Nurse Practitioner: Family (M.S.)

Purdue University
Master of Science (M.S.)

Department of Nursing
College of Health and Human Services
Lee-Ellen C. Kirkhorn, Chair
Deborah Poling, Director Graduate Programs
260-481-6276 - Liberal Arts Building - 341

ipfw.edu/nursing

The Family nurse practitioner (FNP) program prepares students to provide primary care to infants, children, adults and geriatric patients. Upon successful completion of the MS with a Major in Nursing in the concentration of FNP, students are eligible to take the professional certification by either American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

To earn the Master of Science with a major in Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner the following must be completed:

Nursing Core Courses (22 Credits)

Nurse Practitioner Core (6 Credits)

Area of Concentration FNP (18 Credits)

NUR 51300 - Health Promotion in Special Populations Cr. 3.
NUR 51800 - Clinical Applications in Pharmacotherapeutics for NP Cr. 1
NUR 61100 - Primary Care Of The Young Family Cr. 3.
NUR 61500 - Primary Care Of The Young Family Proceptorship Cr. 3.
NUR 62200 - Primary Care Of The Aging Family Cr. 3.
NUR 62700 - Primary Care Of The Aging Family Proceptorship
NUR 63100 - FNP Preceptorship Clinical Synthesis Cr. 2.

Scholarly Achievement (Optional)