Overview
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.
Sample 3-Year Plan of Study
| Fall Year 1 | Graduate Statistics (If possible, take summer prior) | 3 |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 | |
| NRSG 605 Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 | |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Populations | 3 | |
| 14 credits | ||
| Spring Year 1 | NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation & Improvement | 3 | |
| NRSG 606 Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 | |
| 9 credits | ||
| Summer Year 1 | NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| 3 credits | ||
| Fall Year 2 | NRSG 637 Health Promotion and Advanced Clinical Skills in Primary Care (90 hours of clinical) | 5 |
| 5 credits | ||
| Spring Year 2 | NRSG 639 Primary Health Care of Older Families (135 hours of clinical) | 6 |
| 6 credits | ||
| Fall Year 3 | NRSG 638 Primary Health Care of Young Families (135 hours of clinical) | 6 |
| 6 credits | ||
| Spring Year 3 | NRSG 608 Transition to Nurse Practitioner Practice | 1 |
| NRSG 640 Advanced Primary Health Care of Families (225 hours of clinical) | 5 | |
| 6 credits | ||
| TOTAL | 49 credits |
Core Courses
These courses are generally required for most specialty programs, but review the specialty plans of study for confirmation.
| Credits | |
| Various Graduate Statistics * | 3 |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NRSG 608 Transition to Nurse Practitioner Practice | 1 |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Population | 3 |
* Not 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.
Available in Summer Terms
These core courses are available to be taken in the summer if desired.
| Summer - Odd Years | Credits |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| Summer - Even Years | |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| Summer - Every Year | |
| NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Populations | 3 |