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Family Nurse Pracitioner


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Advanced Practice
Family Nurse Practitioner


Core: 15
    Concentration Required Courses:  10
Family Nurse Practitioner Courses:  17
Practicum: 4

FNP Clinical Forms

Note:  Draft course syllabi may be viewed by clicking on the course rubric/number. 
(view sample course of study)

Rubric/Number    Course Title  Credit Hours
Core
NURS  5000  Theoretical Foundations 3
NURS  5001 Health Care Policy 3
NURS  5002 Advanced Nursing Research 3
NURS  5003 Advanced Role Development 3
NURS  5990 Scholarly Synthesis/Research 3
Advanced Practice Concentration Required Courses
NURS  5101 Advanced Health Assessment  3
NURS  5102 Advanced Health Assessment - Clinical 1
NURS  5103 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS  5104 Advanced Pharmacology 3
Family Nurse Practitioner Courses
NURS 5601 Family Nurse Practitioner I 3
NURS 5602 Family Nurse Practitioner I - Clinical 2
NURS 5603 Family Nurse Practitioner II 3
NURS 5604 Family Nurse Practitioner II- Clinical 4
NURS 5605 Family Nurse Practitioner III 3
NURS 5606 Family Nurse Practitioner III - Clinical 2
Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum Requirement
NURS  5609 Adv Family NP Practicum 4

Total practice contact hours - 780
( Nurs 5102 = 60 contact hours which does not count in certification eligibility requirements)


Advanced Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner
Sample Program of Study
(Full-time*)

* - The full-time sample program of study is based on a 15-week semester. Consideration should be given to the reduced 12-week summer session when planning clinical courses.

Note : The 5000 levels numbering of courses for APSU / ETSU / TSU will be cross listed with the 6000 and 7000 level numbering of courses in order to represent MTSU, TTU, and UOM as appropriate.

1st semester   2nd semester  
5000 - Theoretical Foundations
5101 - Adv Health Assessment
5102 - Adv Health Assess - Cl
5103 - Adv Pathophysiology
5104  - Adv Pharmacology
3
3
1
3
3
13
5002 -  Adv Nurs Research
5603 - FNP II
5604 - FNP II Clinical
3
3
4
10
3rd semester   4th semester  
5003 - Adv Role Development
5603 - FNP I
5604 - FNP I - Clinical
5605 -  FNP III
5606 - FNP III - Clinical
3
3
2
3
2
13
5001 - Health Care Policy
5609 - FNP Practicum
5990 - Scholarly Synthesis

3
4
3
10

 

 
 

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