Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Description of Program
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program is a 44 credit hour program that prepares the baccalaureate nurse to care for adults and children of all ages with essential focus on family and community. The FNP program focuses on continual and comprehensive, wellness and illness care for individuals across the lifespan to assist with illness management, health promotion, and health education. Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner students will be prepared to assume leadership roles for the targeted populations in the primary settings. Family Nurse Practitioners are prepared to provide care to individuals with acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of primary care practice settings such as clinics, outpatient services and more. Upon successful completion of the Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) option the graduate will be eligible to seek certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Following successful certification the graduate applies to the Department of Professional Regulation for licensure as an advanced practice nurse for practice in their State.
Curriculum Schedule
| Family Nurse Practitioner |
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| Prerequisite | ||
| Semester Hours | ||
| 499 | Statistics |
3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Semester Hours | ||
| 500 | Theoretical Foundations | 3 |
| 504 | Health Promotion | 3 |
| 506 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| 508 | Nursing Research | 3 |
| 512 | Roles and Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| 516 | Advances in Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| Special Courses | ||
| 517 | Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning across the Life Span |
3 (2/1) |
| 519 | Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Life Span |
3 |
| 529 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Life Span | 3 |
| 548 | Nursing Informatics | 3 |
| 560 | Family Health Care Management I |
3 |
| 561 | Advanced FNP Practicum I |
2 (0/2) |
| 564 | Family Health Care Management II |
3 |
| 565 | Advanced FNP Practicum II |
2 (0/2) |
| Practicum |
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| 640 | FNP Practicum | 4 (0/4) |
| Practicum hours are calculated as 1 credit hour = 4 clock hours | ||
| Total Semester hours | 44 | |
| Total practicum hours | 576 | |
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