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FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER SPECIALIZATION
SPECIALIZATION RESOURCES
COLLEGE OF NURSING RESOURCES
Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization

Curriculum
Family Nurse Practitioner
(Full-time - 5 Semesters)
Fall Semester I (12 credit hours)
N500 Theories & Concepts in Nursing (3 cr)
N510 Advanced Physiology/Pathophys I (3 cr)
N556 Epidemiology (3 cr)
N586 Advanced Health Assessment (45 practicum hours) (3 cr)
 
Spring Semester II (15 credit hours)
N511 Advanced Physiology/Pathophys II (3 cr)
N526 Ethical, Legal, & Health Policy Issues (3 cr)
N530 Research Design and Methods (3 cr)
N523 Health Promotion Through Lifespan (22.5 practicum hours) (3 cr)
N532 Family Nsg:Theory, Res & Practice (3 cr)
 
Summer Semester III (5 credit hours)
N597 Adv Clinical Practicum I (180 practicum hours) (4 cr)
N563 Education in Advanced Practice (1 cr)
 
Fall Semester IV (14 credit hours)
N534 Specialization I: Health Conditions (3 cr)
N535 Drug Therapy I (2 cr)
N553 Role Development of Advanced Practice NP (2 cr)
N597 Adv Clinical Practicum II (225 practicum hours) (5 cr)
N998 Thesis (2 credits) or *N997 Directed Study (2 cr)
 
Spring Semester V (13 credit hours)
N536 Spec in Family Nurse Practitioner II: Health Conditions (4 cr)
N539 Drug Therapy II (2 cr) 
N554 Managed Advance Practice (2 cr)
N597 Adv Clinical Practicum III (225 practicum hours) (5 cr)
 
Total Credits...............................................59
 
*Non-Thesis option
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
SAMPLE PART TIME STUDY
 
Semester
Course
Credit
 
Semester
Course
Credit
Fall 1
N500
3
Spring 1
N526
3
 
N556
3
 
N532
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fall 2
N510
3
Spring 2
N511
3
 
N586
3
 
N523
3
 
 
 
 
N530
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summer 2
N597
4
 
 
 
 
N563
1
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fall 3
N534
3
Spring 3
N536
4
 
N535
2
 
N539
2
 
N553
2
 
N597
5
N597
5
N554
2
 
N998 or N997
2
 
 
 

"This project is/was partially supported by funds from the Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number 1 D09 HP 00047-01 Advanced Education Nursing for $688,355.00.   The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should be an endorsements be inferred by the Division of Nursing, BHPr, DHHS or the U.S. Government."

 
 

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The University of North Dakota Graduate School may also be contacted at 264 Centennial Drive Stop 8178, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8178 or call (701) 777-2945.

Specific questions for the CNS in Nursing Therapeutics Specialization in Nursing may be directed to (701) 777-4552 or email graduatenursing@mail.und.edu.

 
 
 
 
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