Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Track
The FNP option prepares nurses to practice as direct providers of primary health care services to individuals and families in their communities. Health maintenance, health promotion, disease prevention, disease management, and health restoration are central goals of FNP practice. The FNP option is designed to address the domains and competencies for nurse practitioner practice as defined in Advanced Nursing Practice: Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Guidelines (National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 2002), as well as the certification guidelines for the educational preparation of Family Nurse Practitioners (American Nurses Credentialing Center; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners). In addition to the 25 semester-hour core, students complete 20 semester-hours in additional focused theoretical and clinical courses that provide the scientific foundation and clinical base for advanced nursing practice as an FNP. Clinical courses focus on the development of competencies required for the management of individuals and families in primary care settings.
Model Program of Study for the Family Nurse Practitioner Track
I. Core Courses | ||
| NURSG 504 | Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | (3) |
| NURSG 508 | Epidemiology | (3) |
| NURSG 509 | Nursing Inquiry | (3) |
| NURSG 517 | Health Care Systems and Financing | (3) |
| NURSG 500 | Population-Based Health Care | (3) |
| NURSG 502 | Advanced Health Assessment | (3) |
| NURSG 503 | Advanced Pathophysiology | (3) |
| NURSG 572 | Family Systems | (2) | NURSG 512 | Advanced Pharmacology | (2) |
II. Specialty Courses | ||
| NURSG 525 | Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice | (1) |
| NURGP 502 | FNP Clinical Practicum in Advanced Health Assessment | (1) |
| NURSG 592 | FNP Internship in Community Health | (1) |
| NURSG 519 | Family Health Promotion in Primary Care | (5) |
| NURSG 538 | Management of Common Health Problems in Primary Care | (5) |
| NURSG 539 | Management of Complex Health Problems in Primary Care | (5) |
| NURSG 591 | FNP Role Synthesis | (2) |
( ) = credit-hours / / = classroom hours
Saint Xavier University 2008-2009 Catalog
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