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The Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner certificate program provides a pathway for master’s prepared nurses to acquire the requisite training to become a nurse practitioner. The curriculum emphasizes relationships among advanced nursing practice, theory, and scholarly inquiry through didactic coursework and 900 hours of clinical practicum completed within various clinical settings. Graduates are eligible for national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.
A GAP analysis will be completed for each student to ensure completion of Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and Advanced Health Assessment across the lifespan have been completed. If not, Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and Advanced Health Assessment across the lifespan must be completed prior to enrollment in the program. All three courses may be taken at Wilmington University.
In addition to the University’s graduate graduation competencies, students will be able to:
1. Examine evidence-based practice and clinical judgment to improve quality, safety, and clinical outcomes for professional nursing practice;
2. Evaluate social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethical principles for professional nursing practice;
3. Analyze health policy, fiscal, and information technology implications for professional nursing practice;
4. Assess the impact of social determinants of health for professional nursing practice;
5. Design effective leadership strategies with interprofessional teams to enhance systems-based professional nursing practice;
6. Demonstrate effective communication, compassionate care, personal health, and professional maturity.
1. Demonstrate competence in management of patient health/ illness;
2. Employ evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to guide screening activities; identify health promotion needs; and provide anticipatory guidance and counseling addressing environmental, lifestyles, and developmental issues;
3. Plan and implement diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to help patients with unstable and complex healthcare problems regain stability and restore health in collaboration with the patient and multidisciplinary healthcare team.
GRN 7000 Scholarly Writing
GRN 7102 Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing Practice
GRN 8102 Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
GRN 8103 Epidemiology and Population Health
GRN 8104 Healthcare Politics and Policy
GRN 8105 Healthcare Informatics
GRN 7101 Advanced Pathophysiology
GRN 7103 Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
GRN 7104 Advanced Health Assessment
GRN 7105 Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan
GRN 7121 Family Practicum I
GRN 7106 Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan I
GRN 7122 Family Practicum II
GRN 7107 Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan II
GRN 7108 Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan III
GRN 7123 Family Practicum III
GRN 7124 Family Practicum IV
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
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