title: Graduate management education for nurses: a comparative study.
abstract: This paper examines graduate management education programs for nurses using two programs of one University as a case study. Historically, Schools of Nursing have provided educational programs for nurse executives. More recently, a combination of nursing and business programs have gained popularity. A survey of nurses with the Master of Science (MS) from a School of Nursing and the Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) from a Department of Health Administration was conducted to assess demographic variables and job characteristics. Differences in job characteristics of the alumni of the two programs are evaluated and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003132:Commerce / Q000193:education; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014768:Virginia