Designed for nurses seeking to become an advanced practice nurse as a family health nurse practitioner. Graduate courses in application of theory to advanced practice, application of evidence to advanced practice, advanced pathophysiology, and advanced health assessment, advanced practice nursing role provide a foundation for this specialty.
The focus in courses is on development of expertise in providing primary care to individuals of all ages within traditional, non-traditional, and culturally diverse families. Theory and practicum courses are designed to prepare the student for certification in advanced practice nursing as a family nurse practitioner.
We continue to offer this program in a hybrid-online format! Approximately one third of the curriculum in each course is delivered in a traditional classroom setting, and two thirds is completed in a web-based format. Several different modalities are used to enhance the student’s learning, including multimedia presentations, asynchronous discussion boards and live chats. Travel to campus is required only 2 – 3 times per semester for 3 – 4 day sessions (depending on the courses being taught) where student encounters concentrated lab and interactive case-based seminar experiences.
Focused clinical experiences are arranged with preceptors and administrators in the student’s local healthcare setting. Rural health and experiences with disadvantaged and multi-cultural populations are encouraged.
Graduate students will learn: advanced health assessment skills, including physical examination, diagnostic studies and lab tests; physiology/pathophysiology, and the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic health problems of individuals across the lifespan.
To be eligible for FNP certification, students must complete approximately 600 hours of clinical experience. At the completion of the program, students are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners exam for national certification.
Focused clinical experiences are arranged with preceptors and administrators in the student’s local healthcare setting. Rural health and experiences with disadvantaged and multi-cultural populations are encouraged.
program of study
nurse practitioner
Family nurse practitioners are professionals who provide comprehensive healthcare to individuals across the lifespan in primary care health service settings. Graduates of this program will provide the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic health problems of individuals from infancy through adulthood. Emphasis is placed on an evidence-based family centered approach to health promotion and illness intervention.
To be eligible for FNP certification, students must complete approximately 600 hours of clinical experience. At the completion of the program, students are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners exam for national certification.
Nurse Educator
Graduate students who wish to take education courses to prepare for nurse educator roles may do so by completing the Nurse Educator Certificate course work in addition to their specialty course work.
