1. Benefits of Graduate Education in Nursing Theresa Loan, APRN, PhD, FNP-BC

2. EKU Philosophies • Priorities • Teaching • Public Service • Research

3. What should the nurse expect to accomplish from graduate education? • Further development of skills initiated in baccalaureate education • Critical thinking • Analytic inquiry • Problem solving

4. What should the nurse expect to accomplish from graduate education? • The evaluation of theory and research in nursing and related fields • Imperative for graduates to incorporate evidence-based practice into their advanced nursing roles

5. What should the nurse expect to accomplish from graduate education? • Performance of advanced nursing roles at higher levels • Synthesis • Analysis • Application of advanced nursing knowledge

6. Future of Nursing ReportInstitute of Medicine 2010 • Nurses recognized as the largest group of healthcare providers in U.S. • Nurses have the opportunity to transform healthcare on grand scale TheFutureofNursing.org

7. Future of Nursing - IOM • Need to prepare more nurses at graduate level • Advanced practice provider roles • Leadership • Teaching • Research http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health/Report-Brief-Education.aspx

8. Future of Nursing - IOM • 13 % of nurses with graduate degree • Less than 1% with doctoral degree

9. Future of Nursing - IOM • Nurses with doctorates are needed • to teach future generations of nurses • to conduct research that becomes the basis for improvements in nursing science and practice • to double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.

10. Benefits • Greater autonomy • Increased opportunity • Greater control over time • Higher income • Increased satisfaction • Increasing scope of contribution to patients • Developing of new knowledge for practice • More cost effective health care environment • Making health policy Personal Professional

11. Pursuing Graduate Education • Investment in self rather than externals • Commitment of time and money • Organization of professional and personal activities

12. EKU Graduate Nursing Programs • Master of Science in Nursing • Rural health family nurse practitioner. • Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner • Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Post-MSN certificate • Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Post-MSN certificate (Family) • Nursing administration • Rural health family nurse practitioner Post-MSN certificate • Post – MSN Doctor of Nursing Practice Department Chair – Mary Clements, EdD, MSN, RN

13. Master’s Program Brandi Stocker Assistant Online Coordinator/Advisor Brandi.stocker@eku.edu (859) 622-7927 • Department application form indicating preferred option and term to begin study • Narrative statement of personal and professional career goals • Three professional references

14. Doctoral Program Will Aaron Email: william.aaron@eku.edu Assistant Online Coordinator for the DNP (859) 622-7966

15. Application Process Complete the Graduate School application, which lists all of their application requirements and materials needed at the following website: http://www.gradschool.eku.edu

16. Application Deadlines • April 25 – Summer • July 25 – Fall • November 15 - Spring

17. “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Blaise Pascal

18. There could be a seat for at YOU