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Daemen Awarded Federal Funding to Support Graduate Student Nursing Scholarships
Daemen has been awarded $44,727 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships. Funds will be used toward scholarships for individuals in Daemen's graduate nursing programs.
The Nursing Executive Leadership Program, started in September of 2004, prepares graduates for positions in nursing administration and education. The full time M.S. in nursing program consists of 34 credits that can be completed in 16 months or 24 months. A 24-credit hour post-baccalaureate program in Nursing Executive Leadership is also available.
The Adult Nurse Practitioner Program (36 credits) prepares nurses to provide primary health care to clients from young adulthood through senescence. The care settings generally include homes, ambulatory health care settings, acute care settings, and long term care facilities. Students develop expertise through classroom lecture and supervised clinical experiences in the areas of diagnosis and treatment of physical conditions. The adult nurse practitioner program is offered as a Masters degree, a combined RN to Master's program, and as a post-Master's certificate program. Since the program started, four graduates have been awarded the WNY Student Nurse Practitioner Award, and two have won the NYS Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Outstanding Student Award.
The Palliative Care Program is available as a 30-credit masters' degree program and as a post-bachelors certificate, entailing 16 credits. The programs are available to anyone holding a B.S. in nursing. The program is one the few graduate degree programs in the U.S. to focus on end of life care.
The Nursing Education Program (30 credits) was begun in fall 2006 to prepare nurse educators. This program was designed to address the critical shortage of nursing faculty. A post master's certificate in nursing education (12 credits) is also available.
For more information, contact Mary Lou Rusin , Chair of the Nursing Department, at 839-8387 or mrusin@daemen.edu.
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