Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

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The Post-Graduate Certificate as a Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner is provided in hybrid format for non-clinical courses and is designed for nurses who already have a graduate degree in nursing from an accredited program. This certificate consists of 40 credits.

Admission Requirements

• MSN or DNP degree from accredited program

• Current unencumbered RN license

*Students who reside outside the state of Michigan will be considered on a state-by-state basis.

Required Courses (40 cr)

*A gap analysis will be completed on admission

NURS 610 - Advanced Pathophysiology for APRN 3 cr
NURS 612 - Advanced Pharmacology for APRN 3 cr
NURS 615 - Advanced Health Assessment 4 cr
NURS 620 - Health Promotion and Role 3 cr
NURS 636 - Differential Diagnosis 1 cr
NURS 641 - Primary Care I FNP for Chronicity 3 cr
NURS 643 - Primary Care II FNP for Pediatrics 3 cr
NURS 645 - Primary Care III Gender/Mental Health 3 cr
NURS 647 - Primary Care IV FNP Acute/Transition 3 cr
NURS 651 - Clinical Office Procedures 1 cr
NURS 674A - FNP Clinical A 1 5 cr
NURS 674B - FNP Clinical B 1 4 cr
NURS 674C - FNP Clinical C 1 4 cr