education settings, and patient education programs, and to assume training positions in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
- Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics Program is a combination of information science and nursing
science. It includes the development, analysis, and evaluation of information
systems that support, enhance and manage patient care.
- Nursing
Research
The Nursing Research Program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis and prepares nurses to conduct and coordinate clinical research.
Updated:
June 3, 2008
Email: cmh1@pitt.edu |
