| Focus |
Nursing Research |
Nursing Practice |
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Goal |
- To prepare nurse researchers to design, conduct and lead research projects
- To generate nursing knowledge aimed at changing nursing science or practice
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- To prepare leaders with expertise in specialty practice who can utilize research evidence to effect practice change
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Courses |
- Scientific research methodologies and statistics
- Philosophy of science
- Cognates and electives from other Schools and the University relating to a student's research focus
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- Nursing specialty practice
- Evidence based practice
- Ethics for advanced practice
- Information technology
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Focus of Courses |
- Philosophy of science
- Theory construction & analysis
- Statistics
- Research methods – qualitative and quantitative
- History of health care and historical methods
- Instrumentation and measurement
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- Expanding practice expertise to the highest level
- Theory related to practice
- Health care delivery systems
- Research methods – applied
- Health Policy
- Advanced Practice Nursing
- Leadership
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Point of Entry |
- BSN (student earns a Master’s degree in the BSN-to-PHD program)
- MSN
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- MSN with a specialty focus
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Credits |
46 credits after MSN |
39 credits after MSN |
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Clinical requirements |
none |
a minimum of 1000 hours of post-BSN, supervised practica in a specialty area |
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Scholarship opportunities |
- UVA provides 2 years of full instate scholarship to all students.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant positions available (full scholarship plus stipend).
- Loan forgiveness programs for those who will become nursing faculty after graduation
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- Graduate Teaching Assistant positions available (full scholarship plus stipend).
- Some partial scholarships available.
- Loan forgiveness programs for those who will become nursing faculty after graduation
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| Types of jobs after graduation |
- Academic faculty positions
- Eligible to be Primary Investigator for research grants.
- Directors of research at health systems.
- Leadership positions in health organizations
- Academic and leadership positions emphasizing research and teaching
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- APNs with an enhanced skill set
- Academic and leadership positions emphasizing evidence-based clinical practice and teaching. Tenure status will vary with type of university/college.
- Leadership positions in health organizations
- Directors of clinical nursing at health facilities, systems.
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