Master's Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN)

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Master's DegreeAcademicCIP: 51.3801

The Master's Entry to Practice (MEPN) program is an entry into practice master's degree that provides students with a previously earned bachelor's degree the opportunity to gain education and experience as a direct care provider of nursing in a variety of settings. The degree also provides an advantage to adult learners choosing nursing as a second career allowing them to become a nurse in a shorter amount of time and to earn a higher degree as opposed to a second baccalaureate degree.

Credits

68 credits

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Scholarships

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Master's Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN)

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Master's DegreeAcademicCIP: 51.3801

Credits

68 credits

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingService OrientationMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingWritingCoordinationInstructingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEnglish LanguagePsychologyBiologyEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingAdministrative

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated speci
Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient car
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or confe
Develop and evaluate work processes based on evidence-based standards.
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and ins
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other metho
Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, trea
Mentor nursing students.
Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.
Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-
Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac lif
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Technology

Medical softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareInformation retrieval or search softwarePresentation softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareDocument management softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareCategorization or classification softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing software

Tools

Alligator forcepsAngiocathsApnea monitorsArterial blood gas testing equipmentArterial line cathetersAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomated medicine dispensing equipmentAutotransfusion systemsBackboardsBedpansBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBlood drawing syringesBlood glucometersBlood pressure monitorsBreast pumpsBed scalesBlood warming equipmentBulb syringesBinocular light compound microscopesBlood pressure cuffsCathetersElectrocardiogramHandheld thermometersHypodermic needlesIntravenous IV pumpsLaser facsimile machinesMechanical restraintsMechanical stethoscopesMedication administration systemsNebulizers

Work Values

SupportAchievementRelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognitionIndependence

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for