Congratulations to Beverly Foster, PhD, RN, who on January 27 completed seven years of distinguished, elected service on the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Most recently, Bev, who is a SON clinical associate professor and director of the undergraduate program, served as chair of the group. The dedication and commitment Bev has for working to assure public safety through nursing regulatory concerns is commendable. Now Bev will be serving on the North Carolina Board of Nursing Foundation. Congratulations, Bev, for your work and especially for being our own “in-house” regulatory resource!!
Two New Programs to Fight the Nursing Shortage
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 — sonblue1This spring, the School opens two new programs to combat the nursing shortage crisis. Interested students can apply to the new clinical nurse leader (CNL) program and the new oncology option under the existing adult nurse practitioner curriculum (ONP).
CNL graduates will be uniquely prepared to provide and manage care for individuals and patient groups, monitor patient and healthcare outcomes, apply research-based knowledge and introduce innovations to improve care delivery systems. Hospitals are looking for clinical experts with specialty and systems expertise. Nursing schools are looking for nurses who are prepared to help address the shortage of nurse educators in the state.
The CNL program is open to all registered nurses. Nurses with an associate’s degree or diploma in nursing may enter through the School of Nursing’s RN-MSN program, while those with a baccalaureate degree may enter through the Master of Science program. A postmaster’s certificate option is also available to those nurses who have a master’s degree in another area of nursing, such as a nurse practitioner or nursing administration degree.
ONP graduates will provide a much-needed service as the number of adults with or at-risk for cancer in North Carolina rises and the shortage of medical and gynecological oncologists in the state grows. Oncology nurse practitioners will ensure there is a sufficient supply of competently-trained providers offering comprehensive cancer care.
The ONP program will accept students seeking a master’s degree as a nurse practitioner with an oncology specialization and certified nurse practitioners that are seeking a postmaster’s certificate with an adult oncology specialization. One track offers a postmaster’s certificate with an adult oncology specialization, and the other track offers an adult nurse practitioner master’s degree with an oncology specialization.
For more information, contact: Office of Admissions and Student Services, School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall, CB 7460, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27599-7460 or (919) 966-4260 or e-mail nursing_applications@unc.edu.
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