DNP - Family Health Nurse Practitioner
Designed for nurses seeking to become an advanced practice nurse as a family health nurse practitioner. Graduate courses in application of theory to advanced practice, application of evidence to advanced practice, advanced pathophysiology, and advanced health assessment, advanced practice nursing role provide a foundation for this specialty.
The focus in courses is on development of expertise in providing primary care to individuals of all ages within traditional, non-traditional, and culturally diverse families. Theory and practicum courses are designed to prepare the student for certification in advanced practice nursing as a family nurse practitioner.
These programs are offered in a hybrid-online format. Several different modalities are used to enhance the student’s learning, including multimedia presentations, asynchronous discussion boards and live chats. Travel to campus is required for up to a week for orientation at the beginning of your program, and after that only 2 – 3 times per semester ( 2 – 3 day sessions), depending on the courses being taught; students will encounter concentrated lab and interactive case-based seminar experiences. A schedule of immersion sessions will be posted at least 2 months in advance of each semester.
Focused clinical experiences are arranged with appropriate preceptors and administrators. Every attempt will be made to arrange this in the student's geographical area. In the event that clinical sites are unavailable in that area, the student will be required to complete their clinical experience in the Phoenix area. Rural health and experiences with disadvantaged and multi-cultural populations are encouraged.
Graduate students will learn: advanced health assessment skills, including physical examination, diagnostic studies and lab tests; physiology/pathophysiology, and the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic health problems of individuals across the lifespan. Review the program of study.
Nurse Practitioner
Family nurse practitioners are professionals who provide comprehensive healthcare to individuals across the lifespan in primary care health service settings. Graduates of this program will provide the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic health problems of individuals from infancy through adulthood. Emphasis is placed on an evidence-based family centered approach to health promotion and illness intervention.
At the completion of the program, students are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners exam for national FNP certification.
Nurse Educator
Graduate students who wish to take education courses to prepare for nurse educator roles may do so by completing the Nurse Educator Certificate course work in addition to their specialty course work.
