Advanced Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner

The Advanced Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner is a 40-credit program designed to be completed in six semesters of part-time study. Registered Nurses who have a Master's in Nursing (not an FNP) are eligible to apply for this program.

Program Overview

The Family Nurse Practitioner Advanced Certificate Program is designed for nurses who already hold both a bachelor's and a master's degree in nursing. This program offers the opportunity to expand clinical expertise in caring for patients across the lifespan. Under New York State's Modernization Act, nurse practitioners who complete 3,600 hours of clinical practice are authorized to independently diagnose and treat patients without a written collaborative agreement with a physician.

Learning Environment

The faculty promotes a learning environment that encourages individual exploration and fosters critical thinking, decision making, and professional growth.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants to the Advance Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner must meet the following requirements for admission:

• Graduation from a Master's degree nursing program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, or the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation
• A cumulative GPA from all post-Secondary schools attended of at least 3.0 in nursing and 3.0 overall
• A grade of B or higher for all undergraduate and graduate level nursing courses
• New York State Professional R.N. License and current registration
• One year of clinical experience as an RN is recommended
• Prior college-level statistics, nursing research, and health assessment courses are required for the MS and Advanced Certificate programs
• Transfer credits are not accepted for pathophysiology, pharmacology, and advanced physical assessment

Program Requirements for Graduation

• A grade of B or higher is required in all graduate nursing courses and an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher is required to progress through and graduate from the graduate nursing programs
• No graduate course can be repeated more than once due to failure

Course Sequence

I. Core

• NUR 612 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
• NUR 614 Primary Health Care of the Family (3 credits)
• NUR 630 The Advanced Practice Role (3 credits)
• NUR 634 Advanced Physical Assessment (3 credits)
• NUR 644 Pharmacology (4 credits)

II. Specialization

• NUR 690 Diagnosis and Management of Illness and Physical Conditions of Family I (4 credits, 0 direct care practicum hours)
• NUR 691 Precepted Practicum in Primary Care of the Family I (4 credits, 208 direct care practicum hours)
• NUR 692 Diagnosis and Management of Illness and Physical Conditions of Family II (4 credits, 0 direct care practicum hours)
• NUR 693 Precepted Practicum in Primary Care of the Family II (4 credits, 208 direct care practicum hours)
• NUR 694 Diagnosis and Management of Illness and Physical Conditions of Family III (4 credits, 0 direct care practicum hours)
• NUR 695 Precepted Practicum in Primary Care of the Family III (4 credits, 208 direct care practicum hours)

Total Program Requirements

• Total credits: 40
• Total class hours: 435
• Total clinical hours: 624

Program Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Select relevant theoretical, scientific, and clinical knowledge to design, provide, and evaluate safe advanced nursing care to diverse clients in multiple settings
2. Formulate leadership behaviors that promote interprofessional collaboration and communication, fiscal accountability, system change, advocacy for the elimination of health disparities, and the provision of quality care
3. Monitor and assess outcomes to create quality improvement and safety initiatives that promote a just culture of safety and excellence in organizational systems
4. Build and lead collaborative interprofessional teams to evaluate and translate evidence into practice to enhance quality and improve healthcare outcomes
5. Evaluate and manage the appropriate use of technology to evaluate outcome data, promote safe practice environments and effective communication, and educate patients and members of the healthcare team to improve healthcare outcomes
6. Advocate, shape, and integrate policy that influences social determinants of health, equitable access to care, reduces health care disparities, and promotes the advancement of the nursing profession
7. Demonstrate effective assessment, planning, implementation, design, and evaluation strategies in caring for individuals and groups regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, socioeconomic status, culture, health care beliefs, and religion while working with and understanding the roles of all members of the interprofessional team
8. Design, implement, and evaluate evidence-based patient-centered culturally appropriate clinical prevention strategies to promote health and health education, prevent disease, and reduce risk among individuals and populations at the local, national, and global levels
9. Value life-long learning and continuing professional development that prepares graduate nurses to influence the delivery of safe quality care to diverse populations in a variety of settings and in a variety of roles

National Certification

Graduates are eligible for New York State certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and for national certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). Certification pass rates for students who graduated in 2019 were 83% for both the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and the Family Nurse Practitioner programs.

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