Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, MS

Contribute to Community Health

• Flexible programming to meet your needs—a unique blend of online and on-campus classes, and individually precepted clinical practicum hours.
• The 42-credit master’s program prepares you to move into a well-paid career delivering health care to patients and families across the lifespan within a primary health care framework.
• The program meets the American Nurses Credentialing Center AACN requirements for Family Nurse Practitioner Certification.

TAKE COURSES LIKE…

Develop skills in history taking, family assessment, cultural assessment, risk assessment, basic laboratory procedures and diagnostic studies, health promotion/disease prevention planning, and appropriate documentation in NURS 640 Advanced Physical Assessment. Advance your knowledge with courses such as NURS 650 Advanced Theory and Practice I for FNPs, where you will build proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation, assessing and managing acute and chronic illnesses. In the FNP Practicum courses, demonstrate your knowledge of advanced pathophysiology, pharmacologic interventions, and implementation primary care practice guidelines.

• NURS 640 Advanced Physical Assessment
• NURS 650 Advanced Theory and Practice 1 for FNPs
• NURS 671 Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I

Graduates of the program are highly competent and specialized nurses who have mastered the skills necessary to treat individual patients and families, diagnose illness, create treatment plans, and provide support.

ADD OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES

Students gain experience through online and on-campus classes and individually precepted clinical practicum hours.

CHOOSE YOUR CAREER

Graduates of our FNP program are specialized healthcare professionals, proficient in high level skills such as creating care plans, collaborating with healthcare teams, ethical and effective decision-making, communication, patient diagnoses.

WHERE GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED

Graduates enter the field in prestigious institutions, such as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Montefiore Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, and more.

What You Need To Know

Applicant information:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing
• Be licensed as a registered nurse in New York State
• Demonstrate scholastic aptitude as evidenced by previous academic work, motivation, leadership potential and maturity
• Have an undergraduate cumulative QPA of 3.0
• Evidence of successful completion (grade B or higher) of an undergraduate statistics course is required
• Submit an essay, professional resume, and recommendations as described in the application
• Submit official transcripts from each academic institution previously attended
• A personal interview may be required
• No standardized admissions test (GRE or Miller Analogy) is required