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Nov 26, 2024
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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) - Certificate
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Graduate Nursing Certificate Programs
Grounded in an environment of scholarship, the mission of the WSU Department of Nursing is to educate knowledgeable caring, ethical, creative, and accountable nurse leaders who provide person- and relationship-centered care for individuals, families, groups, communities and populations in a diverse society. This mission is based on the beliefs that:
- a caring, diverse, and respectful community provides the best environment for students to learn how to care for themselves and others
- optimal learning to care for self and others occurs in a caring, diverse and respectful community
- faculty and students are accountable for maintaining and modeling professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct
- recognizing and valuing human diversity is essential to person- and relationship-centered care
- individuals have different ways of knowing and learning about the world
- creativity and innovation contribute to continuous quality improvement and sustainability
- an enriched learning environment is the responsibility of faculty, staff, and students
- effective nurse leaders engage in continuous professional development and lifelong learning
The Graduate Programs in Nursing offer six Graduate Certificate programs for nurses interested in post-nursing graduate education: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner ; Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist ; Family Nurse Practitioner ; Nurse Educator ; Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner ; or Nursing and Organizational Leadership .
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) - Certificate
This certificate program is designed to integrate the Post Nursing Graduate students into the existing sequence of courses leading to preparation as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). This option provides nurses that already have graduate degree preparation in another area of nursing the opportunity to acquire the education, skills, and abilities to seek certification and practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Some of the courses are offered using distance teaching strategies. GC graduates are prepared for eligibility the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Family NP exam or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program’s FNP exam.
In 2007, WSU was selected for the “Outstanding Faculty Practice Award” from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF).
Prerequisite to admission: Doctorate in Nursing or related field and graduation from a nationally accredited graduate program in nursing with evidence of completion of advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment (including diagnostic reasoning), advanced health promotion and advanced pharmacology (within last three years required in some states for credentialing).
Required Courses (20 S.H.)
Clinical Hours
600 Clinical Hours (1 clinical credit = 60 hours of contact time)
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