The objective for the graduate program in nursing is to provide the Rutgers master's graduate with an opportunity to
1. synthesize theories and knowledge from nursing, the
humanities, and related sciences that support advanced nursing practice
in a specialized area of practice
2. integrate advanced nursing knowledge as the basis for advanced nursing practice
3. integrate, within a specialty, the roles of
practitioner, educator, researcher, and administrator with clients,
health care providers, and health care policy makers
4. design and manage nursing interventions, programs,
resources, and systems for the delivery of nursing care to client
systems, using advanced knowledge and skills
5.
design educational strategies for client systems and health care
providers, using educational concepts, principles, and skills
6. provide leadership in developing and maintaining
standards of nursing practice, using ethical principles and legal
concepts
7. evaluate nursing interventions,
programs, personnel, policies, and technology, using theoretical models
and methods
8. design educational strategies for
client systems and health care providers, using educational concepts,
principles, and skills
9. conceptualize a nursing research problem and design research, using scientific principles and methods
10. appraise the relevance of research findings
11. design and utilize nursing technology to plan, manage, evaluate, and research clinical nursing problems
12. acquire a foundation for doctoral study
