Earn Your MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner Degree From GCU
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Made for working RNs in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico, GCU's Master of Science in Nursing: FNP program prepares nurses for advanced practice as primary care providers.
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The Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner program prepares experienced professional nurses for advanced practice as primary care providers. The family nurse practitioner (FNP) makes independent critical judgments in all levels of prevention, including health promotion; illness prevention; and diagnosis and management for individuals, families, communities and populations. The FNP performs comprehensive health assessments, diagnoses illness and prescribes pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments to manage acute and chronic health problems to achieve quality, cost-effective outcomes in a culturally sensitive context.
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What You Will Learn
Strengthen Your Clinical Leadership Acumen
The online family nurse practitioner program curricula focuses on preparing well-rounded primary care providers through in-depth study of the following subject areas:
- Performing in-depth health assessments, including documentation and diagnosis
- Understanding the individual as the client, functional health patterns, community resources and the teaching learning process
- Reviewing the research process and applying evidenced-based research to the practice setting
- Advancing physiology and pathophysiology principles; understanding normal function; and interpreting changes in normal function that result in symptoms and diagnostic markers indicative of illness
- Utilizing pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their practical implication in clinical practice
- Recognizing and applying ethical, moral leadership
Integrating knowledge of population health into culturally relevant health promotion and intervention - Evaluating the implications of and health care informatics in strategies for managing care resources and systems
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Earn Your MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner Degree From GCU
Made for working RNs in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico, GCU's Master of Science in Nursing: FNP program prepares nurses for advanced practice as primary care providers.
All nursing degrees accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) require some form of direct clinical experience or practicum that allow students to demonstrate achievement of clinical competency at the baccalaureate or master’s levels. GCU's FNP program includes 675 hours of directly supervised clinical practice with qualified preceptors and two separate on-campus experiences.
Can I Complete My FNP Degree Fully Online1?
Online1 FNP Degree at Grand Canyon University
Our online curriculum features courses designed to help you position yourself for possible career advancement. Backed by the legacy of our traditional campus, GCU is an accredited university with dynamic academic programs, informed by industry and student learning outcomes.
As an online student at GCU, you can expect:
- Affordable online tuition
- Knowledgeable faculty members
- Connection through interactive courses
- Online learning resources and tools
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1 Clinical, practicum and immersion hours completed locally.
2 Based on the 2021-22 academic year, GCU’s private Christian tuition is 47% more affordable than the average out-of-state tuition of Arizona’s three state universities.