College of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan

Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan - Part Time

Fall - Semester I

Credit Hours/Clock Hours

*	ALNU-5018	Advanced Clinical Pharmacology	3
	PMNU-5002	Policy & Ethics in Advanced Nursing Practice	3
			6

Spring - Semester II

*	ALNU-5016	Pathophysiology for Nursing Diagnoses & Interventions	3
	PMNU-5001	Nursing Research and Design	3
			6

Summer - Semester III

PMNU-5402

Behavioral Health Concepts for Adults

Fall - Semester IV

**	ALNU-5009/5010	Health Assessment Throughout the Lifespan Theory & Practicum	6/60
**	PMNU-5000	Conceptual Systems for Advanced Nursing Practice	2
			8

Spring - Semester V

ALNU-5011/5012

Lifespan Assessment and Clinical Management: Young & Middle Adults - Theory & Practicum

5/90

Summer - Semester VI

ALNU-5013/14

Lifespan Assessment and Clinical Management: Older Adults - Theory & Practicum

5/90

Fall- Semester VII

FCNU-5021/5022	Lifespan Assessment and Clinical Management: Women's Health - Theory & Practicum	5/90
PMNU-5004	Seminar in Professional Roles	1
		6

Spring - Semester VIII

FCNU-5023/5024

Lifespan Assessment and Clinical Management: Children and Adolescents - Theory & Practicum

5/90

Fall - Semester IX

FCNU-5950	Internship in Advanced Nursing Practice	4/180

	Total Credit Hours in Curriculum	48
	Total Clock Hours in Practica	600

*ALNU-5016 and ALNU-5018 are pre- or corequisite to all clinical practica except for Health Assessment.
** Pre-requisite to clinical courses.

Note: The ratio of credit hours to clock hours per week is 1:1 for didactic courses; 1:2 for all practica, and 1:3 for the Internship course.
An FNP/GNP dual specialty is available on completion of eleven (11) additional credits of specified coursework (ALNU 5021, 5022, 5031, 5032, and 5038).

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