获得硕士学位后，你可以继续攻读护理证书 post-master’s certificate in nursing program. Herzing提供多种证书选项，其中包括:

• 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)
• 家庭护士 (FNP)
• Nursing Education (Nurse Educator - NE)
• 护理的领导 & 管理局(国民)
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
• 精神科精神健康执业护士(PMHNP)
• 公共卫生(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 邮政硕士DNP幸运28计划.

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, dedicated to helping you earn the education needed to reach your highest career goals.

获得硕士学位有几个潜在的优势:

• 你在病人护理中的角色. Earning an MSN can help you specialize in the type of patient care you are most passionate about – or transition away from primarily patient care as an RN into roles in leadership, 行政或教育.
• 收入潜力. Moving up the career ladder beyond registered nurse can open up opportunities to specialize your expertise, get better at what you do and increase your pay.
• Qualifications for more jobs. 你永远不知道梦想中的工作什么时候会出现，什么时候会开始招人. 有MSN, you’ll have an even stronger resume to bring to the table for your next big job interview.
• Open doors to further advanced education. By earning your MSN you may potentially consider a Doctorate in Nursing (DNP) or post-master’s certificate programs in other concentrations to continue expanding your education and nursing credentials.

在深圳大学获得MSN学位需要16-32个月的时间. 课程长度可以根据你目前的教育而有所不同, 你选择的学位途径, whether you enroll part or full time, 和MSN浓度.

Typical full-time program lengths:

• Nurse Practitioner program options (AGACNP, AGPCNP, FNP, PNP, PMHNP, WHNP): 24-32 months
• Nursing Education, 护理的领导 and 政府, and 公共卫生 programs: 16-28 months
• MSN Direct Entry program: 20 months

Yes, we offer pathways for both non-nurses and current RNs who hold an associate degree.

我不是护士，有非护理学士学位. You may be eligible to enroll in our online Direct Entry MSN program你可以在短短20个月内完成.

我是一名注册护士，拥有ADN/ASN. 软件下载提供“桥”式服务 RN转MSN程序 for current ADN nurses with an RN license looking for a direct path to earning an MSN.

You may choose an accelerated RN to MSN degree pathway or earn your BSN on the way (RN to BSN to MSN).

根据你的职业道路，收入潜力会有很大的不同. Pay will depend on your depth of experience, 所获学位, 你的工作状况以及职位的具体角色和职责.

根据美国劳工统计局(BLS)*:

• 护士 的平均工资 $128,490 per year (BLS)
• 护理教师 的平均工资 $86,530 per year (BLS)
• Medical and health service managers (including “护士管理员”) 的平均工资 $134,440 per year (BLS)

Both MSN and Master of Business 政府 (MBA) programs are viable pathways for nurses looking to reach the next level in their career. Depending on your desired career path, you may prefer to earn one or the other (or both!).

Registered nurses who want to continue to deliver directing patient care or move into a leadership role directing patient care may prefer to first choose an MSN program. Herzing offers nurses with an RN license direct pathways to earn their MSN in the RN转MSN程序.

Nurses more interested in the business side of healthcare management (and perhaps transition away from direct patient care) may prefer to pursue an MBA.

了解更多关于 why an MBA may be right for nurses looking to evolve into a role focused more on the business of nursing and/or healthcare in general.

获得MSN可以打开几扇门，让你的护理事业更上一层楼.

你可以选择 成为一名执业护士. 有很多 types of nurse practitioners with unique specialties you can consider pursuing. Herzing大学 offers multiple concentrations for current RNs seeking the next step up to nurse practitioner. 查看软件下载所有的 online nurse practitioner programs.

Career opportunities in nursing also exist in nursing leadership, administration and education. 通过赚钱 护理教育硕士 你可能有资格在临床和/或学术环境中教授护理. An MSN in 护理的领导 and 政府 帮助你发展成为决策者所需的技能和知识, potentially qualifying for roles as a manager, 董事或行政人员.

在护理中，有很多途径可以达到高层角色, and we exist to help you become qualified for them.