MPN Nursing at University of Pennsylvania

Programme overview

Penn Nursing’s Master of Professional Nursing (MPN) program is a four-semester, full-time, in-person program, designed for individuals who already hold a bachelor’s degree and are seeking a master’s entry to nursing practice program. Graduates are prepared to deliver collaborative, high-quality, equitable nursing care and contribute to health systems change through leadership, advocacy and evidence-based practice. The program develops skills to build strategic clinical and organizational partnerships to improve health and healthcare through advanced competencies in population health equity, team based care, quality improvement, and health systems change.

Duration: 21 course units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 21 course units in total. Listed required courses include NURS 5070 Pathophysiologic Mechanisms & Pharmacologic Interventions in Caring for Individuals and Populations; NURS 5100 Nurses Caring for Psychiatric Mental Health of Individuals: Theory & Behavioral Health Management; NURS 5011 Ways of Knowing for Nursing Practice: Assessment of Health; NURS 5021 Ways of Knowing for Nursing Practice: Promoting Health Equity and Person-Centered Care; NURS 5031 Ways of Knowing for Nursing Practice: Foundations of Professional Practice; NURS 5040 Nurses Caring for the Individual Adult and Across Populations.

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