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RN to MSN - Career Benefits and Education Options

A nurse in many cases holds a Master ofnurse specialists, nurse practitioners,
Science in Nursing (MSN). The implications ofmidwives, and anesthetists, are in high
an RN receiving an MSN go beyond patientdemand, for the medically underserved areas
care. Their education in leadership,of both rural and urban settings to serve as
research, and understanding the currentlower-cost primary care providers (U.S.
political framework of the medical systemDepartment of Labor). In rural settings in
allows an MSN to achieve greatness in theparticular, there may be fewer physicians
field  of  nursing.available and the MSN will replace the duties
of the absent physician unless the patient
Changing  Course  -  RN  to  MSNrequires the use of hospital facilities or
advanced  medical  care.
There are major differences between an RN and
MSN. The education attained by an MSN opensEducation, Admission Requirements, and Salary
the doors to learning the field of medicine
that is similar to the work of a medicalIn order for an RN to achieve an MSN and
physician.become an advanced practice registered nurse,
most programs require a masters program
An MSN may choose one of many differentlasting approximately 2 years following the
nursing roles. They may be a NurseBachelor of Science Nursing degree. Some
Practitioner who diagnose and treat patients,programs require at least 1 to 2 years of
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist whoclinical experience as an RN for admission.
provide anesthetics to patients inIn 2004, there were 329 master's programs for
collaboration with surgeons, dentists, ornurse practitioners, 218 for clinical nurse
childbirth procedures. Next we have Certifiedspecialists, 92 for nurse anesthetists, and
Nurse Midwives who provides primary health45 for nurse midwives (U.S. Department of
care to women, prenatal care, labor andLabor). Many programs combine the BSN and MSN
delivery care, care after birth,degree for the nurse to graduate with two
gynecological exams, and many other caredegrees  together.
taking procedures necessary for women's
health. Lastly, there is the Clinical NurseThe education includes both classroom
Specialists who specialize in education,learning and clinical requirements.
research, consulting, case management, andAdmissions usually require scores taken from
leadership.the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller
Analogies Test (MAT). In addition, college
National  Implications  of  MSNtranscripts, letters of recommendation, and
essays,  are  usually  required.
Managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, and
hospital reimbursement issues are allMSN's generally receive a higher salary than
realities of the current health care system.BSN's and RN's. The average salary for a RN
Many new nurses are unfamiliar with theBSN is between $43,000 and $63,000. The
national crisis occurring each day; a cloudaverage salary for a Nurse Practitioner, for
of financial and political challenges thatinstance, is approximately $66,000 and can go
are  within  the  medical  system.up to $90,000 if the nurse owns their own
practice.
For an RN who seeks to make a difference in
the current structure of our politicalConclusion
system, they will be motivated to receive an
MSN. An MSN degree offers the opportunity toAn RN who is becoming an MSN has much to
deal  with  these  issues  head-on.ponder for the field they are about to enter.
It is no longer about just becoming a
As medical costs continue to increasepractitioner. Many RN's become outstanding
astronomically, the challenge is to cut costsclinicians; however the doors are open to
wherever possible. Studies show that the U.S.make a difference in the current financial,
could save up to $8.75 billion annually ifpolitical, and health care system. Their
MSN's were used in place of physicianstraining is in leadership, research, clinical
(Thomson Petersons). Advanced practicinglearning, and communication skills. This is a
nurses with MSN's will be at the frontline toformula for success in the dynamic field of
save money and treat patients, to diagnosenursing.
and  replace  the  role  of  the  physician.
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In addition, MSN nurses such as clinical



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