Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| NURS 700 | Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 715 | Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 716 | Applications of Evidence-Based Care | 3 |
| NURS 718 | Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 721 | Leadership, Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| NURS 732 | Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes Management for Quality in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 832 | Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics 1 | 3 |
| NURS 834 | Health Care Operations and Financial Management | 3 |
| NURS 836 | Translational Research in Health Care | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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NURS 832 requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 will meet this requirement, if needed.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Practice Core Courses | ||
| NURS 711 | Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 712 | Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners 1 | 3 |
| NURS 713 | Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
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Practicum hours required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Family Nurse Practioner Concentration | ||
| NURS 733 | Women's Health | 3 |
| NURS 734 | Family Nursing I: Acute Health | 3 |
| NURS 735 | Infant and Children's Health | 3 |
| NURS 737 | Family Nursing II: Chronic Health | 3 |
| NURS 740 | Family Nurse Practitioner I 1,2 | 1 |
| NURS 741 | Family Nurse Practitioner I 1,2 | 1 |
| NURS 742 | Nursing Seminar: Issues in Global Health | 2 |
| NURS 743 | Family Nurse Practitioner II 1 | 2 |
| NURS 744 | Family Nurse Practitioner II 1 | 2 |
| NURS 820 | Comprehensive Exam 3 | 0 |
| NURS 838 | Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III (280 practicum hrs.) 1 | 5 |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
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Practicum hours required
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Required one-week residential intensive for online students
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The Comprehensive Exam must be taken after completing all courses except for the Project & Practicum courses (NURS 840, NURS 841, NURS 842, NURS 843, NURS 844, NURS 947, NURS 948, NURS 949, and NURS 950).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Course | ||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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Choose NURS 750 or one 700-900 level course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Gate Courses | ||
| NURS 731 | School of Nursing Gate 1 DNP-FNP | 0 |
| NURS 738 | School of Nursing Gate 2 DNP-FNP | 0 |
| NURS 739 | School of Nursing Gate 3 DNP-FNP | 0 |
| NURS 827 | School of Nursing Gate 4 DNP-FNP | 0 |
| NURS 828 | School of Nursing DNP Practicum Gate | 0 |
| Total Hours | 0 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Project & Practicum Courses | ||
| NURS 840 | DNP Practicum I 1,2 | 2 |
| NURS 841 | DNP Practicum II 1,2 | 2 |
| NURS 842 | DNP Practicum III 1,2 | 2 |
| NURS 843 | DNP Practicum IV 1,2 | 2 |
| NURS 844 | DNP Practicum V 1,2,3 | 2 |
| NURS 947 | Scholarly Project Planning | 1 |
| NURS 948 | Scholarly Project I 4 | 1 |
| NURS 949 | Scholarly Project II 4 | 1 |
| NURS 950 | Scholarly Project Defense | 1 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
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Practicum hours required
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Course offered synchronous distant format (NURS 840, NURS 841, NURS 842, NURS 843 & NURS 844)
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NURS 844 may be repeated in order to allow the student more time to complete the capstone project. Students are able to re-enroll with approval of Nursing Department and enrollment must not exceed four times
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NURS 948 and NURS 949 may each be repeated twice to allow additional time, if needed, for the scholarly project.
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 78 hours
- A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No grades lower than B may be applied to the degree
- Successful completion of Comprehensive Exam
- Successful completion of 1,232 Practicum hours
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Optional Nurse Educator Elective Sequence | ||
| NURS 764 | Learning Theories and Teaching Methods for Nurse Educators 1 | 3 |
| NURS 765 | Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation for Nurse Educators 1 | 3 |
| NURS 766 | Advanced Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators 1 | 3 |
| NURS 767 | Transition to the Nurse Educator Role 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Notes: The Nurse Educator Elective Sequence was developed to include the National League of Nursing (NLN) core nurse educator curriculum requirements for Nurse Educators. Please see NLN website for Nurse Educator certification requirements.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| NURS 700 | Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 711 | Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 715 | Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NURS 712 | Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners | 3 |
| NURS 713 | Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners | 3 |
| NURS 718 | Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NURS 716 | Applications of Evidence-Based Care | 3 |
| NURS 721 | Leadership, Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| NURS 732 | Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes Management for Quality in Health Care | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NURS 734 | Family Nursing I: Acute Health | 3 |
| NURS 735 | Infant and Children's Health | 3 |
| NURS 740 | Family Nurse Practitioner I 1 | 1 |
| NURS 741 | Family Nurse Practitioner I 1 | 1 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| NURS 733 | Women's Health | 3 |
| NURS 737 | Family Nursing II: Chronic Health | 3 |
| NURS 743 | Family Nurse Practitioner II | 2 |
| NURS 744 | Family Nurse Practitioner II | 2 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| NURS 742 | Nursing Seminar: Issues in Global Health | 2 |
| NURS 820 | Comprehensive Exam 2 | 0 |
| NURS 836 | Translational Research in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 838 | Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III | 5 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Seventh Semester | ||
| NURS 832 | Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics 3 | 3 |
| NURS 834 | Health Care Operations and Financial Management | 3 |
| NURS 840 | DNP Practicum I | 2 |
| NURS 947 | Scholarly Project Planning | 1 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| NURS 841 | DNP Practicum II | 2 |
| NURS 842 | DNP Practicum III | 2 |
| NURS 948 | Scholarly Project I | 1 |
| NURS 949 | Scholarly Project II | 1 |
| Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Ninth Semester | ||
| NURS 843 | DNP Practicum IV | 2 |
| NURS 844 | DNP Practicum V | 2 |
| NURS 950 | Scholarly Project Defense | 1 |
| Hours | 5 | |
| Total Hours | 78 | |
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Required one week residential intensive for online students
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The comprehensive exam must be taken after completing all courses except for the Proposal Development and Practicum courses (NURS 839, NURS 840, NURS 841, NURS 842, NURS 843, & NURS 844)
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NURS 832 requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 will meet this requirement, if needed.
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Choose NURS 750 or one 700-900 level course