Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner, M.S.

45 Credits

The Family/Individual Across the Lifespan (FNP) program will prepare qualified professional nurses to practice at the advanced level in a variety of health care settings across the continuum of care. This program is offered fully online with both synchronous and asynchronous courses. The curriculum is developed by nursing faculty, flowing from the Graduate Nursing Program mission and philosophy, to enhance advanced nursing practice and quality nursing education in the Franciscan tradition to persons of diverse populations, in varying circumstances and environments.  Graduates of the FNP program will have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for competent, ethical, professional practice; for lifelong development of that practice; for advanced study in nursing, and for fulfillment of professional and societal responsibilities while incorporating the RISES values learned at Neumann. Clinical experiences take place in a variety of settings across the continuum of care with expert clinicians serving as preceptors. Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for the Family Nurse Practitioner national certification examination and for state licensure as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner.

At the completion of the Program, the graduate will have the ability to:

1. Synthesize knowledge from humanities, sciences, and nursing to design cost-effective, evidence-based, plans of care that are patient-centered and encompass diverse patients from multicultural backgrounds. 

2. Integrate ethical and professional advanced nursing practice behaviors through the application of National Standards to deliver safe, cost-effective, evidence-based care to diverse patients.  

3. Integrate technology and information systems to support learning and optimal patient outcomes. 

4. Exemplify leadership, advocacy, and professionalism as essential roles of the advanced practice nurse. 

5. Demonstrate mastery in interprofessional collaboration, scholarly inquiry, and evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes.