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 policymakers;
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.
