MSN Credentials

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I have just graduated with an MSN in Nursing Education. I'm updating my resume and email signatures and I wondered if anyone can tell me the difference (if there is one) between just the MSN and the MSN-Ed credential.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I believe it just indicates the focus of your MSN, but I'm not 100% sure. I just use "MSN" because I have two, one in nursing informatics and another in nursing education. I figure it covers both. :) Please let us know if you find out anything different!

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I used MSN-Ed at first, but it seemed to limit what people saw in my abilities, so I have dropped back to just using MSN.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Your school almost certainly has an "official" title to the degree they offer. That's the degree you actually have. To state anything else is deceptive.

If everyone were free to list whatever credentials they wanted to have instead of the credentials they actually have ...

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Hmmm. It certainly was and isn't my desire to be "deceptive". I am quite proud of what I have done with my education, particularly in the circumstances that brought me to this career. I do not seen MSN-Ed utilized very often. I will have to research this. My understanding was that MSN is a generic term for a Masters of Science in Nursing. It didn't occur to me that I am required to put the -Ed on the end no matter what. Thanks for the heads up.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Hmmm. It certainly was and isn't my desire to be "deceptive". I am quite proud of what I have done with my education, particularly in the circumstances that brought me to this career. I do not seen MSN-Ed utilized very often. I will have to research this. My understanding was that MSN is a generic term for a Masters of Science in Nursing. It didn't occur to me that I am required to put the -Ed on the end no matter what. Thanks for the heads up.

Let me know what you find! I haven't been able to find much on when to use the -Ed. My nurse educator diploma just says Master of Science in Nursing, as does my nursing informatics MSN diploma.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I spoke to my former mentor at WGU, who is now the manager of program faculty for the bridge programs. She doesn't believe it matters at all, but referred me to research with the NLN. I have written to them, but have not gotten a response back as yet.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.
Let me know what you find! I haven't been able to find much on when to use the -Ed. My nurse educator diploma just says Master of Science in Nursing, as does my nursing informatics MSN diploma.

I would think that means that the name of your actual degree then is MSN -- and that's what I would use.

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Your school almost certainly has an "official" title to the degree they offer. That's the degree you actually have. To state anything else is deceptive.

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This. The "official" title of the degree should be listed on the diploma, as well as transcript.

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