Master of Nursing
- Fall - 4/15
- Spring - 11/1
- Spokane: Yes
- Tri-Cities: Yes
- Vancouver: Yes
- 550 TOEFL Minimum score
- 80 TOEFLI Minimum score
- 7 IELTS Minimum score
Degree Description:
The Master of Nursing Population Health (MN PH) is a practice-focused degree that is designed to educate advanced practice nurses to provide direct care to individual patients; manage care for individuals, families, groups and populations; serve as administrators in health care organizations; engage as faculty in nursing programs; develop and implement health policy; and translate research into expert practice.
Admission Requirements:
Education: a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited program, a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher in bachelor’s program, completion of a general undergraduate level statistics course, written goal statement congruent with program’s philosophy and focus, official transcripts from all previous college work, three letters of reference, successful completion of a written admission interview. Practice/Professional: Curriculum vitae or resume, proof of current, RN license to practice nursing in Washington State or state of residency .
Student Learning Outcomes:
All graduates will be able to:
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- Develop, evaluate, and apply scientific theories of health, illness, and human behavior to strategies and interventions.
- Lead in the vision, development, implementation, and evaluation of care delivery approaches that ensure ethical stewardship, accountability, quality, and patient safety.
- Translate evidence-based research into practice.
- Integrate, evaluate, and apply new knowledge and technology in advanced practice, administration, and education.
- Serve as a leader in the development, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare policy to advance the nursing profession and to advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies in all aspects of healthcare.
- Provide leadership in collaborative efforts among health professionals and with clients and community partners.
- Analyze and translate scientific information related to the health of diverse populations to reduce health disparities in urban, rural, and global settings and to transform care delivery systems to prevent illness and optimize health.
- Apply advanced clinical judgment and accountability in the design, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based care to individuals, families, and populations.
- Demonstrate mastery of professional competencies leading to certification within a practice specialty.
Career Opportunities:
Community nurse educators and administrators.
Faculty Members:
Burduli, Ekaterina
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Chacon, Christina
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Davis, Andra, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Interprofessional education
Dotson, Joann, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Eddy, Linda Lee, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Eide, Phyllis, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Rural health, global climate change, and public health
Eti, Deborah
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Fincham, Sarah J, D.N.P.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
HPV Vaccine education and uptake
Immunization education
DNP student education
DNP project development
Communicable disease
Patient-provider communication-exploring what is most effective
Contraceptive Management
The role and contributions of the nurse practitioner in health care
Adolescent health
STD prevention and treatment
Public health
Graves, Janessa, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Pediatric injury research, health services research, head injuries in children & adolescents, occupational injuries among working adolescents, impacts of work on young people, global health.
Haberman, Melvin R, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Oncology, cancer survivorship, health-related quality of life, demands of illness, alternative therapies for cancer, mixed methods research designs.
Hoeksel, Renee Celeste, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Klein, Tracy Ann, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Interface between public policy and prescribing patterns as they relate to practitioner, patient, and institutional factors”
Mason, Anne Michele, D.N.P.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Nguyen-Truong, Connie, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Cervical cancer screening health disparity
Oneal, Gail Ann, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Health literacy, risk communication and health information use, risk messages, environmental and occupational health, population health, underserved and rural populations
Postma, Julie Marie, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Environmental health promotion, socio-cultural aspects of environmental health, environmental justice, social determinants of health
Sarkinen, Bonnie
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Severtsen, Billie M, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Ethical decision making in health care, life narratives of illness and quality of life, Heideggerian Hermaneutic Phenomenology, and health care policy
Shishani, Kawkab, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Smart, Denise, D.P.H.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Work place safety, military health, women’s health and health and safety for disaster response workers.
Spuck, Janet, M.S.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Stover, Pamela, DNP
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Geriatric mental health; vulnerable populations and mental health; therapeutic communication; dementia care; integrated mental health care
VanSon, Catherine, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Gerontology, managing chronic conditions, qualitative methods, late-in-life migration, health literacy, gero-education
Wilson, Marian L, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee
Research Interests
Pain, self-management programs to assist patients with persistent (chronic) pain, mood disorders, opioid dependency/misuse, addiction.
Wood, Natsuko
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member of graduate committee