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Family Nurse Practitioner

Sample Plan of Full-Time Study

First Semester (Fall)
Course Title Credits
NPHY 612 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology 3
NURS 660 Advanced Family Health Assessment across the Lifespan 4
NURS 630 FP I: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 2
NURS 631 FP I: Practicuum: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 2
  Total 11
Second Semester (Spring)
Course Title Credits
NURS 622 Systems and Populations in Health Care 3
NURS 723 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 3
NURS 632 FP II: Clinical Management of Common
Health Care Problems		 3
NURS 633 FP II: Practicum – Clinical Management of Common
Health Care Problems		 5
  Total 14
Third Semester (Summer)
Course Title Credits
NURS 701 Science and Research for Advanced Nursing Practice 4
NURS 640 FP III: Management of Complex Health Care Problems 2
  Total 6
Fourth Semester (Fall)
Course Title Credits
NURS 644 FP III: Practicum: Management of Complex
Health Care Problems		 3
NURS 659 Organizational and Professional Dimensions of
Advanced Nursing Practice		 3
NURS 755 Families in Crisis 2
  Total 8
Fifth Semester (Spring)
Course Title Credits
NURS 731 FP IV: Practicum – Integrative Management of
Primary Health Care Problems		 2
NURS 741 FP IV: Practicum – Integrative Management of
Primary Health Care Problems		 7
  Total 9
Total Credits
Total Credits
Total Credits 48

Note: FP = Family Practice

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