Advance your career in public health nursing
Herzing University offers unique pathways for current Registered Nurses (RN) to earn a Master of Science in 护理 (MSN) in Public Health.
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8-28 Mo.
程序 length
16-52
学分
在线
格式
ASN, BSN, MSN
Degree required
Herzing's online public health 程序 pathways
| Accreditation | CCNE accredited,1 Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission |
|---|---|
| 选项 | 选项 for nurses who hold an ADN/ASN, BSN, or MSN |
| Paying for school | Scholarships 和 financial aid available for those who 有资格; transfer approved credit from prior college coursework to reduce cost 和 time |
| 格式 | Flexible online study with multiple start dates |
| 临床 | We pledge your clinical placement; total clinical practicum hours vary by 程序 |
| 快速通道 | Transfer credit, stackable credentials, 和 adaptive learning technology build a faster pathway to a higher education with Herzing University |
Discover your potential
Get in touch to learn more about our school 和 how we can help you reach your highest career goals.
排名 U.S. 新闻 & World Report 被评为2024年最好的在线护理研究生课程之一
你的 clinical placement is our pledge.
软件下载理解确保临床实习是学生面临的最大问题之一. Herzing在, we offer guidance 和 support through our step-by-step Clinical Guidance Process to ensure you can get the clinical practice 经验s you need.
As a Herzing student, we’ll encour年龄 you to find your own preceptor 和 clinical sites as there are many benefits to doing so. 但是，如果您在此过程中遇到困难，软件下载将提供广泛的支持. With Herzing, you are 从来没有 独自一人.
由于软件下载与美国各地的医疗保健提供者建立了牢固的关系.S. 和 our comprehensive Clinical Guidance Process, 软件下载有信心帮助您找到临床实习. 以至于如果你自己找不到临床站点, 软件下载保证介入并帮助你获得临床实习.*
*受入学协议中规定的条款和条件的约束.
Scholarship Opportunities
We are proud to have awarded $10+ million in scholarships 和 grants to nursing students in 2023.
在Herzing大学，您可以获得负担得起的、以职业为中心的教育.
学费 & 成本
软件下载的目标是 your career advancement. That’s why we are always working to improve our 课程s 和 processes to make our public health 程序 as affordable as possible while preparing you best for success in your work.
软件下载公共健康幸运28计划的学费是 $615 per credit. 总成本可以通过从之前的大学课程中转移学分来降低， scholarships 和 grants, 贷款, VA 和 military benefits, 和 several additional options for financial aid.
With Herzing University, you are 从来没有 alone, 软件下载提供很多选择来帮助你投资自己, 获得护理硕士学位，成为一名公共卫生护士.
Pathways to Success
软件下载的许多在线课程都提供继续学习的途径, which allow you to move from one degree, such as an associate degree, to a bachelor’s degree, to a master’s degree.
Flexible 和 Convenient
Earn your degree from the comfort of your own home. 的re are no designated times you must be online. 你可以在方便的时候登录到你的虚拟教室.
Personalized Attention
Herzing在, being online does not mean being alone.You’ll receive the same personalized attention 和 career-focused education that we offer in our traditional classroom.
在线 和/or On-校园
Get the best of both worlds. Some of our degree Programs are offered exclusively online 和 some Programs are offered as a combination of both campus 和 online classes.
I don’t have a nursing degree. Where do I start?
的re are multiple potential educational pathways in nursing that could be right for you:
- Our on-campus Accelerated BSN 程序, available at select Herzing campuses, allows you to earn a Bachelor of Science in 护理 (BSN) in as few as 20 months (most students complete in 24 months). 有资格获得非护理学士学位的学生.
- 如果你还没有获得任何专业的本科学位, you will need to first enroll in a pre-licensure Associate of Science in 护理 (ASN) or BSN 程序.
- MSN Direct Entry 程序. Start working towards a Master of Science in 护理 (MSN) right from the start in our online direct entry MSN 程序. You can graduate in as few as 20 months.
Once you’ve earned a nursing degree, 你就有资格注册公共健康MSN, RN转MSN, or post master's certificate 程序.
Frequently Asked 问题
公共卫生护士(PHN)可以在各种社区角色中工作. 的y assess, evaluate, 和 implement interventions to improve health systems 和 policies. 的ir work can involve smaller communities or larger public 和 global patient populations.
一些工作职责可能包括健康教育, case man年龄ment, 程序 planning, policy development, epidemiology 和 disease prevention, 和 much more.
Learn more about what public health nurses do, including examples of the different kinds of work you can do 和 the 技能 required for success in the field.
Public health nurse refers to a broad category of different types of nurses focused heavily on education 和 illness prevention. 常见的 types of community 和 public health nurses include school nurse, maternal 和 child health nurse, occupational health nurse, 和 case man年龄ment nurse.
PHNs with advanced education 和 经验 can 有资格 to become a consultant or lead a team as a director or man年龄r of a team of nurses.
One of the top certifications for public health professionals is the Certified in Public Health (CPH) certification from the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE). 你需要教育和经验的结合 有资格 to sit for the exam.1
你可能不需要通过认证来获得公共卫生护理领域的每一种工作. 然而, CPH认证可以让你的简历脱颖而出, 和 shows employers you’ve got the knowledge, 技能, 和 经验 to excel in the position.
1. 你必须符合特定的资格标准才能参加CPH考试. 赫京大学公共卫生硕士幸运28计划不受CEPH认证.
“Public” 和 “community” nursing are terms often used interchangeably—but they aren’t necessarily the same thing.
Community health nurses typically work directly with individuals, families, 和 groups to achieve better health outcomes.
Public health nurses 通常对患者群体采取更广泛的方法. 它们的重点是倡导制度变革、改革政策和促进健康.
In general—community health nurses directly help people make the best use of the systems in place, 而公共卫生护士则专注于改善这些系统.
当然，有几个因素在背后解释为什么工作是这样命名的. 当你开始找公共卫生或社区卫生护理工作时, be sure to thoroughly read through the job description to determine if it’s the right kind of role for your 技能et 和 preferences.
获得硕士学位后，你可以继续攻读护理证书 post-master’s certificate in nursing 程序. Herzing提供多种证书选择，幸运28计划在:
- 成人老年急症护理执业护士(AGACNP)
- 成人老年初级保健执业护士(AGNP/AGPCNP)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- 护理 Education (Nurse Educator - NE)
- 护理 领导 & Administration (NLA)
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
- 精神科精神健康执业护士(PMHNP)
- Public Health (PH)
在你选择的专业获得硕士学位之后, 然后你可以通过在线注册进入博士学位 Post Master's DNP 程序.
获得MSN或DNP学位代表着你的教育向前迈出了一大步, but there is always more to learn. We are your lifelong partner in learning, 致力于帮助您获得所需的教育，以实现您的最高职业目标.
It’s right in the name—the MSN in Public Health is a nursing degree designed for current RNs, 而公共卫生硕士是为非护理专业人员设计的.
Enroll in an MSN in Public Health 和 you’ll take nursing specific courses covering topics such as technology 和 nursing informatics, research methods, evidence-based practice, pathophysiology, pharmacology, 和 much more. You’ll have the opportunity to pursue the public health track while continuing to advance your nursing knowledge 和 技能.
Salaries in the public health nursing specialty can vary widely depending on your education, 经验, 和 state of employment.
在你的第一份初级公共卫生护理工作中, 你可能不需要把你的教育提升到硕士水平来获得资格. Registered nurses across all specialties earn an aver年龄 salary of $89,010 per year ($42.80 per hour), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).*
Earning a master’s degree can help you 有资格 for upper-level man年龄rial 和 leadership positions in public health nursing. 的 美国劳工统计局报告 医疗卫生服务经理的平均年薪为127,980美元(61美元).每小时53元).*
Accreditation & 披露的信息
1. 的 master’s degree 程序 in nursing at Herzing University 麦迪逊 is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate 护理 Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Herzing University is approved to offer Programs in an online learning modality through association with the main campus in 麦迪逊, 威斯康辛州.
* Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, 职业就业和工资统计2022 /职业展望手册2022. 劳工统计局的估计不代表入门级工资和/或薪水. Multiple factors, including prior 经验, 年龄, 你想要工作的地理市场和学位领域, will affect career outcomes 和 earnings. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the aver年龄 salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its 程序 will result in a job, 促销活动, salary increase or other career growth.
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