Curriculum Plan changes for Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Course Information	Class	Credits
Graduate Core Courses (12 credits)
Advanced Nursing Practice Grounded in Caring	NGR 6110	3
Philosophical & Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice Roles	NGR 6811	3
Nursing Research & Evidence Based Practice	NGR 6812	3
Leadership, Policy & Finance in Advanced Nursing Practice	NGR 6891	3
Direct Care Core Courses (9 credits)
Advanced Health Assessment	NGR 6002	2
Advanced Health Assessment Lab	NGR 6002L	1
Advanced Pathophysiology	NGR 6141	3
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	NGR 6172	3
Concentration Courses (28 credits)
Care of the Family Across the Lifespan: Advanced Nursing Situations	NGR 6611	3
Primary Care 1: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice	NGR 6200	3
Primary Care 1 Practicum: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (180 supervised clinical hours)	NGR 6200L	3
Care of Children: Nursing Situations in Advanced Practice	NGR 6301	3
Women's Health: Nursing Situations in Advanced Practice	NGR 6342	3
Primary Care 2: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice	NGR 6605	3
Primary Care 2 Practicum: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (180 supervised clinical hours)	NGR 6605L	3
Primary Care of Families: Comprehensive Advanced Nursing Practice	NGR 6619	3
Primary Care of Families Practicum (240 supervised clinical hours)	NGR 6619L	4
Total Hours		49

A minimum of 600 supervised clinical hours is required.

Courses Typically Completed in Direct Care Focus Concentrations at FAU*

*(Courses may vary by graduation year)

MSN CORE COURSES		CREDITS
NGR 6110	Advanced Nursing Practice:  Grounded in Caring	3
NGR 6811	Philosophy & Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice Roles	3
NGR 6812	Nursing Research Evidence Based Practice	3
NGR 6891	Leadership, Policy and Finance: Advanced Nursing Practice	3
MSN DIRECT CARE CORE COURSES		CREDITS
NGR 6002	Advanced Health Assessment	2
NGR 6002L	Advanced Health Assessment Lab	1
NGR 6141	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NGR 6172	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	3

Sample Plan of Study Plan for 2nd MSN Degree with NP Concentration*

*(Courses may vary by admission year)

NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATIONS		Credits	Clinical Hours
NGR 6761	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics II (new course)	3
NGR 6905	Advanced Health Assessment Review	3
NGR 6200	Primary Care 1: Foundations of Advanced Practice	3
NGR 6200L	Primary Care 1 Practicum: Foundations of Advanced Practice (12 hours per week)	3	180
NGR 6251	Perspectives of Aging (AGNP  only)	3
NGR 6342	Women’s Health: Nursing Situations in Advanced Practice (FNP and AGNP)	3
NGR 6301	Care of  Children: Nursing Situations in Advanced Practice (FNP only)	3
NGR 6605	Primary Care 2: Foundations of Advanced Practice	3
NGR 6605L	Primary Care 2 Practicum: Foundations of Advanced Practice (12 hours per week)	3	180
NGR 6619	Primary Care of Families: Comprehensive Advanced Nursing Practice (FNP)	3
NGR 6619L	Primary Care of Families Practicum (16 hours/week) (FNP)	4	240
NGR 6607	Comprehensive Care of Adolescents through Older Adults (AGNP)	3
NGR 6607L	Comprehensive Care of Adolescents through Older Adults Practicum (AGNP) (16 hours/week)	4	240
TOTAL    CREDITS/CLINICAL HOURS		31	600

Fee for Lab Courses

There is a $150.00/credit fee for all lab and nurse practitioner practicum courses. The purpose of the fee is to cover the higher cost of instruction for these courses due to lower faculty-student ratios, travel for site visits, and increasing use of simulation and standardized patients.

The following course carries this fee: 

• NGR 6002L - 1 credit, $150 fee
• NGR 6200L - 3 credits, $450 fee
• NGR 6605L - 3 credits, $450 fee
• NGR 6619L - 4 credits, $600 fee
• NGR 6607L- 4 credits, $600 fee