Curriculum - Nurse Practitioner Track: Family
The curriculum will prepare you to be an expert clinician in the area of primary healthcare with emphasis on health policy, health promotion, and culturally competent care.
Family NP Track Plan of Study – 59 credits
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Year 1
Fall Quarter
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Year 1
Winter Quarter
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Year 1
Spring Quarter
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Year 1
Summer Quarter
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*Basic Physiology Screening Examination
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NURS 500
Confronting Issues
In Contemporary Health Care Environments
(3 credits)
RSCH 519
Introduction to Biostatistics
(3 credits)
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NURS 502
Advanced Ethical Decision-Making in Nursing
(3 credits)
RSCH 523
Methods for Health Research
(3 credits)
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INFO 526
Information, Innovation, and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice
(3 credits)
NURS 527
Evidenced-based Approaches to Practice
(3 credits)
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NURS 549
Advanced Pharmacology
(3 credits)
*ELECTIVE
(3 credits)
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Year 2
Fall Quarter
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Year 2
Winter Quarter
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Year 2
Spring Quarter
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Year 2
Summer Quarter
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NURS 548
Advanced Pathophysiology
(3 credits)
NURS 664
Nurse Practitioner Role Development
(1 credit)
Mandatory Track Orientation
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NURS 556
Pharmacology for Family Nurse Practitioners
(3 credits)
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NURS 550
Advanced Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
(4 credits)
-Includes two (2) mandatory on-campus visits
Mandatory Clinical Orientation
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Clinical Practicum Rotations Begin
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**NURS 576
Family Nurse Practitioner I: Primary Care of Adults
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Residency Week
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Year 3
Fall Quarter
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Year 3
Winter Quarter
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Year 3
Spring Quarter
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Year 3
Summer Quarter
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**NURS 575
Family Nurse Practitioner II:
Primary Care of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Visit (SP/HPS)
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**NURS 578
Family Nurse Practitioner III: Primary Care of Women
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Visit (SP/HPS)
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**NURS 577
Family Nurse Practitioner IV: Geriatric Primary Care
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Residency Week
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**NURS 579
Family Nurse Practitioner V: Integrative Practicum in Family Practice
(4 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Visit (SP/HPS)
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| Core Courses |
| Support Courses |
| Clinical Courses |
*Student is
- Required to take the Basic Physiology Screening Examination during their first quarter prior to enrolling in NURS 548;
- Strongly encouraged to take the NURS 520 Advanced Physiology course as the student’s elective if a grade of 75 in the screening examination is not achieved.
**Mandatory scheduled weekly online class time.
Track Coordinator:
Sharon Byrne, DrNP, NP-C, AOCNP
215-762-1241
skb28@drexel.edu