MSN PROGRAM

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (FNP)

MSN Majors

FNPs provide comprehensive wellness care as well as management of acute and chronic illness across the lifespan. They practice in hospitals, urgent care and primary care settings, federally-qualified health centers, and private practice offices. This program is offered in a distance-friendly format that requires only eight trips to Cleveland for full-time students.

Subspecialties: Cardiovascular Nursing, Gerontology

Fall Semester I

NURS 405 Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations
3
NURS 453 Physiologic Foundations of Advanced Practice
4
NURS 459 Assessment for Advanced Practice
3
NUNP 410 Health Promotion Across the Life Span
2
Total
12

Spring Semester I

NURS 425 Inquiry II: The Research Process
3
NURS 430 Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced Practice Nurse
3
NUNP 419 Adult and Older Adult Clinical Management
5
 
Total
11

Summer Semester I

NURS 502 Inquiry III Evidenced Based Nursing Practice
2
NUNP 429 Family Health Nursing: Health of the Family During Childbearing Years
4
NURS 443A Collaboration and Consultation
1
 
Total
7

Fall Semester II

NURS 503 Inquiry Practicum
1
NUNP 439 Children and Adolescent Clinical Management
4
NURS 443B Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development
1
NURS 443C Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning
1
NURS 444A Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Ethical Issues
1
NURS 444B Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Finance
1
NURS 444C Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Policy and Legal
1
 
Total
10

Accumulated Total Hours: 40

The Advanced Practice Core courses are co-requisites or pre-requisites for the clinical nursing courses. Clinical nursing courses must be taken in the semester and sequence listed above. Clinical course availability is based upon enrollment.