Overview

This Family Nurse Practitioner program at Colorado Mesa University focuses on primary care across the lifespan, including the care of rural and vulnerable populations, and advanced nursing knowledge (eg. advanced pharmacology, pathophysiology and physical assessment).

Key Facts

The program is an online format, providing flexibility for students to remain in their current work positions and home communities.

Opportunities for personal interaction are included with faculty and peers in focused intensive sessions at selected points during the program.

Graduates of the family nurse practitioner cognate are prepared for an advance practice role as a family nurse practitioner and will be able to demonstrate practice expertise, specialized knowledge, and expanded responsibility and accountability in the care and management of individuals and families.

Learning Outcomes

Discover nursing leadership skills and behaviors for communication and interprofessional collaboration.
Analyze quality improvement initiatives to generate or evaluate data for the practice environment.
Utilize information literacy for interprofessional collaboration, learning, and practice.
Evaluate legal, ethical, and regulatory processes that impact professional nursing practice.
Create culturally relevant evidence-based health policy strategies for individual and aggregate populations.
Synthesize nursing and related sciences for applied learning across diverse populations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Pharmacology for Nursing
Leading Through Quality, Policy, and Ethics
Procedures and Diagnostic Testing
Primary Care of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
Mental and Behavioral Health
Primary Care of Rural and Underserved Populations

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

49 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Grand Junction, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing (baccalaureate-prepared nurse)
Official transcripts - to be official, transcripts must be submitted to the nursing cas system. Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (gpa) of 3.0 in nursing coursework.
Copy of unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of residence
Three letters of professional and academic recommendation
Essay of 500 words or less on why you are seeking a graduate degree in nursing. Explain why a graduate degree is necessary for you to meet your professional development goals.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10884 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10884 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

7164 USD / year

≈ 7164 USD / year

Funding

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