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The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) focuses on the diagnostic reasoning, assessment, and management of the primary health care of individuals of all ages. The FNP has advanced knowledge and skills in health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and physical and psychosocial assessment. The FNP manages acute conditions and the chronically ill individual within a family practice setting. They recognize patients in primary health care settings who manifest common health problems or changes in their health status requiring referral to appropriate providers. This specialty is not prepared to practice in acute care hospital areas.

Career opportunities include primary care practices, specialty and urgent care clinics, health departments, K- 12 schools, college-based health clinics, and health care insurance companies.

The following information regarding this specialty track is accurate at the time of publication, but is subject to change.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Various Graduate Statistics 1*3
NRSG 602NURSING SCHOLARSHIP *4
NRSG 603LEADERSHIP IN NURSING *3
NRSG 604HEALTH SYSTEMS INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT *3
NRSG 605ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY *4
NRSG 606APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES *3
NRSG 607ADVANCED ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL REASONING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN *3
NRSG 608TRANSITION TO NURSE PRACTITIONER PRACTICE *1
NRSG 609HEALTH PROMOTION FOR POPULATIONS *3
NRSG 637HEALTH PROMOTION IN PRIMARY CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES5
NRSG 638PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF YOUNG FAMILIES6
NRSG 639PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF OLDER FAMILIES6
NRSG 640ADVANCED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF FAMILIES1-5
Total Credit Hours45-49

1Not offered by College of Nursing but available through University of Nebraska system, including UNMC (BIOS 806 - Biostatistics I), or at/through any accredited college/university. 

*Represents a core course for this specialty.

NP credentialing - Graduates are eligible to apply to take the Nurse Practitioner board certification exam in this specialty.