Family Practitioner Certificate Program Overview
The Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program (FNP-CP) prepares nurses in advanced
practice for clinical leadership and scholarship in community oriented primary care.
Graduates will be eligible to make application to take the ANA Certification examination
for Family Nurse Practitioners. The FNP-CP emphasis is on the assessment, treatment,
primary prevention, and evaluation of actual or potential client health problems
within a family framework. Principles from the physiological and behavioral sciences
will be used to plan the management of client problems in various health care settings.
FNP-CP practice is based on an epidemiological approach to health problems, an understanding
of family and community systems, the management of resources and economics, the
use of appropriate technology, and the ability to collaborate, consult, and refer
to other members of the health care team. Clinical practice will provide the student
with experience in the health problems of children, adolescents, adults, and the
elderly through the use of health maintenance organizations, nurse practitioner
clinics, student health services, and rural clinics. Competence in physical assessment
skills is a prerequisite to entering the program as well as a basic statistics course.
The program can be completed in six semesters of full-time study. Part-time study
is also available, however, students must complete the program in five years.
For further information, call Denise Gibbons Davis (422-4142), graduate secretary,
or Mary Williams, (422-5626)
Admission Criteria
The student must meet the following:
- Acceptance by the graduate school of the university.
- A masters degree in nursing.
- Current R.N. licensure in Utah (or application in process).
- Basic statistics course.
- A grade point average of B (3.0) or better for the last 60 semester hours of credit
in college course work.
- Three letters of recommendation from former teachers or employers.
- Statement of applicant's purposes and goals for graduate education.
- A personal interview.
- Completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Sequencing for the Family Nurse Practitioner Program
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SPRING
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FALL
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WINTER
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Nurs 627
Management of Family Health
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Nurs 619
Advanced Pathophysiology and Evidence-Based Practice
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Nurs 555
Pharmacology in Advanced Practice
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Nurs 621
Advanced Health Assessment
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Nurs 622
Management of Common Disorders
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Second Year
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SPRING
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FALL
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WINTER
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Nurs 606
Advanced Practice Nursing Roles, Issues and Ethics
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Nurs 629
Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning
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Nurs 608
Health Care Policy and Finance
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Nurs 630
Management of Chronic Disorders
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Nurs 632
Management of Acute Disorders
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Third Year
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SPRING
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FALL
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WINTER
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Nurs 635R
Family Nurse Practitioner Internship
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Course Descriptions for Courses in the FNP Program
Nurs 555 (3:3:0) Pharmacology in Advanced Practice - Principles
of pharmacology and drug therapy for advanced-practice nurses.
Nurs 606 (3:3:0) Advanced Practice Nursing Roles, Issues and Ethics
- Exploration of professional roles, issues, and ethics for advanced practice nurses.
Nurs 608 (2:2:0) Health Care Policy and Finance - Acquisition of
knowledge and skills to influence health care policy and utilize fiscal accountability
to provide quality cost-effective care.
Nurs 619 (2:2:0) Advanced Pathophysiology and Evidence-Based Practice
- The study of cellular physiology, inflammatory and immune response applied to
complex disease states and evidence based clinical decision making.
Nurs 621 (3:2:1) Advanced Health Assessment - Development of physical
assessment techniques.
Nurs 622 (6:4:2) Management of Common Disorders - Prerequisite:
Nurs 619 and Nurs 621 Health promotion and prevention of common psychosocial and
physiological disorders; diagnosis and management of common alterations across the
life span.
Nurs 627 (3:2:1) Management of Family Health - Theoretical foundations
and strategies to manage family health.
Nurs 629 (2:2:0) Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning
- Prerequisite: Nurs 619 The study of pathology underlying complex disease states
and the physiologic basis for therapy and management.
Nurs 630 (6:4:2) Management of Chronic Disorders - Prerequisite:
Nurs 622 Health promotion and prevention of chronic psychosocial and physiological
disorders; diagnosis and management of chronic alterations across the life span.
Nurs 632 (5:3:2) Management of Acute Disorders - Prerequisite:
Nurs 630 Health promotion and prevention of acute psychosocial and physiological
disorders; diagnosis and management of acute alterations across the life span.
Nurs 635R (8:2:6) Family Nurse Practitioner Internship - Prerequisite:
All program courses & Internship as a Family Nurse Practitioner
