The master’s curriculum is designed to offer students an opportunity to become prepared as practitioners in selected specialties and in evidence-based research so that they may assume roles as clinician-scholars. Nurses in advanced practice are professionals committed to the delivery and study of high-quality clinical service: responsible, accountable, and with the authority to help shape the health care system of the future. The program of study in the School is viewed as preparation for a variety of leadership roles. The Yale School of Nursing admits both registered nurses who have a baccalaureate degree and college graduates with no previous nursing education. The graduate nurse moves directly into a chosen area of clinical specialization. The full-time student who is a registered nurse is expected to complete the requirements for the degree in two academic years. Scheduled part-time study is also available. The Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) for the college graduate who is not a nurse requires two terms and one summer session in addition to the two-year specialization sequence. Full-time study is required for GEPN students throughout their program of study. The curriculum places emphasis upon clinical competence and nursing scholarship. Each student is educated to function in an expanded role in the specialty area of his or her choice. Employers recognize the superior preparation Yale School of Nursing graduates receive and actively seek to recruit them.

Upon completion of the Master of Science in Nursing Program, graduates will have the requisite skills and knowledge to accomplish the following: Clinical Practice 1. Provide evidence-based care integrating holistic perspectives and ethical factors at the advanced practice level specific to the specialty area. Employ appropriate methods/strategies/technologies to gather relevant data from multiple sources. Analyze and synthesize data to identify and prioritize problems. Develop and implement management plans using best available evidence, and evaluate outcomes and modify management plans. 2. Engage in scholarship. 3. Critically evaluate clinical evidence from multiple sources (such as current literature, clinical, and patient) to derive implications for best practices. 4. Identify clinical challenges and gaps in knowledge, and participate in scholarship to improve health care. 5. Apply clinical scholarship to improve outcomes in health care. Leadership 1. Provide professional advanced practice nursing/midwifery leadership to improve patient outcomes and shape health care systems. 2. Demonstrate professionalism and integrity in interactions with patients, colleagues, and systems. 3. Collaborate with colleagues and patients to improve access to and quality of health care. 4. Act as a catalyst for assuring access to timely quality health care for all people irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, or social status. Scholarship 1. Engage in scholarship. 2. Critically evaluate clinical evidence from multiple sources (such as current literature, clinical, and patient) to derive implications for best practices. 3. Identify clinical challenges and gaps in knowledge, and participate in scholarship to improve health care. 4. Apply clinical scholarship to improve outcomes in health care.