Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

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The post-master’s certificate is designed for individuals with a MSN to provide care in a variety of primary care sites as a family nurse practitioner. This program option emphasizes care for communities, families and individuals who live and work in medically underserved areas. This program option is delivered online on a part-time basis and comprises 46 hours of coursework and 720 hours of clinical experience. Depending on the student’s MSN program courses, some of the certificate’s required courses may have been satisfied. Some of the student’s previous MSN clinical component work also may meet criteria, but competency in that area must be proven, and a minimum of 500 clinical hours will be required to complete the PMC-FNP option. The above will be determined on an individual basis; however, the minimum hour requirement will be 17 credit hours.

Certificate Coursework

Minimum total hours: 17

NURS 5032 - Advanced Health Assessment Practicum Credit(s): 0
NURS 5042 - Diagnostics and Procedures Practicum Credit(s): 0
NURS 5051 - Primary Care I Practicum Credit(s): 0
NURS 5061 - Primary Care II Practicum Credit(s): 0
NURS 5070 - MSN FNP Capstone Practicum Credit(s): 0
NURS 5221 - Advanced Practice Roles Credit(s): 2
NURS 5301 - Nursing Theory for the Advanced Practice Role Credit(s): 3
NURS 5302 - The Politics of Healthcare Credit(s): 3
NURS 5311 - Contemporary Healthcare Ethics Credit(s): 3
NURS 5322 - Evidence Based Research for the Advanced Practice Role Credit(s): 3
NURS 5331 - Advanced Pathophysiology Credit(s): 3
NURS 5332 - Advanced Health Assessment Credit(s): 3
NURS 5341 - Advanced Pharmacology Credit(s): 3
NURS 5551 - Primary Care I Credit(s): 5
NURS 5661 - Primary Care II Credit(s): 6
NURS 5670 - MSN FNP Capstone Credit(s): 6

Clinical Experience - 720 hours

Minimum clinical hours - 500