State University of New York Institute of Technology
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Family Nurse Practitioner


Family Nurse Practitioner

The Family Nurse Practitioner Program is designed to prepare expert advanced practice primary care clinicians capable of providing care to families in primary care settings. The program builds on the undergraduate foundation and develops advanced assessment, planning and evidence-based competence through theoretical understanding and practical application to primary care practice.

Clinical expertise is acquired through clinical placements in a variety of public, private, and community-based primary care agencies. The FNP student will complete 800 hours of clinical practice in this 45 credit-hour program of study. In addition, the program provides a strong foundation for doctoral study and research.

Program of Study
NUR 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Practice 3 Credits
NUR 503/ Advanced Nursing, Health Policy, and the Health System 3 Credits
or
*NUR 504A Advancing Leadership in Health Care 4 Credits
NUR 531 Family Therapy 2 Credits
NUR 555 Clinical Pharmacology 3 Credits
NUR 560 Nursing Research Methods 3 Credits
NUR 566 Advanced Practice Nursing Lecture
 3 Credits
NUR 567 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical 2 Credits
BIO 570 Pathophysiology 3 Credits
NUR 572 Family Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan 3 Credits
NUR 580 Beginning Level Adult Clinical 2 Credits
NUR 652 Family Primary Health Care I 3 Credits
NUR 658 Women's Health Care 2 Credits
NUR 668 Family Primary Health Care II 4 Credits
NUR 670 Intermediate Level Family Clinical 3 Credits
NUR 680 Advanced Level Family Clinical 4 Credits
NUR 692 Culminating Seminar for Nurse Pracitioners 2 Credits
Total 45 Credits
*for accelerated R.N. to B.S./M.S. program only.

Sample Plans of Study

Full Time

Part Time

 

 

 

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