Family Nurse Practitioner (Online)

Overview

Family Nurse Practitioner (Online) from Northern Kentucky University emphasizes advanced healthcare standards, theory, and evidence-based practice that support delivering primary care across the life span. MSN core curriculum includes interactive courses focused on all aspects of primary care for adolescents and adults, diagnostic reasoning and advanced physical assessment, human pathophysiology, and advanced clinical pharmacology for APRNs. The FNP concentration courses cover pediatrics and adults, clinical residency, and a capstone to synthesize your learning.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Prepare for thei nurse practitioner certification exam and expanded practice opportunities to diagnose and treat patients of all ages

• Critically analyze data for practice by integrating knowledge from arts and sciences within the context of nursing's philosophical framework and scientific foundation

• Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes

• Integrate nursing science, educational frameworks, health policy, professional values, and principles of business to implement initiatives that facilitate the highest level of advanced nursing practice

• Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations, including patients and providers

• Analyze one's own behaviors and institutional practices and policies for coherence with principles of caring

• Apply effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level