Division of Nursing

Kathy Martin, Ph.D., CNE Associate Dean College of Health Sciences
Executive Director Division of Nursing
Office: Room 110, Frederick S. Humphries
Phone: (615) 963-5251
kmartin3@tnstate.edu
http://www.tnstate.edu/nursing/masters.aspx

Major: Nursing
Degree: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Concentrations:
Nursing Education
Holistic Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner

(Additional concentrations available through the MSN Regents Online Campus Collaborative http://www.rodp.org/)
Office: 318, Frederick S. Humphries
Phone: (615) 963-5252

The Division of Nursing offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree with three concentrations that include Family Nurse Practitioner, Holistic Nursing, and Nursing Education. The MSN program provides a flexible and blended curriculum with online, daytime and evening courses. Many courses are provided online and the Master of Science in Holistic Nursing degree is offered totally online as a distance program. The Master of Science concentration in the Family Nurse Practitioner specialty prepares the individual for advanced nursing practice across the family continuum, and educationally prepares the graduate for future certification as a FNP. Nursing Education is designed and developed to provide students the opportunity to obtain the theory, skill and experience to teach within the college or university setting or within the education department of a clinical facility. Graduates of the Nursing Education concentration are educationally prepared for future certification as nurse educators. The Holistic Nursing concentration is designed to prepare the graduate with a foundation for delivering advanced holistic care to individuals and families, including the use of complementary and alternative healing health therapies. Graduates of the Holistic Nursing concentration are educationally prepared for future certification in holistic nursing.

Additionally, Tennessee State University Division of Nursing participates in cooperation with the Regents Online Campus Collaborative (ROCC), to offer an online Master of Science in Nursing Degree through a collaborative consortium consisting of six universities with concentrations in Nursing Education, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Nursing Administration.

ROCC students assigned to TSU as their home school will need to meet all admission requirements to the TSU Graduate School and TSU Division of Nursing. The web site at http://www.rodp.org/ will provide more information to interested students about the Master of Science in Nursing Regents Online Campus Collaborative. The table below delineates program specifics for both Tennessee State University and RODP processes.

Division of Nursing Tennessee State University	Regents Online Degree Program (RODP) Regents Online Campus Collaborative (ROCC)
Program Accreditation	Program Accreditation
Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)	Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Application Process	Application Process
Students are admitted three times each year by application to the Graduate School. Deadlines for admission are February 15 for summer term, June 15 for fall term, and October 15 for spring term.	Students are referred monthly to their respective home school universities. Letters notifying students of their assigned school instruct the student to make application to the Graduate School of that institution. Deadlines for admission application are the same as for the Division of Nursing TSU.
Admission Criteria	Admission Criteria
Bachelors of Science in Nursing with an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. An unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Tennessee or the state in which clinical assignments are requested.	Bachelors of Science in Nursing with an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Consideration is given to students with grade point averages below 3.0 for conditional admission pending space availability. An unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Tennessee or the state in which the clinical assignments are made.
Curriculum Requirements by Concentration	Curriculum Requirements by Concentration
Family Nurse Practice - 43 hours Nursing Education - 45 hours Holistic Nursing - 45 hours	Family Nurse Practice - 46 Nursing Education - 39 Nursing Administration - 36
Clinical Requirements	Clinical Requirements
Students must identify potential preceptors and clinical affiliation agreements must be fully executed prior to registering for a clinical or practicum course. Clinical experience may not begin until the student receives notice of preceptor approval and full execution of an affiliation agreement. A criminal background check, drug screening, documentation of health immunizations, professional liability insurance, and health insurance are required for all students participating in clinical assignments. Students are expected to cooperate fully with the process and pay all associated costs.	Students must identify potential preceptors and clinical affiliation agreements must be fully executed prior to registering for a clinical or practicum course. Clinical experience may not begin until the student receives notice of preceptor approval and full execution of an affiliation agreement. All students entering the program will be required to provide a criminal background check, drug screening, documentation of health immunizations, professional liability insurance, and health insurance prior to the start of their preceptorship within 90 days of their first clinical day. Proof of compliance and purchase will be uploaded in the Medatrax system. Students are expected to cooperate fully with the process and pay all associated costs.
Dual Concentrations	Dual Concentrations
TSU students may complete a degree in one concentration, i.e. no dual concentrations are allowed.. The Graduate School accepts their candidacy forms for the degree after completing nine (9) semester hours of coursework. After completion of a MSN, the student may complete a Post Master’s Certificate in any of the three concentration areas.	No dual concentrations are allowed in the MSN RODP program. Students who seek them are advised to pursue a Post Master’s Certificate. Certificates are offered in all four of the concentration areas.

Graduate Faculty

Programs

Masters

Courses

Nursing: Core Required

Nursing: Major Concentration - Family Nurse Practitioner

Nursing: Holistic Nursing

Nursing: Nursing Education

Nursing: Other

NURS 5220 I and II - Project Writing (6)

Nursing: Electives