In the Community-based Family Nurse Practitioner (CFNP) Education Program, students complete a modular course of study over two to three years. The classroom is the community in which the student lives. During the clinical practicum, CFNP students work closely with a family nurse practitioner and other primary care providers in their community.
The CFNP curriculum has a strong academic and clinical basis. In addition, the CFNP curriculum is unique in providing a strong foundation in understanding the business of primary care. This includes assessing a community to discover the primary care needs, learning how to develop a plan for having a fiscally viable practice, and working within the license and insurance regulations of the student’s state. Women’s health, including care of the childbearing woman, is a strong component of the program. The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and a post-master’s certificate are offered in the family nurse practitioner specialty track.
MSN CFNP Curriculum
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Level I: Foundations for Practice
(16 didactic credits-0 clinical credits) PC600 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2-0)
PC604 Pathophysiology for Primary Care (3-0)
PC605 Decision Making in Health Assessment (2-0)
PC606 Theories and Concepts of Advanced Practice Nursing (3-0)
PC612 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice (3-0)
NP607 Role of the Nurse Practitioner in the Health Care Delivery System (3-0)
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Level II: Clinical Management for Specialty Care
(21 didactic credits-0 clinical credits) PC615 Women’s Health Care (3-0)
PC617 Primary Health Care I: Acute and Common Problems (3-0)
PC618 Research (3-0)
NP611 Care of the Childbearing Woman (3-0)
NP614 Primary Health Care II: Chronic Problems (3-0)
NP615 Primary Health Care III: Advanced Diagnostics and Urgent Care (2-0)
NP619 Primary Care of Children (3-0)
NP621 Primary Health Care IV: Psychosocial Problems in Primary Care (1-0)
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Level III: Clinical Bound
(2 didactic credits-0 clinical credits) PC628 Skills for Primary Care (1-0)
NP629 Advanced Skills for Primary Care(1-0)
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Level IV: Clinical Practicum
(3 didactic credits-15 clinical credits) NP634 Health Care Policy and Financing (2-0)
NP635 Primary Health Care V: Complex Health Problems in Primary Care (1-0)
NP641 Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical I (0-3)
NP642 Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical II (0-3)
NP643 Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical III (0-3)
NP644 Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical IV (0-6)
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Total: 42 didactic credits + 15 clinical credits = 57
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Post-Master's CFNP Curriculum
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