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MHA vs. MBA: What's the Difference?

Hot Careers > Healthcare & Nursing
By Get Educated Consumer Reporting Team

The National Guard/Flickr More than one type of online healthcare degree can qualify you for a high-powered management career in the medical field. If your goal is to launch or accelerate a career in the lucrative health sector, you'll want to carefully compare at least three different nursing and healthcare master's degrees: Master's in Healthcare Administration (MHA) Master's of Business Administration in Healthcare (MBA) Master's in Public Health Administration (MPH) Get Educated interviewed healthcare students and career advisers to ferret out which of these three types of healthcare degrees might be the best for any rising executive in the medical sector.
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Nursing Degrees Online Use Second Life Virtual Reality for Teaching

Hot Careers > Healthcare & Nursing
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team

A plane crashes into a chemical plant. Scattered amid the smoking wreckage lie the bodies of the dead and wounded. Nurse-in-training Adam Nelson approaches each survivor. But instead of speaking to the victims, Nelson clicks on their images. A text box appears on Nelson's computer screen, listing each patient's symptoms. Nelson is learning "triage" skills through a Second Life disaster simulation, part of the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh's online bachelor's in nursing degree program. Second Life is a virtual world where users interact in real time with each other, using three-dimensional versions of themselves, called avatars.
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Online Accelerated BSN Programs: Second Degree BSN for Career Change

Hot Careers > Healthcare & Nursing
By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst

Question: I have a psychology bachelor's and want to change careers to become an RN (registered nurse). Is there any online nursing degree (specifically an online BSN) that will admit me without RN certification? I've heard there are accelerated second degree BSN programs that will admit me as an advanced second degree student and prep me to take the RN exam in a year or faster. —Peter in Madison, WI Answer: The good news: healthcare is booming and the nursing degree is the most popular program major in this surging career sector. Get Educated profiles 24+ accredited online BSN programs nationwide. The American Nurses Association reports an additional 114 nursing programs are available in a hybrid format (50 to 99 percent online). Hybrid means some courses are taught online while others require campus or site attendance. The type of nursing degrees you are asking about are often referred to as online accelerated BSN programs. These degrees are usually offered in a hybrid format. Theory courses, such as anatomy and medical coding, are taught online while you complete supervised clinicals in a hospital or healthcare facility close to your home. These special nursing degrees are also often called "second degree BSN programs" because they only admit students who already hold a bachelor's degree with a formal major in some area other than nursing. These second degree programs are perfect for career changers like you who want to build upon their first bachelor's degree to earn a second accelerated BSN degree that will qualify them to take the RN exam at completion.
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Masters in Nursing Online: How to Choose One

Hot Careers > Healthcare & Nursing
By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst

Question: I've been an RN for 10 years and earned my RN to BSN on campus. To advance to a management position at my hospital and leave direct care, I need a master's degree. I am familiar with the MSN. What other types of master's in nursing online are available, and how do I choose? One interest I have is in geriatrics or care for the elderly. —Kim in Wisconsin Answer: There are several types of master's of nursing online that a seasoned RN like you might consider. All of them can help you move from direct patient care into nursing management. Online Nursing Master's Degrees The most common online nursing master's program for you to consider would be the master's of science in nursing (MSN). This is the traditional capstone nursing degree. Because there remains such a severe shortage of nurses, many colleges—indeed, even hospitals—are sponsoring online learning nursing master's. You can earn a general MSN, but many online MSN degree programs offer majors that are keyed to management. Two of the most popular of these would be the MSN in leadership or health systems management.
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