Family Nurse Practitioner

The Family Nurse Practitioner Program is designed to prepare nurses to deliver primary health care to families in a variety of settings. Students follow patients through the life cycle utilizing obstetric, pediatric, gynecologic, as well as adult and geriatric primary care diagnostic and management skills.

The scope of practice of the family nurse practitioner is based on a team approach. An interdependent member of the health care team, the FNP provides primary care through the following means:

  • Documentation of individual and family health history
  • Physical assessment
  • Diagnostic, therapeutic, and educational care plans
  • Collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals
  • Referral to appropriate health care providers
  • Coordination of health care

Clinical sites are available in the tri-state area and beyond, and can be permanent or rotating. Clinical sites vary in setting and students are assigned at hospitals, outpatient clinics, home care, or schools. View the list of clinical sites.

Graduates are eligible to take the certifying examination offered by the American Nurses Association and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Graduates find positions in a variety of settings such as outpatient clinics, community health centers, private practice offices, health departments, homeless shelters, chronic care facilities, schools, day care programs, hospices, homes, and acute care settings.

Curriculum

Students will complete approximately two years of coursework to complete degree requirements. Courses will include lecture, clinical, simulation, and final intensive practicum.

The curriculum is provided to specify the academic requirements of the program. Please be advised that this program plan is a sample, and individual plans of study may vary and are reviewed and approved by the program director. Progression in the program is contingent upon meeting academic policies.

 

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Courses

Course ID
Course Name
Credits
Description
NURS8685N
Advanced Clinical Assessment Across the Lifespan
3
NURS8102N
Advanced Pharmacology
3
NURS7001N
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan I
3
NURS7002N
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan II
3
NURS7331N
Complex Care Across Settings: Practicum
3 – 4
NURS8321N
Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care I
3
NURS8322N
Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care Across the Lifespan II
3
NURS8331N
Diagnosis and Management of the Complex Patient Across Settings
3
NURS9730N
DNP Intensive Practicum
5 – 6
NURS9735N
DNP Portfolio Advisement
3
NURS8549N
Prenatal and Postpartum Care Essentials
2
NURS8560N
Family Theory in Context
1
NURS9465N
FNP Specialty Practicum
2 – 3
NURS7568N
Fundamentals of Primary Care for the FNP
1
NURS7005N
Health and Social Policy in the Context of Practice
3
NURS9481N
Health Policy and Advocacy
2
NURS7003N
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
3
NURS9290N
Incorporating Genetics and Genomics in Advanced Practice Nursing
3
NURS9412N
Informatics for Practice
3
NURS6930N
Interpersonal Violence and Abuse: Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention for Health Care Professionals
1
NURS7000N
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
3
NURS6940N
Management and Advanced Practice Nursing
1
NURS7303N
Pediatric Primary Care for the FNP
2
NURS7301N
Pediatric Primary Care for the FNP: Practicum
2
NURS7305N
Pediatric Primary Care for the FNP: Seminar
1
NURS9405N
Practice Leadership and Quality
3
NURS8568N
Practicum in Advanced Clinical Assessment for Family Nurse Practitioners
1
NURS7321N
Practicum in Primary Care Across the Lifespan II
3
NURS7311N
Primary Care Across the Lifespan I: Practicum
2
NURS7310N
Primary Care Across the Lifespan I: Seminar
1
NURS9672N
Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
3
NURS9150N
Scholarly Writing and Dissemination I
1
NURS9151N
Scholarly Writing and Dissemination II
1
NURS7330N
Seminar in the Complex Patient Across Settings
1
NURS7320N
Seminar in Primary Care Across the Lifespan II
1
NURS8777N
Sexual and Reproductive Health for Primary Care
1
NURS9910N
Translation and Synthesis of Evidence for Optimal Outcomes
3