Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate courses in Nursing Theory, Research, Health Care Systems, and Population-Based Health Care provide a foundation for advanced nursing practice. Graduate students have the opportunity to prepare for certification and prescriptive authority in family care. Courses in advanced health assessment and management build on and assist in the integration of knowledge from the foundational courses. The focus in courses is on development of expertise in providing primary care to individuals of all ages within traditional, non-traditional and culturally diverse families. Theory and practicum courses are designed to prepare the student for certification in advanced practice family nursing as a family nurse practitioner.
Clinical practice combines theory and research in primary care health service settings.
Student's clinical experiences are arranged in a variety of settings throughout the metro Phoenix area. To be eligible for FNP certification, students must complete approximately 576 hours of clinical experience. At the completion of the program, students are eligible to take the Family Nurse Practitioner certification examination. Faculty Doctorally prepared faculty and specialists in advanced practice teach all the courses in the graduate program. A variety of clinical sites is available for practicum experiences with qualified practitioners and preceptors.