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Nursing:
MSN Family Care Nurse Practitioner
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) provides first-contact care for individual, families, and communities from preconception to death. The FNP is adept in the skills of history taking and physical exam, ordering of diagnostic test, prescriptions, and management of drug therapy, diagnosis and treatment of common health problems and minor injuries, diagnosis and management of chronic conditions, performance of minor surgical procedures, and the coordination of services and referral of specialty care when needed. The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Drexel University is designed to prepare nurse practitioners to be expert clinicians in the area of primary health care. In addition, emphasis is placed on health policy, health promotion, and culturally competent care.
Key Program Features:
- Clinically current faculty.
- Two on campus Residency Visits with simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in our new state of the art Multidisciplinary Patient Simulation Lab.
- The Advanced Physical Assessment course is offered as an on-line course with an on-campus component. Students are required to come to campus twice during the course: once for a midterm assessment and evaluation, and again at the end of the course for a final re-demonstration of clinical assessment skills. The end of the course visit is scheduled during the required NP Summer Residency Visit.
- Latest technology used to support and enhance the development of clinical competences
This is a 59 credit graduate program. It is designed for part-time attendance by working nurses. A total of 720 clinical hours are completed in the last year of the program. This track requires a total of 5 clinical practicum courses. The first four clinical practicum courses require two 8 hour clinical days per week. The last clinical practicum course requires one 8 hour clinical day per week.
Family Care Nurse Practitioner Track
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