SAN DIEGO, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pacific
College of Health and Science today announced its new Master of
Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program, the first graduate degree
in the United States specializing
in holistic nursing, with tracks in nurse-coach and nurse educator,
including a medical cannabis specialization option. The 40-credit
program features a focus on holistic and integrative healthcare and
offers a groundbreaking curriculum with courses such as
psychoneuroimmunology and advanced holistic pharmacology. It is
100% online and under the umbrella of Pacific College's prestigious
WSCUC accreditation.
Pacific College's cutting-edge MSN program was created in part
to answer a growing crisis in healthcare: nursing professionals'
burnout triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shrinking
workforce due to harsh working conditions. The program also
prepares its graduates to lead the healing of healthcare from the
inside-out, starting with care of self and then expanding out to
care of colleagues, patients and families, healthcare
organizations, and communities.
Upon completion, nurses will be prepared to provide holistic and
integrative nursing education in academia, hospitals, healthcare
systems, and private practice consulting. As many hospitals expand
to Integrative Healthcare (IHC) due to patient demand for
complementary healthcare services, this curriculum teaches students
to use evidence-based scientific and holistic knowledge as a
foundation for their roles in nursing education. Students will also
deepen their understanding of cutting-edge integrative and healing
modalities, and learn to educate and coach patients about them.
"New York University Langone Health
has been affiliated with Pacific College for five years, providing
clinical experiences for their RN to BSN and holistic nursing
students in the areas of healthcare leadership, community health,
and integrative health and medicine. This relationship has been a
mutually valuable collaboration between our nursing staff,
administrative leaders, and PCHS nursing students," said
Debra Albert, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, and Senior Vice President for Patient Care
Service at New York University Langone
Health. "Together, we have worked to support the educational goals
of nurses as well as the advancement of holistic health and
integrative medicine approaches in the inpatient setting and in
local communities."
Graduates of this Holistic Nursing MSN will be prepared to work
in existing or emerging traditional, integrative, holistic
healthcare settings, or in private practice. They will also be
ready to sit for the appropriate holistic nurse, advanced holistic
nurse, or nurse coach board certification exams offered through the
American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC). With
the appropriate number of clinical hours, graduates can sit for the
board certification exams for Nurse Educator or Nurse Professional
Development Specialist. The prerequisite for entering the holistic
MSN Program is a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).
The faculty leading Pacific College of Health and Science's MSN
(Holistic Nursing) Program features professionals highly
credentialed in the world of integrative medicine,
including:
- Dr. Carey Clark (PHD, RN,
AHN-BC, RYT, FAAN), director of Pacific College's nursing
program
- Dr. Kristen Lombard (PHD, RN,
AHN-BC, PMHCNS-BC), the MSN Program Chair
- Dr. Carla Mariano (EDD, RN,
AHN-BC, FAAIM), co-founder of Pacific College's holistic nursing
programs
- Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN,
AGPCNP-BC, and President of the American Cannabis Nurses
Association
"Pacific College of Health and Science has always been at the
forefront of holistic and integrative nursing education, and our
new MSN program continues in that tradition," said Malcolm Youngren, Interim CEO at Pacific College
of Health and Science. "We are very proud to work with the top
educators in the space to provide our students with an unparalleled
educational experience not offered anywhere else in the
country."
Students wishing to enroll or learn more about Pacific College
of Health and Science's MSN (Holistic Nursing) Degree, including
prerequisites and financial aid information, can visit
http://www.pacificcollege.edu/nursing/msn
About Pacific College of Health and Science:
Pacific College of Health and Science was founded in 1986 in
San Diego to offer
licensure-qualifying programs in Chinese medicine and massage
therapy. The college subsequently established branches in
New York and Chicago. It holds regional accreditation with
the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), as well
as Chinese medicine and nursing programmatic accreditation. Over
the years, it has expanded its programs to include three advanced
programs in Holistic Nursing, a certificate in Medical Cannabis, a
Master of Science in Health and Human Performance and a Bachelor of
Science in Public Health Education and Promotion. Pacific College
is home to a faculty of over 200 professors at the forefront of
curriculum development. The college offers on-site education to
1,500 students and online training to another 800. More than 5,500
students have earned degrees at the college, with hundreds more
earning certificates.
Media Contact
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(619)-574-6909, nturotte@pacificcollege.edu
SOURCE Pacific College of Health and Science