Graduate Certificate: Family Nurse Practitioner

NURS 6540Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults3
NURS 6550Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults: Practicum 14
NURS 6560Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families3
NURS 6570Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families: Practicum 24
NURS 6580Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults2
NURS 6590Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults: Practicum 35
Total Hours21

Curriculum

Plan of Study Grid
First TermHours
NURS 6540 Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults 3
NURS 6550 Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults: Practicum 1 4
 Hours7
Second Term
NURS 6560 Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families 3
NURS 6570 Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families: Practicum 2 4
 Hours7
Third Term
NURS 6580 Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults 2
NURS 6590 Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults: Practicum 3 5
 Hours7
 Total Hours21

Transcripts must indicate completion at the graduate level of advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment with a grade of B or higher in each course.

  • PLO 1. Synthesize knowledge derived from a scientific foundation in order to demonstrate expertise in advanced clinical nursing practice to improve delivery of care.
  • PLO 2. Demonstrate continuous quality improvement in patient care situations while providing leadership in clinical decision making through use of information systems and technology for the improvement and transformation of health care.
  • PLO 3. Use clinical scholarship and analytical methods to implement safe, quality improvement in administration of patient care.
  • PLO 4. Encourage interprofessional collaboration and teamwork to enhance and improve population health outcomes.
  • PLO 5. Engage in influencing the development and implementation of health policy that provides an interface between practice, research and policy development.
  • PLO 6. This should not be a separate program assessment plan. The program is subsumed in either the MSN or DNP APRN programs.