Advanced Practice Nurse Programs in New Jersey
As of 11/99, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in New Jersey are referred to as Advanced Practice Nurses (APN). Certified APNs have prescriptive authority in the state of New Jersey as long as they have a joint protocol with a physician licensed in the state of New Jersey.
There are currently 17 specialty areas approved by the Board of Nursing where nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists can be certified and practice in the state of New Jersey. These areas are: Adult Health, Family, Pediatric, School, Gerontological, Women's Health, OB/GYN, Neonatal, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Community Health, Perinatal, Maternal/child, Oncology, Critical care, Emergency/Burns/Trauma, Medical-Surgical, and Rehabilitation.
According to the New Jersey Board of Nursing Regulations, prior to certification a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist must graduate from a nationally accredited master's level program that has been approved by the board and is designed to prepare a registered nurse for advanced practice.
According to t he Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), advanced practice nurses will have the most job opportunities in the registered nursing profession. The greatest opportunities will be in inner-city and rural areas where cost-effective health care is a priority. Salaries for nurse practitioners are some of the highest in the country. According to indeed.com, the average annual salary for a nurse practitioner is $88,000 and can range anywhere from $55,000 to over $100,000 a year for certain specialties.
Accredited Online and Campus Based Nurse Practitioner Programs in New Jersey
University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing
The University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The MSN - Nurse Midwifery online program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
Programs Offered Online: MSN - (Specializations: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Midwifery, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nurse Educator)
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Drexel University Online
The Drexel University Online College of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Admission to the Adult Acute Care NP program is restricted to students who will seek nurse practitioner clinical placements in the following states: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Students who are residents of New York may apply, but they may not do their clinical in the state of New York. Learn more about this program today.
Programs Offered: Online MSN (Tracks: Adult Acute Health Nurse Practitioner)
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Liberty University - Department of Nursing
Liberty University's Online MSN - Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Care Track is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Graduates are prepared for national certification as a CNS and work as practitioners and/or educators. This program is enrolling now. Request information today!
Program Offered: MSN - Acute Care Track Online
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Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing
The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools. They offer online MSN Programs with post masters certificates in the following areas: Certified Nurse Midwifery (accredited by ACME), Family Nurse Practitioner, and/or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (both accredited by the NLNAC). FSMFN also offers an online DNP program accredited by the AACN. Coursework is web-based and clinical experience is acquired in your own community at clinics and hospitals.
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Monmouth University - Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies
Programs Offered: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing. Additional MSN programs offered: RN to MSN, MSN - Nursing Administration, MSN - Nursing Education, MSN - School Nursing, and MSN - Forensic Nursing. These programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764-1898
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Philadelphia University - Distance Education
The Midwifery Institute is accredited by the American Commission for Midwifery Education.
Programs Offered: MS Completion Program - Midwifery, MS in Disaster Medicine and Management, MS - Midwifery.
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The College of New Jersey
The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Middlestates Association of Colleges and Schools. The MSN program are accredited by the CCNE and the New Jersey Board of Nursing. Advanced Practice
Nurse Programs Offered: Bridge MSN program for registered nurses with a non-nursing bachelor's degree, Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, and a variation in the Family Nurse Practitioner option for BSN-prepared nurse midwives and nurse practitioners, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, and MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader.
Paul Loser Hall 206, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 | Phone 609-771-2591
Fairleigh Dickinson University
MSN Programs Offered: Adult Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care, Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Leader, Forensic Nurse, Nurse Information Systems Specialists, and Nurse Educator. CCNE Accredited MSN Programs.
285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940 | Phone 201-692-2888
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Programs Offered: MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner. This program is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195 | Phone: 609-652-4501
Rutgers College of Nursing
Master's Programs Offered: Acute Care of the Adult and Aged, Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing, Advance Practice in Women's Health, Community Health Nursing, Dual degree MS in Community Health and MPH Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Nursing, Minor in Nursing Education, Oncology (Adult and/or Pediatric) Nursing, and Primary Care of the Adult and Aged. The Rutgers Master's programs are accredited by the CCNE.
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Saint Peter's College
MSN Programs Offered: Primary Care- Adult Nurse Practitioner and Case Management - Nursing Administration. These program are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Hudson Terrace, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 07632 | Phone: 201-761-7480
Seton Hall University - College of Nursing
MSN Programs Offered: Health Systems Administration, Case Management & Health Systems Administration, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, School Nursing, and Master of Arts in Nursing Education.
400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079 | Phone: 973-761-9306
William Paterson University
Programs Offered: MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Education, and MSN - Administration. The MSN programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
300 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470 | Phone: 973-720-3492
