Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner Track

Goals & Outcomes

Core Knowledge

• Graduate students will demonstrate advanced nursing practice knowledge as nurse practitioners in the concentrations of Family and Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner.  

Research methods and analyses

• Evaluate and integrate research evidence as a cornerstone of clinical practice. 
• Participate in the ongoing monitoring and analysis of health care quality and safety systems in clinical practice.

Scholarly communication and pedagogy

• Participate in professional pedagogy consistent with evidence-based practice 
• Provide health teaching and supportive counseling with an emphasis on prevention of illness, health maintenance, and chronic disease management.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals to provide interdisciplinary care. 

Professionalism 

• Manage and negotiate a variety of health care systems with an emphasis on medically vulnerable and underserved populations. 
• Analyze local, state, and national health policy, legislative and regulatory trends, and their implications for clinical practice. 

Clinical practice

• Conduct comprehensive health and psychosocial assessments in a culturally sensitive manner for a specific population, including a detailed health history and complete physical examination. 
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Differentiate, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic health problems. 
• Prescribe and manage pharmacotherapeutic agents and other therapies.