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Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization

Post-Masters Certificate
A total of 48 credits is required for the Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate. These courses meet the requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The following courses are required:
Family Nurse Practitioner
N510 Advanced Physiology/Pathophys I (3 cr)  
N511 Advanced Physiology/Pathophys II (3 cr)  
N523 Health Promotion Through Lifespan (22.5 practicum hours) (3 cr)  
N532  Family Nsg:Theory, Res & Practice (3 cr)  
N534 Specialization I: Health Conditions (3 cr)  
N535  Drug Therapy I (2 cr)  
N536 Spec in Family Nurse Practitioner II: Health Conditions (4 cr)  
N539 Drug Therapy II (2 cr)   
N553 Role Development of Advanced Practice NP (2 cr)  
N554 Managed Advance Practice (2 cr)  
N556 Epidemiology (3 cr)  
N563 Education in Advanced Practice (1 cr)  
N586  Advanced Health Assessment (45 practicum hours) (3 cr)  
N597  Practicum I (4 cr)  
N597 Practicum II (5 cr)  
N597  Practicum III (5 cr)  
Total Credits...............................................48
SUBJECT TO CHANGE  
 

Admission Requirements:

    1. Master’s degree in nursing.
    2. Licensure as a registered nurse in North Dakota.
    3. A successful interview.

 

 
Last Updated: April 30, 2008
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