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Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Multiple Entry Options

Program Length (full-time study)

Non-BSN 3 semesters pre-specialty + 3 semesters FNP courses
ASN or diploma RNs 2 semesters RN pre-specialty + 3 semesters FNP courses
BSN RNs 3 semesters FNP courses
Post-master’s Program length & courses determined by individual portfolio analysis

 

Specialty Curriculum Plan

FALL - SEMESTER I
N305A Advanced Pract Nursing in Primary Care of the Woman 3
N305B Advanced Health Assess Apps for the FNP 1
N307 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3
N308 Pathophysiologic Concepts 3
N309A Advanced Pract Nursing in Primary Care of the Adult 3
N309C Advanced Pract Nursing in Primary Care of the Adolescent 1
    14

 

SPRING - SEMESTER II
N309B Advanced Pract Nursing in Primary Care of the Child 2
N309D Advanced Pract Nursing in Primary Care of the Elderly 1
N309E Advanced Pract Nursing in Primary Care of the Woman 1
N360A Practicum in Primary Health Care of the Family 4
N361A The Context of Primary Care:
FNP Domains & Core Competencies for Practice		 2
N399A Scientific Underpinnings For Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    13

 

SUMMER - SEMESTER III
N360B Practicum in Primary Health Care of the Family 1
N360C Clinical Decision Making for the Family Nurse Practitioner 1
N364 Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship 4
N395 APN Role within the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System 3
N399B Conceptualization & Integration of Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    12
  TOTAL HOURS 39

 

 

 

 

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