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I want to get my masters, primarily so I can teach. However, everyone tells me I should get my NP but will that still allow me to teach at most Universities. Thank you for any info.

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I've been in and out of nursing education for years. FWIW, nearly every position posting in nursing education I've ever seen specifies what particular clinical specialty they are looking for, and specifies that they require advanced practice certification in that clinical specialty (NP, CNS, CNM, whatever). The only positions I've ever seen that specified they were looking for someone with an MSN in education have been for community college ADN programs, where there is a lot more "cross-teaching" (courses being taught by people who don't have any actual experience in that specialty, and faculty assigned to teach whatever courses need teaching, regardless).

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

While researching schools I found out that University of Cincinnati offers the FNP, and a loan program that provides $35K to cover school costs, and you take 4 additional courses that are geared towards teaching/education- it will be integrated into your FNP program and (80% will be cancelled upon graduation when you find full time teaching employment) is what I plan to do if I do not get accepted to another FNP program I currently applied to. Might be worth looking into/calling about.

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

Nurse Faculty Loan Program

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals (BHPr) and is offered through the UC College of Nursing. These loans, with an annual limit of $35,000 for a maximum of five years, are made available to eligible students enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral Nursing program who intend to secure full-time employment as nurse educators upon graduation. The funds are intended to cover the cost of attendance including tuition, fees, books, and other reasonable education expenses. Following graduation from the nursing program, up to 85% of the loan principal and interest will be cancelled in exchange for the loan recipient’s service as a full-time nursing faculty at a school of nursing, with a certain percentage cancelled each year for up to four years. A commitment to complete four nurse educator courses in addition to the required courses for the intended degree program prior to graduation is required.

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals (BHPr) and is offered through the UC College of Nursing. These loans, with an annual limit of $35,000 for a maximum of five years, are made available to eligible students enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral Nursing program who intend to secure full-time employment as nurse educators upon graduation. The funds are intended to cover the cost of attendance including tuition, fees, books, and other reasonable education expenses. Following graduation from the nursing program, up to 85% of the loan principal and interest will be cancelled in exchange for the loan recipient’s service as a full-time nursing faculty at a school of nursing, with a certain percentage cancelled each year for up to four years. A commitment to complete four nurse educator courses in addition to the required courses for the intended degree program prior to graduation is required.

Students interested in applying for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program are encouraged to do the following:

  • Click here to obtain the application packet. It can also be found in the Student Resources tab of the College of Nursing Student Body Blackboard Organization, under Scholarship Opportunities.
  • Complete the application packet (application, promissory note, borrower rights & responsibilities, and statement of understanding).
    • Please note that students enrolled in Distance Learning programs must ensure that all signatures are notarized prior to submitting applications.

    [*]Submit the application packet to the College of Nursing Office of Student Affairs either in person (Proctor Hall Rm. 260) or via mail to:University of Cincinnati

    College of Nursing

    P.O. Box 210038

    Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038

    Attn: Office of Student Affairs

Applications received 6 weeks prior to the term for which you are applying for funding will be reviewed and decisions will be made prior to the start of the term for which you are applying for funding. Applications received less than 6 weeks prior to the term for which you are requesting funding may be deferred to the following term.

For more information, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at (513) 558-3600

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

These are the courses they add to your chosen program (so looks like you can take any of the NP programs or whatever plus these courses to qualify)

NURS8082: Learning-Centered Teaching in Healthcare (3 credit hours)This course focuses on the role of the

healthcare faculty member in developing cognitive, affective, and psychomotor student learning outcomes. Facilitating learning in

traditional, flexible, and virtual learning spaces, use of evidence-based teaching, and addressing the needs of diverse learners in

classroom and clinical settings will be emphasized.

NURS8084: Curriculum Design and Student Assessment in Healthcare (3 credit hours)This course

focuses on curriculum design and evaluation to facilitate student learning across cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.

Strategies to assess student learning and program effectiveness will be explored.

NURS8086: Instructional Technology for Learning-Centered Teaching (3 credit hours)This course

focuses on the effective use of instructional technology to support learning-centered teaching. These may include maximizing the use

of current learning management systems, presentation software and software to assist in the production of instructional videos and

animations. We will explore the use of virtual reality platforms and simulations in academia. Emphasis will be placed on

pedagogically sound applications of instructional technologies from the perspectives of theory, research, practice, and future trends.

NURS8088: The Professorial Role in Nursing Education (3 credit hours)This course focuses on the

comprehensive investigation of the faculty nursing role in academic settings with regard to administration, student issues, program

requirements, evaluation, and faculty expectations. Students will complete a practicum of 56 contact hours in an area of interest within

teaching or educational administration. This course is the final course in the Graduate Certificate curriculum.

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