Advanced Nursing Practice (Family Nurse Practitioner), DNP

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

The family nurse practitioner concentration of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program is an advanced nursing practice degree. This program prepares graduates to provide holistic, client-centered primary care to patients and families across the life span in a variety of settings. All programs are offered in a hybrid format requiring students to travel to an ASU campus for up to one week for orientation at the beginning of the program and two to three times per semester. Core courses include pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology and advanced health assessment across the life span. Specialty courses focus on assessment, screening, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions, emphasizing preventive care and promotion of healthy lifestyle choices. Content includes epidemiology, differential diagnosis and sociocultural variations in evidence-based treatments, including health promotion and health education. The program emphasizes theories, principles and clinical skills for holistic, client-centered, culturally appropriate primary care of infants, children, adolescents, adults and older adults within traditional, nontraditional and culturally diverse families. Practicing faculty with clinical experience teach the specialty coursework and clinical experiences, enriching learning. Any deficiency courses determined by the student's unique gap analysis must have been completed in the past five years to be eligible for credit.

Arizona State University, Main campus