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Health care services are in demand, and will continue to contribute to the industry's fast growth throughout the next decade. Kaplan University's online nursing degree programs offer an innovative curriculum designed to encourage critical thinking, enhance communication techniques, and address the technical competencies required by health care employers today. You'll find that our online nursing courses are comprehensive, and that our educators are practicing experts in their field, each one a professional qualified to teach the real-world knowledge you need to excel.



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Health care services are in demand, and will continue to contribute to the industry's fast growth throughout the next decade. Kaplan University's online nursing degree programs offer an innovative curriculum designed to encourage critical thinking, enhance communication techniques, and address the technical competencies required by health care employers today. You'll find that our online nursing courses are comprehensive, and that our educators are practicing experts in their field, each one a professional qualified to teach the real-world knowledge you need to excel.




Why Kaplan University School of Nursing
Expert Instructors
Our online degree and certificate programs are taught by practicing professionals. Because they work in the field they teach, you're sure to acquire the most current knowledge and skills. That's an important benefit when it comes to information technology or business courses, where the information is constantly evolving.

Innovative Teaching
Kaplan University students report that their online education far outshines their traditional classroom experiences. That's because we focus on providing a human touch in addition to high technology. We are committed to providing personal attention and academic support when you need it. The flexibility and dynamic interaction of online education at Kaplan University also allows for innovative learning opportunities.

Here are some of the highlights:

  • Online Quizzes: Many classes have a quiz at the end of each lesson, which provides you with instant feedback on what you've learned.
  • Message Boards: Each week's lesson includes interaction between students and their instructors on our message boards. This provides the chance to expand your learning through discussions or get advice from a professor or class peers.
  • Web Field Trips: Students conduct research using various Internet research sites and are asked to take notes in their online learning journals for discussion later.
  • Seminars: Students participate in interactive seminar sessions with their classmates and instructor. The seminars help create a significant and enriching exchange within students' online learning experience.

We're A Premier Education Provider
If you are looking to gain the skills you require to achieve your career and educational goals, you'll find the program you need at Kaplan University. Building on a long and distinguished history as both academic pioneer and career- maker, we have become one of the world's finest providers of online education.

Degree Programs
RN to BS in Nursing

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is considered a standard requirement for registered nurses (RNs) seeking broader professional responsibilities and career opportunities. If you are an RN and want to advance your career, Kaplan University's online Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program could help you earn the credentials you need to qualify for new opportunities in specialized nursing and nursing management.+ Study to enhance your skills to better meet the demands of patient care while you prepare for your future in nursing.

+Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

MSN - Nurse Administrator

Focus on the principles of personnel management, policy development and implementation, budgeting, and the use of information technology in advanced nursing roles. Complete a residency program during which you will work closely with an administrator mentor in a selected health care setting. Study to prepare for administrative or managerial positions and leadership roles in hospitals, community centers, and long-term care facilities.*

*Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

MSN - Nurse Educator

Focus on developing courses and programs that integrate nursing philosophy. Examine the applications and ethical and legal issues related to the use of technology in teaching. Analyze assessment, measurement, and evaluation methods used in nursing education. Prepare for a faculty or educator role in colleges or schools of nursing, continuing education programs, staff development, clinical education, and patient and community education.* Explore strategies for developing effective educational experiences.

*Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

AS in Nursing

The Associate Degree in Nursing prepares students for entry level nursing and prepares students academically to sit for the national clinical licensing examination (NCLEX) to become registered nurses. The program will combine online classroom learning with on ground clinical practice experiences in local hospitals and health care facilities. At this time the clinical part of the program is available in the Ft Lauderdale area.

RN to MS in Nursing

If you are an RN and your career goals require earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing AND a Master of Science in Nursing, consider the new RN-to-MS in Nursing option. The RN-to-MS in Nursing option offers associate's- or diploma-level nurses and nurses with a bachelor's degree in another field the opportunity to satisfy specific core requirements for Kaplan University's Master of Science in Nursing program while completing their bachelor's degree in nursing. Students then have the opportunity to enter Kaplan University's Master of Science in Nursing program in a condensed format. Students completing this accelerated program will earn their Kaplan University BS in Nursing and MS in Nursing degrees at a faster pace and lower cost than completing each degree separately.

MS in Nursing

While a bachelor's degree may qualify you for many nursing positions, some nursing career paths require a master's degree?especially for leadership positions that offer higher income potential. Kaplan University's Master of Science in Nursing allows you to study online and earn the necessary credentials to pursue career advancement in administrative, faculty, or staff development roles.*? Specializations include nurse administrator, and nurse educator, and informatics.

MSN - Nurse Informatics

Prepare to meet the clinical, educational, research, and administrative challenges associated with working in a technology-rich environment. Focus on the representation of health care data and information and examine computer, information literacy, and management competencies. Explore the use of technology and information systems to advance evidence-based research. Graduates may pursue informatics leadership roles in health care, corporate, and education settings.*