Feb 26, 2025  
2015-2016 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Nurse Practitioner: Family (M.S.)


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Purdue University
Master of Science (M.S.)

Department of Nursing
College of Health and Human Services

Lee-Ellen C. Kirkhorn, Chair
Deborah Poling, Director Graduate Programs
260-481-6276 ~ ipfw.edu/nursing ~ Liberal Arts Building - 341


The Family nurse practitioner (FNP) program prepares students to provide primary care to infants, children, adults and geriatric patients.  Upon successful completion of the MS with a Major in Nursing in the concentration of FNP, students are eligible to take the professional certification by either American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

To earn the Master of Science with a major in Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner the following must be completed:

Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty (15 Credits)


  • NUR 51601 Clinical Applications in Pharmacotherapeutics Cr. 1.
  • NUR 61100 Primary Care of the Young Family Cr. 3.
  • NUR 61500 Primary Care of the Young Family Preceptorship Cr. 3.
  • NUR 62200 Primary Care of the Aging Family Cr. 3.
  • NUR 62700 Primary Care of the Aging Family Preceptorship Cr. 3.
  • NUR 63100 FNP Preceptorship Clinical Synthesis Cr. 2.

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