Family Nurse Practitioner Program Plan of Study

The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies offer two distinct Plans of Study for the Family Nurse Practitioner Program.  Students complete a total of 38 credits in either one year or two years of study.  The program starts each Fall Semester (full-time) or Spring (part-time). However, new graduate students participate in an online/remote pre-immersion course prior to starting classes to prepare them to take graduate advanced pathophysiology and pharmacology courses.

 

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to incorporate professional ethics and social justice in the development of the advanced practice role.
 
2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in comprehensive health assessment of individuals and families across the lifespan at an advanced practice nursing level.
 
3. Students from the Family Nurse Practitioner program will demonstrate ability to integrate information to manage acute and chronic health problems in advanced clinical practice with emphasis on strategies for health maintenance and health promotion.

 

Full Time Plan of Study

Fall I
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours
NUR 601 Advanced Pharmacology
3
3
0
0
NUR 612 Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing
3
3
0
0
NUR 613 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning
3
2
1
28*
NUR 628 Adult Gerontology I
5
2
3
168
Total for Semester
14
10
4
168
* Lab Hours not included in Clinical Hours        
Spring I
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours
NUR 608 Concepts in Advanced Practice Nursing
3
3
0
0
NUR 623 Pediatric Health in Primary Care Practice
3
2
1
56
NUR 627 Maternal Women’s Health in Primary Care Practice 3 2 1 56
NUR 631 Adult Gerontology II
4
2
2
112
Total for Semester
13
9
4
224
Summer I
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours
NUR 609 Professionalism in Advanced Practice Nursing
2
2
0
0
NUR 630 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
3
3
0
0
NUR 647 Advanced Practice Nursing Integration
6
2
4
224
Total for Semester
11
7
4
224
TOTAL FOR PROGRAM
38
26
12
616

 

Part Time Plan of Study

Spring I
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours
NUR 601 Advanced Pharmacology
3
3
0
0
NUR 612 Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing
3
3
0
0
Total for Semester
6
6
0
0
Summer I
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours
NUR 608 Concepts in Advanced Practice Nursing
3
3
0
0
NUR 630 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
3
3
0
0
NUR 613 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning
3
2
1
28*
Total for Semester
9
8
1
28*
Fall I
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours

NUR 623
- or -

NUR 627

Pediatric Health in Primary Care Practice

- or -

Maternal Women’s Health in Primary Care Practice
3
2
1
56
NUR 628 Adult Gerontology I
5
2
3
168
Total for Semester
8
4
4
224
* Lab Hours not included in Clinical Hours        
Spring II
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours

NUR 623
- or -

NUR 627

Pediatric Health in Primary Care Practice

- or -

Maternal Women’s Health in Primary Care Practice
3
2
1
56
NUR 631 Adult Gerontology II
4
2
2
112
Total for Semester
7
4
3
168
Summer II
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical
Hours
NUR 647 Advanced Practice Nursing Integration
6
2
4
224
NUR 609 Professionalism in Advanced Practice Nursing 2 2 0 0
Total for Semester
8
4
4
224
  TOTAL FOR PROGRAM
38
26
12
616

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