Areas of Specialization, M.S. Program
UCSF School of Nursing, Master of Science Program
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO CONTENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
UCSF School of Nursing, Master of Science Program
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO CONTENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The ACPNP program trains students to work in hospital-based pediatric acute care areas, PICU, Pediatric Cardiac ICU, Pediatric Emergency Department, and program-based specialties that manage acutely ill patients from the outpatient setting through inpatient, to discharge.
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG ACNP) help assess and manage acutely ill patients within the inpatient/hospital setting and across hospital-to-clinic settings, including the emergency department, intensive care unit, specialty labs, acute and sub-acute care wards, specialty clinics, or any combination of the above. Not open for MEPN Applications.
Adult-Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialists (AGCNS) care for the complex health-care needs of seniors.
Because inpatient care focuses increasingly on treating the sickest of the sick, the need for advanced practice nurses to provide and coordinate care in emergency departments, trauma, critical care, and intensive care units has never been greater. Clinical nurse specialists in critical care, emergency and trauma settings fill that role. Not open for MEPN applications.
Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (AGNPs) are advanced practice nurses who diagnose and manage common acute and chronic primary health care problems. Students in the AGNP specialty area may designate an area of interest or focus, such as HIV/AIDS or Occupational and Environmental Health. The AGNP specialty area prepares students to provide primary care for a patient population which includes adolescents, emancipated minors, young to middle age adults, and older adults age 65 years and older. AGNPs work in a variety of settings such as community health clinics, health maintenance organizations, specialty clinics, correctional facilities, and private medical practices.
The Advanced Practice Public Health Nursing (APPHN) specialty provides a foundation for planning and evaluating community/public health programs; learning about community/public health concepts, health promotion, population-level interventions, grant writing, health care systems, leadership, and health policy; addressing health disparities of vulnerable and diverse populations; and practicing and consulting in diverse and multicultural settings.
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) meets the health care needs of the family by providing health assessments, direct care, and guidance, teaching, or counseling as appropriate, particularly around family self-care. The FNP typically works collaboratively with family primary care physicians and other professionals within the health care system. (Post-MS option available.)
The Nurse as Health Policy Specialist.
Nurses with policy expertise are assuming leadership roles in advocacy, research, analysis, and policy development, implementation and evaluation.
Nurse-midwives provide primary care to childbearing women in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings including hospitals, homes, and birth centers. They provide care from a core belief that birth is not a medical event, but a very normal physiologic process. (MEPN applicants, see Specialty Area description page.)
Every year nearly 56,000 U.S. workers die due to a workplace injury or work-related illness; more than three million suffer disabling, work-related injuries. Occupational and Environmental Health Nurses help manage and prevent these injuries and illnesses.
Two roles are available: an AGNP-OEH (Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner) role, and a four-quarter OEH Specialist role.
For adults with cancer, advanced practice clinical nurse specialists play critical roles in prevention and detection, as well as in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of new ways of caring for oncology patients.
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) program prepares students to become clinical experts and leaders in the care of children and adolescents in ambulatory settings, focusing on underserved populations. Our students work with children across the health continuum, from essentially healthy children to those with chronic and life limiting conditions. Our graduates work as PNPs in primary care and school-based health centers, with a majority working in specialty practice.
The Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Specialty Area offers Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist (individual program) options.
Advanced practice psychiatric nurses provide primary mental health care to patients seeking mental health services in a wide range of settings. This includes the assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders. The program allows for a primary focus on either children or adults.
Advanced practice psychiatric nurses work in a variety of settings, including inpatient, emergency and community-based mental health services. They also provide services in settings such as primary care clinics, forensic settings, schools, substance abuse centers and recovery programs.