Answer 1: The two nursing degrees about which you ask are written as follows...
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
* Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
...simple as that.
You name followed by BSc.
For medical nursing, the credentials needed vary depending upon the area of specialty and practice. The degrees list from from CCRN (Nursing Certification), RN (Nursing licensure) to MSN (highest earned academic degree).
masters in nursing
MSN = Masters in the Science of Nursing. It means they are a nurse, not a doctor.
There are a number of US schools that have a Masters program for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. They include the NYU College of Nursing and the Columbia University School of Nursing.
You can get a nursing masters degree at your local nursing masters degree institute for checking your blood pressure with a cuff that will eventually stop any blood pressure in your arm when kept there.
It is basically a masters of science degree in nursing with an administrative concentration.
To get a Masters in nursing it usually takes about two years. It all really depends on the person and the time they have to take all the classes that are required.
It is not an MD. An MD is a medical doctor. Nurse practitioners have a masters, or doctorate in nursing.
That of a nurse practitioner.
Credentials usually follow the name in this order: * Academic * Licensure or state designation * Board certification * Awards * Other (http:/www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-nursing-credentials) So, if Mary Smith has a masters degree and was a certified acute care nurse practitioner as well as accredited in critical care and neuroscience: Mary Smith, MSN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN This however, would only be used in formal situations, such as giving a professional presentation. Daily use in legal papers generally just include state accrediting.
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