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The Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner certificate program provides a pathway for master’s prepared nurses to acquire the requisite training to become a nurse practitioner. The curriculum emphasizes relationships among advanced nursing practice, theory, and scholarly inquiry through didactic coursework and 700 hours of clinical practicum completed within various clinical settings. Graduates are eligible for national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.
Each student will undergo a GAP analysis to confirm the completion of Advanced Practice Roles, Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and Advanced Health Assessment across the lifespan. If any of these courses have not been completed, students must complete Advanced Practice Roles, Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and Advanced Health Assessment across the lifespan during the program.
In addition to the University’s graduate graduation competencies, students will be able to:
1. Examine evidence-based practice and clinical judgment to improve quality, safety, and clinical outcomes for professional nursing practice;
2. Evaluate social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethical principles for professional nursing practice;
3. Analyze health policy, fiscal, and information technology implications for professional nursing practice;
4. Assess the impact of social determinants of health for professional nursing practice;
5. Design effective leadership strategies with interprofessional teams to enhance systems-based professional nursing practice;
6. Demonstrate effective communication, compassionate care, personal health, and professional maturity.
1. Demonstrate competence in management of patient health/ illness;
2. Employ evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to guide screening activities; identify health promotion needs; and provide anticipatory guidance and counseling addressing environmental, lifestyles, and developmental issues;
3. Plan and implement diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to help patients with unstable and complex healthcare problems regain stability and restore health in collaboration with the patient and multidisciplinary healthcare team.
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Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing Practice
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
Epidemiology and Population Health
Healthcare Politics and Policy
Healthcare Informatics
Advanced Pathophysiology
Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
Advanced Health Assessment
Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan
Family Practicum I
Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan I
Family Practicum II
Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan II
Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan III
Family Practicum III
Family Practicum IV
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
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