Nurses with graduate degrees continue to be in high demand and California State University, Stanislaus will start its spring semester with a new master’s degree program to help meet that need. A $10,000 contribution from the Nelson family has provided a boost to help make it happen.
The University’s Department of Nursing in the College of Human and Health Sciences has partnered with other departments as well as the regional medical community to launch its first Masters of Science in Nursing program this spring. Starting off as a three-year part-time program with two courses each semester taught in one class session per week, the major offers two graduate options – a Nursing Education Track and a Gerontological Nursing Track.
The $10,000 gift from Gary and Marcia Nelson enabled the Department of Nursing to admit 14 qualified nurses into the startup degree program. The Nelsons are owners and operators of Nelson, which includes Nelson Staffing, Nelson and Associates, and Nelson Technology. Gary Nelson, a graduate of Downey High School in Modesto, founded what has become the largest independently owned staffing company in Northern California. It has seven divisions and 30 staffing offices, including one in Modesto opened in 2006.
Nursing Department Chair Dr. Peggy Hodge points out that a need for qualified nursing faculty and advancing technology, and an increasingly diverse and aging population of baby boomers who present critical challenges for the health industry, have intensified the need for nurses with advanced degrees.
National surveys reveal that more than 33,000 qualified nursing applicants have been turned away, with the majority of higher education institutions citing a shortage of faculty as the main factor in limiting enrollment. With the average age of college nursing faculty at 53, retirements over the next two years are expected to add to the shortage just when demand is at its highest. The Nursing Education Track will prepare nurses for teaching at both the college level and in staff development roles within various types of health care organizations.
Demand for openings in the CSU Stanislaus Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing programs continues to be highly competitive. More than 220 students are enrolled in the Four-Year Pre-licensure and Registered Nurse to Bachelor’s Degree programs.
The Gerontological Nursing Track is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide registered nursing students with the skills to become administrators and policy planners who work with the growing elderly population. Instruction focuses on older adult nursing care, sociology of aging, communication, and related fields. Joining the Nursing faculty to teach classes in this program are members of the Social Work, Sociology, and Communications faculty.
To ensure future growth of the University’s Nursing program, additional funding sources are being explored. Interested donors can contact Tiffani Burns in University Advancement at (209) 667-3482 or by e-mail at tburns@csustan.edu.
The University’s Department of Nursing in the College of Human and Health Sciences has partnered with other departments as well as the regional medical community to launch its first Masters of Science in Nursing program this spring. Starting off as a three-year part-time program with two courses each semester taught in one class session per week, the major offers two graduate options – a Nursing Education Track and a Gerontological Nursing Track.
The $10,000 gift from Gary and Marcia Nelson enabled the Department of Nursing to admit 14 qualified nurses into the startup degree program. The Nelsons are owners and operators of Nelson, which includes Nelson Staffing, Nelson and Associates, and Nelson Technology. Gary Nelson, a graduate of Downey High School in Modesto, founded what has become the largest independently owned staffing company in Northern California. It has seven divisions and 30 staffing offices, including one in Modesto opened in 2006.
Nursing Department Chair Dr. Peggy Hodge points out that a need for qualified nursing faculty and advancing technology, and an increasingly diverse and aging population of baby boomers who present critical challenges for the health industry, have intensified the need for nurses with advanced degrees.
National surveys reveal that more than 33,000 qualified nursing applicants have been turned away, with the majority of higher education institutions citing a shortage of faculty as the main factor in limiting enrollment. With the average age of college nursing faculty at 53, retirements over the next two years are expected to add to the shortage just when demand is at its highest. The Nursing Education Track will prepare nurses for teaching at both the college level and in staff development roles within various types of health care organizations.
Demand for openings in the CSU Stanislaus Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing programs continues to be highly competitive. More than 220 students are enrolled in the Four-Year Pre-licensure and Registered Nurse to Bachelor’s Degree programs.
The Gerontological Nursing Track is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide registered nursing students with the skills to become administrators and policy planners who work with the growing elderly population. Instruction focuses on older adult nursing care, sociology of aging, communication, and related fields. Joining the Nursing faculty to teach classes in this program are members of the Social Work, Sociology, and Communications faculty.
To ensure future growth of the University’s Nursing program, additional funding sources are being explored. Interested donors can contact Tiffani Burns in University Advancement at (209) 667-3482 or by e-mail at tburns@csustan.edu.