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Family Nurse Practitioner


The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner concentration is focused on client-centered clinical practice. This primary care concentration will prepare you to:

  • respond to the needs of today's and tomorrow's health care consumers
  • manage direct care based on advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning
  • incorporate health promotion and disease prevention into health care delivery
  • realize your potential for professional growth, responsibility and autonomy.

Successful completion of the MSN degree in the Family Nurse Practitioner concentration will qualify you to sit for the National Nurse Practitioner certifying examination. This will qualify you under Washington state law for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) licensure and to apply for Washington state Prescriptive Authority.

Designed for working professionals, our Masters Degree programs offer evening and Friday classes. Students may complete the MSN program in 4 full-time semesters, or opt to begin the program sequence on a part time basis. Because of ARNP certifying examination requirements, the last two semesters must be taken on a full time basis.

Quick Link to ...

»  FNP Sample Program Plan

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Program Links:
»  MSN Degree
»  Entry-Level MSN (for students with a previous non-nursing Bachelor's degree)

MSN Concentrations:
 »  Family Nurse Practitioner
»  Care and Outcomes Manager


Events / Deadlines: 
»  Graduate Programs Open House (Fall 2007, date TBA)

»  Priority deadline for applications: March 1 / Rolling Admissions

Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum


» Download a sample FNP Program Plan (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Click the above link to download sample Family Nurse Practitioner program plans for full-time and part-time study (Adobe Acrobat format).

For course descriptions, please see the current PLU catalog listings, located online here.

Course #
 Course Title
 Credits
Nurs525
 Theoretical Foundations*
 3
Nurs526 Nursing Leadership and Management*
 3
Nurs523 Role for the Advanced Nurse*
 3
Nurs524 Advanced Health Promotion*
 2
Nurs527 Evaluation and Outcomes Research*
 3
Nurs582 Advanced Health Assessment**
 4
Nurs580 Advanced Pathophysiology
 3
Nurs583 Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics
 2
Nurs584 Family Nurse Practitioner I**
 6
Nurs585 Family Nurse Practitioner II**
 6
Capstone
 NURS 596 Scholarly Inquiry* or
NURS 599 Thesis*
 2 - 4

Total Program Credits:  
37 or 39

*  MSN Core Requirement
** Clinical hours in addition to didactic

Links to more information ...

More information on the nurse practitioner role, job outlook, and ARNP licensure:

Resources and Journals for Nurse Practitioners:

   

Questions? Contact Us!

Phone: (253) 535-7672
E-mail: gradnurs@plu.edu
Or click here for the Online Request Form

If you would like to download the Graduate Program application, click here.

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