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MSN at the bedside

Hi I am currently a NICU nurse and would like to obtain my MSN but I would like to stay at the bedside rather than moving into a nurse practitioner role. Are there any programs that are geared toward bedside nursing at the master's level? I am particularly interested in an online program. Any advice from nurses with MSN at the bedside would be much appreciated!

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    CNS, nursing leadership, nursing education

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    I am a bedside nurse in Peds ICU and have an MSN in education.

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    I completed an MSN education program in preparation for the future when I can no longer handle the physical demands of bedside nursing. Currently, I do take on a few additional projects related to the degree, such as teaching a day here and there with our orientation program. I'm also looking for another adjunct faculty job (did have a temporary that has since ended), but because I work in the OR, that's proving difficult and I think I'd prefer staff development/education anyway.

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    I work with a large number of bedside nurses (ICU) that hold an MSN degree. A few are NP's that work part-time as both a bedside RN and APRN, the vast majority are nurses with a MSN in nursing education.

    I'm currently enrolled in a BSN/MSN program that will eventually lead to an advanced degree in nursing education and I could not be happier.

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    How about neonatal nurse practitioner? Not MSN per se, but an advanced degree that would have you working at the bedside.

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    How about neonatal nurse practitioner? Not MSN per se, but an advanced degree that would have you working at the bedside.

    An NNP is an MSN (or greater). The OP said she was not interested in being an NP.

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    The Clinical Nurse Leader is an advanced generalist MSN degree that deals with the Microsystem and patient outcomes.

    If you want a Masters degree, and to stay at the bedside (or at least very near it), the MSN/CNL is the way to go.

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    The Clinical Nurse Leader is an advanced generalist MSN degree that deals with the Microsystem and patient outcomes.

    If you want a Masters degree, and to stay at the bedside (or at least very near it), the MSN/CNL is the way to go.

    How is that different from a CNS?

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    An NNP is an MSN (or greater). The OP said she was not interested in being an NP.

    Oops. I somehow totally skipped that sentence. Sorry!

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    No prob! I missed it the first time around too, and was about to suggest NNP as well.

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    I am a NICU nurse with MSN. I got mine in administration, and I currently have no interest in administration. I plan to stay at bedside for a while. You could stay at bedside with education MSN too, I know someone with CNS who's at bedside. But I don't know about NP.

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    I have my MSN and was in management and education. Only downside is when I went back to bedside nursing I took a pay cut.

    Our ur hospital doesn't allow NNP's to dual practice as a bedside nurse and NNP. Our NNPs are salary, bedside is not.

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