"For my independent study, I worked with a faculty member to develop a proposal for a research study on falls in the hospital. Later, we conducted the research project and the findings became the basis for which my hospital launched a restraint reduction program which is still in place today."

Sharon E. Trimble Johnson, MSN, RN, CNA
MSN '91, Nursing Administration

Our students, whether they seek their master's degree or a post-master's certificate, are creative, motivated, concerned professionals who have an impact on health care. They bring diverse backgrounds to our program, investigating a host of subjects that interest them. A sample of independent study topics includes:

• Analysis of nurse educator certification
• Child abuse — have you removed your blinders?
• Family and public policy in end-of-life care
• Independent nurse contractor
• Leadership and management course for Omani nurse managers
• Neurologic assessment and diagnosis: what an adult nurse practitioner in a rural setting needs to know
• Prevention of shaken baby syndrome by both medical professionals and parents

Learn more about Villanova Nursing Graduate students by reading the profiles, articles, and citations written about a few of our students and graduates.

Barbara Felder BSN '00, MSN '03 Adult Nurse Practitioner Researching a clinical passion	Serah Nthenge MSN '04 Nursing Education Nursing experience in developing countries	Jessica Wetzel Staschak BSN '00, MSN '03 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner First recipient of the Claire M. Manfredi Graduate Nursing Leadership Award