The School of Nursing is now offering a family nurse practitioner (FNP) option to students who are interested in learning how to provide care to individuals and families across their entire lifespan. Students who already have a BSN degree can complete the FNP concentration in five semesters using a hybrid delivery (a combination of in-person and online classes).

• Complete 44 credit hours in the classroom as well as clinical experiences to graduate.
• Online classes will be asynchronous (at a time when students choose) and synchronous (at a specific time each week). 
• Learn from nationally recognized faculty members.
• The School of Nursing will secure clinical sites and preceptors for FNP students to work alongside during their clinical rotations.

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Connect with Us

Dr. Amber Vermeesch
Department Chair of Family & Community Health
Telephone: 336-334-5105
Email: alvermeesch@uncg.edu

Program Goals

1. Evaluate evidence-based and best practices to design, manage, and evaluate comprehensive person-centered care that is within the regulatory and educational scope of practice with emphasis on adult gerontology, rural healthcare and gender affirming care.
2. Apply an advanced body of knowledge and skills in nursing practice to diverse individuals across the lifespan in a variety of settings to promote health.
3. Appraise the influence of the wellness, illness, disease, and dysfunction components of health upon individuals, families, groups, and communities.
4. Evaluate evidence that may be applied in nursing practice to promote high quality safe and effective care.
5. Practice as an advanced practice nurse to promote the well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities in a variety of settings.

After Graduation

After graduating, students will take either the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certification exam for FNPs with the ability to apply for state licensure. Graduates will also have the option to apply to and seamlessly move into the School of Nursing’s post-master’s DNP concentration or the PhD program.

Plan of Study

The FNP concentration will have both full-time and part-time plans of study, including the summer. There will be an orientation prior to the beginning of the classes that students will be required to attend.

Course Semester	Course Title [credits]	MSN Clinical Hours
Full-Time
Fall Year 1	NUR 708 – Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice [3 cr.] NUR 713 – Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning [3 cr.]; NUR 713 L [1 cr.] NUR 810 – Health Promotion, Disease Prevention & Population Health [3 cr.]
Spring Year 1	NUR 709 – Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing [3 cr.] NUR 717 – Management of Common Gender Specific & Adolescent Health Conditions [4 cr.] NUR 719L – Family Primary Care Practicum [3 cr.]
Summer Year 1	NUR 817 – Role Transition for Advanced Nursing Practice [2 cr.] NUR 705- Research and Evidence Based Practice (Online) [3 cr.]
Fall Year 2	NUR 811 – Primary Care Management Adult – I [4 cr.]; NUR 811 L Practicum [3 cr.] NUR 718 – Complex Problems In Family Primary Care [2 cr.]
Spring Year 2	NUR 714 – Informatics in Healthcare [3 cr.] NUR 716 – Management of Child Health in Primary Care Setting [4 cr.] NUR 812L – Practicum – Primary Care Management – II [3 cr.]
Part-Time
Fall Year 1	NUR 708 – Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice [3 cr.] NUR 713 – Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning [3 cr.]; NUR 713 L [1 cr.]
Spring Year 1	NUR 714 – Informatics in Healthcare [3 cr.] NUR 709 – Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing [3 cr.]
Summer Year 1	NUR 705 – Research and Evidence Based Practice (Online) [3 cr.] NUR 817 – Role Transition for Advanced Nursing Practice [2 cr.]
Fall Year 2	NUR 811 – Primary Care Management Adult – I [4 cr.]; NUR 811L [3. cr.]
Spring Year 2	NUR 717 – Management of Common Gender Specific & Adolescent Health Conditions [4 cr.] NUR 719L – Family Primary Care Practicum [3 cr.]
Fall Year 3	NUR 718 – Complex Problems In Family Primary Care [2 cr.] NUR 810 – Health Promotion, Disease Prevention & Population Health [3 cr.]
Spring Year 3	NUR 716 – Management of Child Health in Primary Care [4 cr.] NUR 812L – Primary Care Management II [3 cr.]