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FAMILY NURSE
PRACTITIONER FNP
Expand Your Role as a Nurse
Become an advanced family nurse practitioner with our Master of Science in Nursing at UT Tyler.
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HANDS-ON
Complete 47 credit hours of programming by combining online instruction with hybrid clinical courses.
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Planning to expand your nursing career as a Family Nurse Practitioner? In our hybrid program of 47 credit hours, a unique combination of course work and clinical application prepares every student as an advanced nurse leader in the ever-evolving health care system. UT Tyler’s nationally recognized graduate nursing program centralizes the focus on community health to provide creative solutions in addition to preventative and population-based care.
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UT Tyler
$
25,720
total tuition
TWU
$
25,965
estimated tuition
WGU
$
29,363
estimated tuition
UTA
$
30,084
estimated tuition
FNP
COURSEWORK*
NURS 5111 Advanced Practice Role
Study of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role. The evolution of the role, current and continuing issues relevant to advanced practice nursing and clinical practice issues related to health promotion and disease prevention.
NURS 5301 Translational Science I
Students will follow Steps 0-3 of the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) process. Students will answer clinical questions by critical appraisal of research and explore theoretical and ethical issues in translating evidence into practice as they begin assimilating in their advanced practice role in nursing.
NURS 5302 Translational Science II
This course builds upon the learning in Translational Science I, continuing steps 0-3 and beginning step 4 of the EBP process. Students focus on evaluation and synthesis of relevant evidence to answer clinical questions. Students begin translating science into practice by recommending best practices and subsequent outcomes as they actualize their advanced practice role in nursing.
NURS 5321 Health Policy & Population Health
This course explores the reciprocity between health care policies and population health.
NURS 5324 Health Care Informatics
This course prepares the student to utilize informatics and health care technologies in the management of individuals, groups and organizations for the improvement of patient outcomes.
NURS 5325 Organizational Systems Leadership
This course builds on prior knowledge, continuing step 4 of the EBP process. Students will explore leadership styles/principles and their impact on healthcare delivery systems, including economic, ethical, legal and political factors. Students will analyze evidence-based quality improvement principles that include metrics to demonstrate their impact on healthcare outcomes with group and individual application.
NURS 5339 Diagnostic Methods Procedures
Study of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role. The evolution of the role, current and continuing issues relevant to advanced practice nursing, and clinical practice issues related to health promotion and disease prevention.
NURS 5347 FNP Internship I
This course is designed to provide intensive study of a clinical specialty. Three credit hours of N5347 will meet eligibility requirements for certification as a nurse practitioner. Students spend concentrated time in the clinical setting appropriate to their specialty. Refinement of clinical expertise and establishment of role identity as an advanced practice registered nurse are expected outcomes. This course may be taken concurrently with NURS 5349. Prerequisites: 5351, 5353, 5455. Current CPR needed.
NURS 5349 FNP Internship II
Provides intensive clinical application of previous didactic content in the population foci. Refinement of clinical expertise and establishment of role identity as an APN. May take concurrently with NURS 5347.
NURS 5350 Advanced Pathophysiology
Regulatory and compensatory mechanisms as they relate to commonly occurring diseases across the lifespan are explored.
NURS 5351 Primary Care I
Application of major concepts and therapies necessary for development, implementation and provision of primary health care. Emphasis on the pediatric population and genomics knowledge needed for counseling families. Strategies to eliminate health disparities will be explored.
NURS 5352 Advanced Health Assessment for NP
This course is intended for the nurse practitioner. Incorporates integration of advanced health assessment principles and skills for comprehensive examination of clients that leads to differential diagnosis. Focus will be on common deviations from normal. Populations across the lifespan will be included.
NURS 5353 Primary Care II
Application of major concepts and therapies necessary for development, implementation, and provision of primary health care with emphasis on the female population and genomics knowledge needed for counseling families. Strategies to eliminate health disparities will be explored.
NURS 5354 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
Knowledge and application of advanced pharmacotherapeutic principles related to the health needs of clients. Focus will be on pharmacotherapeutic modalities utilized by advanced practice nurses while considering legal, ethical and economic factors.
NURS 5382 Capstone
Students will synthesize evidence for a clinical problem and develop an evidence-based project building on work in prior core and clinical courses. This project will be comprised of evidence-based best practice innovations that will actualize the nursing advanced practice role in educational, administrative and clinical environments to impact health of individuals or populations. This course is designed to fall within the final two semesters of the MSN program.
NURS 5455 Primary Care III
Application of major concepts and therapies necessary for the development, implementation and evaluation of primary health care with emphasis on the adult and geriatric population. Strategies to eliminate health disparities will be explored.
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Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate - Hybrid
If you've completed your master’s degree or higher in nursing, consider UT Tyler’s hybrid Family Nursing Practitioner certificate program. This certificate is designed to provide advanced training and education to those who are looking to specialize in family practice. Through this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to provide comprehensive primary care services to patients across the lifespan. With flexible course schedules and a supportive learning environment, you can advance your career or prepare for doctoral studies.