Mission

DNP-FNP Post-Baccalaureate and DNP Post-Master's Completion

The mission of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) focus (DNP-FNP program) is to develop Family Nurse Practitioners who provide holistic, relationship-centered care to individuals, families, and groups/populations. Graduates are prepared to bring integrative approaches to practice as expert clinicians, effective nurse coaches, transformational leaders, and life-long scholars. Graduates are eligible to take the certification examinations for Family Nurse Practitioner and nurse coaching.

The BSN to DNP – FNP Focus and the DNP Post-Master's Completion programs build upon the expected knowledge, skills, and attitudes for baccalaureate prepared registered nurses as described by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The programs prepare graduates for practice at the highest levels of nursing practice. Graduates are prepared to:

1. integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including knowledge from the nursing sciences and grounded in nursing theory, to develop and evaluate nursing practice;
2. develop, implement, and evaluate health care delivery models to ensure safety and accountability and promote improved outcomes;
3. evaluate and utilize research and best evidence to improve client well-being;
4. implement technology and information systems to provide care and promote well-being of patients and clients;
5. design, influence, implement, and advocate for health care policy that improves health outcomes;
6. utilize transformational leadership and interprofessional collaborative skills to improve patient and population health outcomes;
7. synthesize concepts of clinical prevention for promoting health and reducing risk and illness;
8. assess, manage, and evaluate patients, families and groups/populations using integrative approaches at the highest independent level of clinical nursing practice; and,
9. engage in self-development (self-reflection, self-assessment, self-care) to promote improved outcomes for self and others.

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)

The mission of the Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP) is to develop Advanced Practice Nurses who provide holistic, relationship-centered care to individuals, families, and/or groups/populations. Graduates bring integrative approaches to practice as master clinicians, effective leaders, and life-long learners. Graduates are prepared to:

1. integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including knowledge from the nursing sciences and humanities to guide the design, delivery, and evaluation of advanced nursing care across diverse populations;
2. will apply quality improvement models to promote professional organizations focused on safe patient-centered care.
3. develop, implement, and evaluate health care delivery models in primary care to ensure safety and accountability and promote improved outcomes;
4. utilize leadership skills, applying business and economic principles and practices to enhance care delivery and outcomes;
5. participate in the development, implementation and advocacy of policies that improve health outcomes;
6. graduates will lead inter-professional collaborative teams to improve patient and population health outcomes;
7. engage in self-development (self-reflection, self-assessment, self-care) to promote improved outcomes for self and others;
8. will synthesize concepts of clinical prevention for promoting health and reducing risk and illness;
9. assess, manage, and evaluate patients, families, and groups/populations using integrative approaches at the highest independent level of clinical nursing practice.

Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (FNP Certificate)

The mission of the Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate program is to assist registered nurses in completing the necessary preparation and requirements for certification and approval as Family Nurse Practitioners. Graduates provide safe and competent primary care to individuals, families, and/or groups/populations. Graduates are prepared to:

1. integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including knowledge from the nursing sciences and grounded in theory, to develop and evaluate nursing practice;
2. graduates will safely and competently assess, manage, and evaluate patients, families, and groups/populations; 
3. engage in self-development (self-reflection, self-assessment, self-care) to promote improved outcomes for self and others.