Family Nurse Practitioner
Philosophy
The Family Nurse Practitioner Program is dedicated to preparing graduate nurses for clinical practice, management, research and leadership in the advanced practice role. The rigorous curriculum prepares graduates to sit for national family nurse practitioner certification examinations while stressing concepts directed toward delivering care in the federal health care system; making USUHS graduates uniquely qualified to provide quality care in diverse settings. The program emphasizes research and statistical methodologies enabling our student to critically analyze scientific literature, evaluate nursing outcomes and participate in research activities.
Design
The FNP program is 24 months of full-time study combining lecture and clinical experiences. A life-span case study approach is used to develop differential diagnosis and critical thinking skills. On an average, graduates will obtain over 900 hours of clinical experience working with experienced nurse practitioner or physician preceptors in civilian and military agencies. The program meets or exceeds the revised 2002 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties' guidelines for NP programs. A master's thesis or scholarly project is required for graduation.
Basic & Clinical Sciences: 16 Credit Hours
Applied Anatomy/Cell Biology
Advanced Health Assessment
Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology
Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
Leadership: 5 Credit Hours
Leadership Role in Interdisciplinary Healthcare
Leadership/Management in a Global Environment
Ethics and Policy in Federal Health Systems
Research & Statistics: 11 Credit Hours
Theoretical Foundations for Military and Federal Health Research
Statistical Measures/Analytic Methods
Applied Scholarly Inquiry I
, II
Capstone Clinical Investigative Project I, II
FNP Specialty: 27 Credit Hours
Advanced Principles in Adult Primary Care
Advanced Principles in Pediatric Primary Care
Advanced Principles in Gynecology
Advanced Principles in Obstetrics
Family theory
Clinical Practicum
I &
II
Operational Medicine: 6 Credit Hours
Military Contingency Medicine/Bushmaster
Total Credit Hours: 65
Downloadable Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum
Highlights
Spotlight
USU faculty takes first place in Navy Wide Research Competition
Several Graduate School of Nursing faculty members and students were honored during the 26th Annual Navy-Wide Research Competition held on May 26 at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP).
CDR Greg Nezat, USU's former research director at NMCP, and CDR Chris Oudekerk, USU's current research director at NMCP, represented the winning team in the Navy Medicine East competition.
Their presentation, "The effect of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on the reduction of postoperative pain and return of bowel function in patients undergoing minor laparoscopic gynecological procedures," was supported by USU teammates LT Philip Grady, LCDRs Nathaniel Clark and John Lenahan, CDR Robert Hawkins and CAPT (Ret) Joe Pelligrini.