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As an RN looking to education as a means of educational
mobility, you have a variety of options. Full time or part
time study is available and New Jersey has an articulation
model that facilitates educational mobility for LPNs to
become RNs and for RNs to earn a BSN. Please check out the
New Jersey Revised Articulation Model
for general requirements and the schools found there for
specifics.
Another
option is to attend a school that offers an advanced track
from RN to MSN. Check with the individual schools in the
New Jersey Revised Articulation Model
to see if they offer that option. It would allow you to
take some courses at the master’s level while you are working
on your BSN. For example, it is possible to take courses
such as Nursing Theory or Nursing Research at the graduate
level, inside of at the undergraduate level, and the courses
would count for both undergraduate and graduate work. Generally
speaking, specialization in nursing occurs at the graduate
level. If you know you are interested in graduate education,
check with the BSN schools to see what they offer.
If you have a BSN, you may want to think about graduate
school. It is possible to earn a master’s in nursing, which
prepares you to sit for a certification examination to become
an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). In New Jersey, an APN,
either a Nurse Practitioner or a Clinical Nurse Specialist,
can work in collaboration with a physician in a primary
care or inpatient settings. An APN is eligible for prescriptive
privileges and prescribe medication with the collaboration
of her/his collaborating physician. Becoming a nursing faculty,
nursing administrator, or even earning a Ph.D. are other
options for the master’s in nursing prepared nurse.
If you have an inquisitive nature and a bent for finding
answers to clinical questions through research, check out
the two doctoral programs offered to RNs in New Jersey.
Rutgers College of Nursing offers a Ph.D. in nursing theory
and research. UMDNJ School of Nursing offers a Ph.D. in
Urban Systems, a joint program with Rutgers and NJIT. The
doctoral programs provide even greater career opportunities
in research, education, or advanced clinical practice. Check
out this web site
www.njha.com/healthrecruitment/careerAdv.html
for additional career opportunities and requirements.
For
a comprehensive list of nationwide nursing graduate programs
go to
Gradschools.com.
You will find nursing there under the Biomedical and Health
category. The New Jersey nursing graduate schools and their
specialty programs are listed below.
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JERSEY NURSING GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION
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SCHOOLS & CONTACTS
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SPECIALTY
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College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
609-771-2541
Fax: 609-637-5159
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Family Nurse Practitioner
Post Masters
Certificate in:
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Family Nurse Practitioner
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School Nurse Certificate
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Fairleigh Dickinson University
School of Nursing & Allied Health
1000 River
Rd., Dickinson Hall
Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-692-2888
Fax: 201-692-2388
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MSN:
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Adult Nurse Practitioner, Educator or Administrator
tracks
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Informatics
DNP:
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Direct Care Track
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Indirect Care Track (Leadership and Organizational
Systems)
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Felician College
262 South Main St.
Lodi, NJ 07644
201-778-1190
Fax: 201-778-4111
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MSN:
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Family Nurse Practitioner
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Kean University
Union, NJ 07083
908-527-2138
Fax: 908-352-6427
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MSN:
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Clinical Management with a Transcultural
Focus
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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-571-3443
Fax: 732-263-5131
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MSN and Post-Masters Certificates in:
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Adult Nurse Practitioner
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Family Nurse Practitioner
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Nurse Administrator
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New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Blvd., PS 449
Jersey City, NJ
07305
(201) 200-3157
Fax: (201) 200-3141
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MSN
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Richard Stockton College of NJ
Jim Leeds Rd.
Pomona, NJ 08240
609-652-4250
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MSN:
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Family Nurse Practitioner
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Ramapo College of Theoretical and Applied Science
505 Ramapo Valley Rd.
Mahwah, NJ 07430-1680
201-684-7500/7734
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MSN - Nursing Education
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Richard Stockton College of NJ
Jim Leeds Rd.
Pomona, NJ 08240
(609) 652-4250
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MSN:
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Family Nurse Practitioner
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Rutgers, The State University of NJ
311 North 5th St.
Camden, NJ 08102
856-225-6226
Fax: 856-225-6541
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MSN:
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Nurse Practitioner
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Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Ackerson Hall
180 University Ave.
Newark,
NJ 07102
973-353-5293
Fax: 973-353-1277
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MS:
Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Nurse Specialist
options in:
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Primary Care of Adults & Aged
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Acute Care of Adults & Aged
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Adv. Practice in Pediatric Nursing
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Adv. Practice with Childbearing Families
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Community Health Nursing
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Family Nurse Practitioner
DNP
PhD
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Saint Peters College
2461 Kennedy Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-915-9412
Fax: 201-915-9062
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MSN:
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Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Ave.
South Orange, NJ 07079-2693
973-761-9015
973-761-9306
Fax: 973-761-9607
Seton Hall University
(Continued)
400 South Orange Ave.
South
Orange, NJ 07079-2693
973-761-9015
973-761-9306
Fax: 973-761-9607
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MSN:
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Adv. Practice in Primary Health Care
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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School Nurse Practitioner
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Adult Nurse Practitioner
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Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
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Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
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Administration
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MA in Nursing Education
MSJ - Master's
of Science in Jurisprudence
Certificates
in:
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Administration
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Case Management
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School Nursing
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ASPO/Lamaze
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Post-Masters Nurse Practitioner
PhD
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Thomas Edison State College
101 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08608-1176
(609) 633-6460
Fax: (609) 777-3003
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University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
30 Bergen St., ADMC #1, Suite 111
Newark,
NJ 07107-3000
973-972-4307
Fax: 973-972-3225
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MSN:
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Adult Nurse Practitioner
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Adult Nurse Practitioner with clinical emphasis
in Occupational Health
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Family Health Nurse Practitioner
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Nursing Informatics
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Nurse Anesthesia
DNP:
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William Paterson University
300 Pompton Rd.
Wayne, NJ 07470
973-720-2286
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MSN:
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Advanced Practice
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Education
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Administration
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