H. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER ADVANCED PRACTICE ROLE OVERVIEW

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1 H. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER ADVANCED PRACTICE ROLE OVERVIEW The Family Nurse Practitioner role emphasizes health promotion, health maintenance, prevention and detection of alterations in health through supportive interventions, counseling, and teaching of families and individuals. In addition, the Family Nurse Practitioner role includes aspects of illness care management that include diagnosis and management of common, chronic, and acute conditions. The practitioner acknowledges and recognizes limitations in the scope of practice, collaborates and consults with other health care providers. Family Nurse Practitioner practice is based on an epidemiological approach to health problems, an understanding of family and community systems, the management of resources and economics, and the use of appropriate technology. Family Nurse Practitioners improve access to primary care for all populations, especially those considered under-served, whether inner city, suburban, or rural. The Family Nurse Practitioner may provide care to families and individuals in a variety of settings, including the home, school, workplace, or hospital, depending on client needs. The practitioner s function in each setting may vary and include care in a specific specialized area. The Family Nurse Practitioner keeps current in knowledge and skills through education, review of the literature, and systemic inquiry. The practitioner engages in and utilizes relevant health care research and contributes to the knowledge of colleagues through peer review, publication or verbal communication methods. The Family Nurse Practitioner engages in issues relevant to the profession, community, state, and nation. I. PROGRAM SEQUENCE Students need to carefully plan their program with their academic sponsor and Graduate Committee. For efficient resource utilization, most courses are taught only once a year. If students are not in sequence, it may require a year delay in taking a particular course. In addition, many classes have prerequisites that must be considered in sequencing courses. However, the program has been designed to facilitate both part and full-time students. With careful planning, students can meet individual needs and take the courses in sequential order.

2 J. SEQUENCING FOR THE FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM First Year Nurs 555 Pharmacology in Advanced Practice Nurs 600 Nursing Science 1: Evidence Based Practice Nurs 627 Management of Family Health Second Year Nurs 606 Advanced Practice Nursing Theories, Roles, Issues, and Ethics Nurs 631 Evidence-Based Writing 2: Critically Appraising and Disseminating Evidence Based Findings Nurs 601 Nursing Science 2: Evidence Based Practice Nurs 619 Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics/Genomics Nurs 621 Advanced Health Assessment Nurs 622 Management of Adult Common Disorders Nurs 623 Evidence-Based Writing I: Selecting and Synthesizing Evidence Nursing 624 Clinical Practicum 1 Nursing 625 Management of Pediatric & Adolescent Disorders Nurs 626 Nurs 608 Clinical Practicum 2 Health Care Policy and Finance Nurs 629 Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning Nurs 630 Management of Adult Chronic and Geriatric Disorders Nurs 628 Clinical Practicum 3 Nurs 632 Management of Acute Disorders Third Year Nurs 635R Family Nurse Practitioner Internship You will register for either Nurs 698R/699R; or Nurs 623, Nurs 631, and Nurs 633 depending on which project/scholarly paper you plan to complete. If you plan on writing a thesis/clinical project, you must register for Nurs 698R/699R. You will work with an advisory committee of three, two of which must have graduate faculty status. Two of the hours must be registered for during the semester the thesis/project is defended. It is suggested that you register for at least two credit hours of N698R/N699R during Winter (1 st year) and Fall (2 nd year). If you plan on writing an evidenced-based scholarly paper, you must register for Nurs 623, Nurs 631 and Nurs 633. You will work with one faculty mentor who has graduate faculty status. Those wishing to complete a culminating writing experience must register for Nurs 623, Nurs 631, and Nurs 633.

3 Graduate Student Handbook 17 K. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR COURSES IN THE FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM Nurs 555 (3:3:0) Pharmacology in Advanced Practice Principles of pharmacology and drug therapy for advanced-practice nurses. Nurs 590R (1-4) Independent Study Prerequisite: Instructor s consent Individualized study Nurs 600 (2:2:0) Nursing Science 1: Evidence Based Practice Developing skills and knowledge in selecting and synthesizing the best research evidence to provide quality health care. Nurs 601 (2:2:0) Nursing Science 2: Evidence Based Practice Prerequisite: Nurs 600 Developing skills and knowledge in systematically appraising and disseminating the best research evidence to provide quality health care. Nurs 606 (3:3:0) Advanced Practice Nursing Theories, Roles, Issues, and Ethics Professional theories, roles, issues, and ethics for advanced-practice nurses Nurs 608 (2:2:0) Health Care Policy and Finance Knowledge and skills influencing health care policy; utilizing fiscal accountability to provide quality cost-effective care. Nurs 619 (2:2:0) Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics/Genomics The effects of genetics/genomics, cellular physiology, inflammatory and immune response on disease states Nurs 621 (3:2:1) Advanced Health Assessment Development of physical assessment techniques. Nurs 622 (5:5:0) Management of Adult Common Disorders Prerequisite: Nurs 619 and Nurs 621 Health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing common psychosocial and physiological alterations in adult patients. Nurs 623 (1:1:0) Evidence-Based Writing I: Selecting and Synthesizing Mentored experience in selecting and synthesizing evidence. Nurs 624 (2:0:2) Clinical Practicum 1 Clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing adults with common psychosocial and physiological alterations and pediatric and adolescent patients.

4 Graduate Student Handbook 18 Nurs 625 (3:3:0) Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Disorders Health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing psychosocial and physiological alterations in pediatric and adolescent patients Nurs 626 (2:0:2) Clinical Practicum 2 Clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing adults with chronic psychosocial and physiological alterations and geriatric patients. Nurs 627 (2:2:0) Management of Family Health Theoretical foundations and strategies to manage family health Nurs 628 (2:0:2) Clinical Practicum 3 Clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing patients with acute psychosocial and physiological alterations. Nurs 629 (2:2:0) Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning Prerequisite: Nurs 619 Pathology underlying complex disease states; physiologic basis for therapy and management. Nurs 630 (5:5:0) Management of Adult Chronic and Geriatric Disorders Prerequisite: Nurs 622, Nurs 624 Health promotion and prevention of chronic psychosocial and physiological disorders; diagnosis and management of adult and geriatric chronic alterations across the life span. Nurs 631 (2:2:0) Evidence-Based Writing 2: Critically Appraising and Disseminating Evidence- Based Findings Prerequisite: Nurs 623 Mentored experience in critically appraising and disseminating evidence-based findings. Nurs 632 (4:4:0) Management of Acute Disorders Prerequisite: Nurs 626, Nurs 630 Health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing acute psychosocial and physiological alterations across the life span. Nurs 635R (8:2:6) Family Nurse Practitioner Internship Prerequisite: All program courses Internship as a Family Nurse Practitioner Nurs 698R (6:0:0) Masters Project Nurs 699R (6:0:0) Masters Thesis

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