Family Health Advanced Practice Nursing
Specialty Offerings
- M.S.N. Degree
o Family Nurse Practitioner (F.N.P.)
- Certificate: Post-M.S.N. Nurse Practitioner
Overview
This Master of Science in Nursing program prepares professional nurses to assume leadership roles at an advanced practice nurses who will be effective in assisting people across their lifespan to promote, maintain and regain an optimal level of health. Graduates are prepared for independent and collaborative decision making in physical and psychosocial assessment, health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and management of acute and chronic health problems in families. Emphasis is given to care of families in vulnerable populations.
The nurse-practitioner role focuses on diagnosis, treatment and the management of common acute conditions and stable chronic conditions in a primary-care setting. It also includes a strong emphasis on wellness and prevention.
Curriculum
The family nurse-practitioner major consists of 50 hours of study. The program plan provides students with core nursing courses, specialty courses and clinical required for advanced-practice licensure.
| Core Courses (9 semester hours) | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
|
GNUR 401: The Discipline of Nursing: Conceptual and Theoretical Bases |
3 |
|
GNUR 402: Ethics for Health Professionals |
2 |
|
GNUR 450: Research for Health Care Professionals |
3 |
|
CMAN 410: Epidemiology |
1 |
| Advanced Specialty Core (15 semester hours) | |
|
GNUR 442: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology for Clinical Practice |
3 |
|
GNUR 413: Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing |
3 |
|
GNUR 409: Advanced Health Assessment |
3 |
|
GNUR 409A: Advanced Health Assessment: Pediatrics |
1 |
|
CMAN 436: Advanced Practice Concepts in Community Health |
2 |
|
GNUR 460: Role Socialization |
1 |
|
GNUR 461: Health Policy and Issues |
1 |
|
GNUR 462: Health Care Financing |
1 |
| F.N.P. (26 semester hours) | |
|
GNUR 514: Common Health Problems of Adults |
3 |
|
MSN 449: Complex Health Problems of Adults |
3 |
|
GNUR 415: Reproductive Health |
2 |
|
MCN 414: Childbearing/Family |
3 |
|
MCN 401: Child/Family Health |
3 |
|
GNUR 517: APN Practicum: Primary Health Care |
12 |
|
Total Hours |
50 |
Location: Most classes are offered at the Loyola University Health System campus in Maywood, Ill. Some courses are Web-based.
Program Prerequisites: Basic physical assessment and statistics courses. A minimum of 2,000 practice hours of related work experience is required prior to taking the first clinical.
Certification: Graduates are eligible to sit for the A.N.C.C. family nurse-practitioner certification examination.
Certificate
A post-master’s nurse practitioner certificate program is offered for nurses who already have a master’s degree in nursing. Upon completion of courses required, students will receive a certificate of completion.
