Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (DR)

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The FNP and PMHNP certificates can be completed in as little as one (1) year with classes offered year-round in Fall, Spring and Summer. Total credits required for completion can range between 35 - 38 credits. The number of courses taken per semester may be reduced to slow the pace of completion. Reducing course load may impact progression. Transfer credit may be given for courses taken at other accredited institutions that are substantially equivalent to USF’s courses, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Clinical Hours: A minimum of 500 supervised, direct-patient care clinical hours are required for Nurse Practitioner certification.
Delivery Format: Courses are delivered via a hybrid model - an approach that encompasses both in-person teaching and distance learning. You attend Teaching Weekends (Friday (8 a.m. - 9 p.m.) and Saturday (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). In-person requirements for courses will be confirmed by faculty.

Program Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate the specialized body of knowledge and clinical competencies required to assume an advanced practice nursing role, including theoretical foundation, evidence-based clinical practice, and inter and intra professional collaboration
Demonstrate the ability to provide quality health care services that reflect cultural competence, social justice, fiscal stewardship, and ethical responsibility, representing the Jesuit mission of a more humane and just world
Create and implement holistic plans of care that competently assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients with a focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and patient-centered care
Demonstrate the ability to integrate doctoral scholarship and leadership skills in the delivery of care

Certificate Requirements (35 units)

The following courses may be waived/and or not required from your curriculum upon verification of transcripts from previous NP curriculum:

NURS 7100 - Professional Roles for the Nurse Practitioner 2 units
NURS 7210 - Adv Assess&Hlth Prom for APRN 4 units
NURS 7220 - Adv Phys Assess and Health Promo for the APRN Practicum 2 units (90 clinical hours)
NURS 706 - Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology 3 units
NURS 707 - Applied Drug Therapy 3 units
*A minimum of 540 clinical hours of PMHNP Direct Patient Care Clinical is required. (90 clinical hours transferred from Advanced PE clinical) = approximately 450 clinical hours required for certificate.
*Subject to change based on availability of classes