Program Overview
The Family Nurse Practitioner option offers students a focus on development and implementation of the nurse practitioner role with families in a rural setting. Ethical dilemmas and legal issues resulting from the advanced practice role are addressed. Primary care provider and leadership roles in community practice are learned from a theoretical knowledge base in the classroom and a clinical practice base in a variety of settings. Students learn needs assessment approaches for a community-wide system of health care services.
Program Options
- Master of Science in Nursing (Concentration in Nurse Practitioner)
- Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Curriculum and Course Descriptions
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