Family Nurse Practitioner

As a family nurse practitioner, you will provide advanced care to individuals with a focus on disease prevention and management chronic illnesses. A family nurse practitioner aspires to improve the health of the community and is constantly promoting proactive health initiatives through health care settings such as a doctor’s office, clinics, and primary care centers.

Program Highlights

The Post-Baccalaureate DNP Family Nurse specialty is a very notable and recognized nursing program throughout South Florida. Through this program you will:

Experience personalized attention from faculty
Work with professional patients to gain valuable experience with clinical exams
Attend classes geared toward the working adult to fit your busy schedule
Upon graduation, become eligible to sit for Family Nurse Practitioner certification exams (ANCC and AANP)
Receive a 25% tuition discount as a Florida registered nurse

Curriculum Overview

The Post-Baccalaureate DNP Family Nurse Practitioner curriculum is designed to help you prepare for the advanced practice nursing role. This includes but is not limited to:

Advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and advanced health assessment / differential diagnosis specific for adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner
Advanced practice nursing expertise in the primary health care setting
Develop leadership skills in creating responsible changes in the sociopolitical realm in which health care is delivered.
Develop your roles of clinical practice expert, leader, educator, consultant, and patient advocate

Clinical Hours

You will gain invaluable clinical skills through a preceptor-guided residency program in your specialty area. Faculty work with you to create the learning experiences you need as a nurse practitioner. In addition, you will develop, implement, and evaluate a doctoral scholarly project. These learning experiences ensure that you will meet the combined 1000 hour requirement set by the American Academy of Colleges of Nursing.