Public Health Nursing Leadership
The master’s degree program in Public Health Nursing Leadership prepares nurses to address the broad range of health needs in a population. This specialty program focuses on the health needs of the community rather than on the needs of an individual client, and has a strong emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. Students have the opportunity to take some of the program courses in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Graduates are prepared to take the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Public/Community Health Nursing certification exam from the American Nurse Credentialing Center.
Flexible Studies: This program can be completed with three semesters of full-time study or may be pursued part-time. Most nursing classes are conducted on Saturdays. Courses in the School of Public Health are Internet-based.
Specialty/Degree Options: Areas of specialization in the Public Health Nursing program include Environmental Health Nursing, Occupational Health Nursing, Health Education, and Disaster/Bioterrorism. Students have the option of pursuing the MSN-MPH dual degree option, which requires 32 credit hours from the Rollins School of Public Health. The RN-MSN option is also available.
Public Health Nursing Practice Experience: Sites include the Department of Human Resources (State Health Department), CDC, nationally recognized voluntary agencies, and county health departments.
Unique Highlights: The proximity of Emory University School of Nursing to the CDC, the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Carter Presidential Center provides students unique opportunities to participate in cutting edge developments in public health. The program also provides preceptorships with a public health nursing leader in the student’s area of interest.
Career Opportunities: The Public Health Nursing program prepares nurses for leadership and management positions in health education, program development, consultation, and administration.
Full-Time Program of Study, 41 credit hours
Semester 1, Fall, 15 credit hours
NRSG511 Population-Based Community Assessment (6 hours)
NRSG586 Leadership I: Professional and Personal Development as a Leader (3 hours)
HPM501D Health Policy and Resource Allocation (2 hours)
BIOS503D Introduction to Biostatistics (2 hours)
EPI564 Public Health Preparedness and Bioterrorism (2 hours)
Semester 2, Spring, 13 credit hours
NRSG512 Population-Based Planning and Implementation (6 hours)
NRSG507 Theory and Research Applications (3 hours)
EPI504D Fundamentals of Epidemiology (2 hours)
HPM502D Introduction to Health Care Management (2 hours)
Semester 3, Summer, 13 Credit hours
NRSG503 Advanced Practice Nursing: Ethical,Legal and Leadership Issues (3 hours)
NRSG613 Population-Based Outcome Evaluation (6 hours)
NRSG658 Disaster Nursing (2 hours)
EOH500D Perspectives in Environmental Health (2 hours)
Part-time program of study is available.
