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Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN: Curriculum

Overview

36 credits required

The average program duration is 21 months of full-time study, although a part-time option is available. Students complete nine credits in the first fall semester of the program, eight credits in the first spring semester, three credits in the only summer semester, eight credits in the second fall semester and eight credits in the second spring semester. Courses emphasize the use of clinical decision-making and diagnostic reasoning. With a focus that spans the entire life span, graduates are prepared to provide direct patient care to individuals of all ages.

Four practicum courses of seven total credits makeup the clinical requirements of the program. Each credit of clinical equals 125 hours per semester with a total program clinical time of 875 hours.

Courses

NURS 510: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
NURS 530: Advanced Clinical Assessment
NURS 530L: Advanced Clinical Assessment Lab
NURS 541: Family Health Promotion
NURS 542: Family Clinical Practicum I
NURS 520: Advanced Pharmacology
NURS 551: Health Problems in the Developing Family
NURS 552: Family Clinical Practicum II
NURS 591: Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing
NURS 561: Health Problems in the Established Family
NURS 562: Family Clinical Practicum III
NURS 593: Research Methodology and Application
NURS 571: Family Health Synthesis
NURS 572: Family Clinical Practicum IV
NURS 597: Systems Leadership in Advanced Practice Nursing

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