Tag: Masters online Nursing

  • SSM Health and UW-Green Bay announce partnership for MSN Leadership and Management program

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    Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) Leadership and Management—a fully online graduate program—has announced a partnership with SSM Health, in which SSM Health employees have their application fees waived when applying to the MSN program. Value is created for both parties in such partnerships, as academic institutions gain…

  • UW-Green Bay nursing named ‘Best Value’ top 30 program

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    BestValueSchools.com has published its 2017-2018 ranking and places UW-Green Bay as a Top 30 ‘Best Value’ online RN to BSN Degree Programs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs opportunities for registered nurses (RNs) are expected to increase 16% by 2024. While positions are available for nurses with an associate’s degree, many employers will…

  • Global connections: Master of Nursing (MSN-online) student Renee Payne takes her first steps on campus

    Global connections: Master of Nursing (MSN-online) student Renee Payne takes her first steps on campus

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    UW-Green Bay student Renee Payne stepped foot on campus for the first time at Saturday’s 2017 commencement ceremony (May 13, 2017), despite graduating with a Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN-LINC) in Leadership and Management in Health Systems degree. In fact, she worked toward her degree from across the United States and around the globe.…

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    UW-Green Bay’s Nursing programs earn full CCNE accreditation

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay learned recently that a comprehensive review of its undergraduate and graduate programs in Nursing has resulted in maximum accreditations from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE, a national nursing accreditation agency officially recognized by the US Secretary of Education, evaluated both UW-Green Bay’s longstanding Bachelor of Science in…

  • Seven receive new master’s in nursing

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    Seven nurses became the first graduates of UW-Green Bay’s online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Leadership and Management Health Systems program at the May 2015 commencement. The degree provides advanced coursework in leadership and management to improve care at multiple levels across the continuum of healthcare settings. All seven graduates — in alphabetical order,…

  • Faculty note: Nursing’s Tyczkowski featured on faculty-development website

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Assistant Prof. Brenda Tyczkowski of Nursing, academic director of the Health Information Management Technology collaborative online master’s program for UW-Green Bay, was selected to participate in a web-based project to promote best practices in online learning. The sponsoring consortium — led by outreach, distance learning and continuing education specialists from partner institutions UW-Extension, Cal-Irvine and…

  • Her commute to ceremony? 2,000 miles

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    Well over 50 nursing graduates were eligible to participate in Saturday’s Commencement, but none had a longer distance to cover in order to make the short walk across  stage to receive his or her diploma. Lehi Lazo (left) took time off from work and traveled in from Oxnard, Calif., to claim the distinction, it is…

  • Longest commute to ceremony? Can you beat 2,000 miles?

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    We think the graduate who traveled farthest to attend was Lehi Lazo, a pediatrics and neonatal intensive care unit nurse from Oxnard, Calif., who had never before set foot on campus. She took two to three online courses per semester to earn her bachelor’s through BSN-LINC, the national, online nursing program offered by UW-Green Bay.…

  • Quality, convenience bring chief nurse back for UW-Green Bay master’s

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    Since the age of 19, Cindy Olli has provided compassionate care to those in need. She and fellow team members have made life-changing and life-saving decisions in emergency situations. She has counseled patients and helped them to improve their lives and their opportunities to make the most of every day. She has been an advocate…

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    UW-Green Bay admits first Master of Science in Nursing students

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Professional Program in Nursing has announced that 19 registered nurses (RNs) have been accepted to the first cohort in the new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Leadership and Management in Health Systems program. Living in 16 cities and six states across the country, with undergraduate degrees from four…