Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (M.S.N.)
Marymount’s Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) family nurse practitioner program prepares nurse practitioners to provide primary care to the family. An in-depth study is made of health, as well as common acute and chronic illnesses throughout the life cycle. Laboratory and clinical experiences are provided to develop competence in the diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses. This degree program prepares graduates to sit for nationally recognized certification examinations offered by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Marymount’s family nurse practitioner curriculum is designed and based upon the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (2011) as well as "The Criteria for the Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs" from the National Organization of Nursing Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (2012).
Upon successful completion of the M.S.N. program, students will be able to:
- Translate theoretical knowledge from the sciences and humanities into the delivery of advanced nursing care to diverse populations.
- Utilize organizational and systems leadership strategies to promote high quality and safe care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.
- Integrate theory and evidence based practice principles to optimize patient care.
- Incorporate informatics and health care technologies to deliver, coordinate and optimize health care.
- Analyze the influence of health care policy development, regulation, and finance on health care organizations and delivery systems.
- Apply principles of inter-professional collaboration to improve patient and population health outcomes.
- Design preventative clinical strategies to promote health and reduce the risk of disease and chronic illness.
- Demonstrate advanced practice competencies in the delivery of safe, quality care to diverse populations.
- Integrate professional and ethical standards in advanced nursing practice.
Degree Requirements — Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (M.S.N.)
45 credits and minimum of 700 clinical hours
| NU 501 | Theoretical, Ethical, and Professional Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NU 510 | Population Health | 3 |
| NU 552 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NU 554 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NU 590 | Health Care Data Analysis | 3 |
| NUF 500 | Advanced Assessment and Health Screening for the Family Nurse Practitioner | 3 |
| NUF 501 | Introduction to Primary Care of the Family | 3 |
| NUF 503 | Primary Care of the Family I | 5 |
| NUF 504 | Primary Care of the Family II | 5 |
| NU 700 | Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NU 701 | Innovative Models of Care Delivery | 3 |
| NU 706 | Policy and Advocacy in Health Care | 3 |
| NU 707 | Leadership, Quality and Ethics in Health Care | 3 |