Program: Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) MS - Winona State University

Description of Program

The Master’s Program is grounded in the belief that all advanced practice nurses share a common core of knowledge. Through the foundational core courses, students further develop their ability to integrate theory, research, and practice. Courses within the selected focus of Nurse Administrator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, Adult Nurse Practitioner, or Family Nurse Practitioner, provide specialized knowledge and practice opportunities in each advanced nursing role. The domains of advanced practice nursing include client health status management; the nurse/client relationship; teaching/coaching; professional roles; managing and negotiating health care delivery systems; and monitoring and ensuring quality of health care practice.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Students who elect the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program are prepared to perform an expanded role in the delivery of primary health care. In addition to the nursing science core courses and the direct care core courses, content includes comprehensive assessment of the health care status of individuals across the lifespan and families; management of acute and chronic health problems; provision of counseling and teaching in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention; and collaboration with other health professionals. Clinical practicums under the supervision of qualified nurse practitioner and physician preceptors will focus on primary health care in a variety of settings with emphasis on rural and underserved communities. Family Nurse Practitioner students also have theory and clinical content related to the care of children. Graduates with an M.S. award are able to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s FNP exam. The Graduate Certificate (GC) is for nurses who have completed a previous graduate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited graduate nursing program and desire to prepare for certification as an FPN; GC graduates are also able to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s FNP exam.

Nursing Science Core Courses

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

NURS 616 - Molecular, Genetic and Immune Mechanisms in Disease 3 S.H.
NURS 617 - Advanced Clinical Pharmacology 3 S.H.
NURS 618 - Advanced Pathophysiology 2 S.H.
NURS 619 - Advanced Health Assessment 3 S.H.
NURS 640 - Primary Care of Adult and Gerontology Clients 3 S.H.
NURS 641 - Primary Health Care Clinical I 2 S.H. for A/GNP / 3 S.H. for FNP
NURS 642 - Primary Care of Children I 2 FNP Only
NURS 643 - Primary Care Clinical II 3 S.H. for A/GNP / 4 S.H. for FNP
NURS 644 - Primary Care of Adult and Gerontology Clients II 3 S.H.
NURS 645 - Primary Care Internship 3 MS
NURS 646 - Primary Care of Children II 2 S.H.

Total Credits: FNP: 56 S.H.

Clinical hours: (1 credit hour equal to 60 clinical/practice hours)

Family Nurse Practitioner: 660