Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner

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.

Core Courses
NURS 700Advanced Nursing Research3
NURS 715Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing3
NURS 716Applications of Evidence-Based Care3
NURS 718Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care3
NURS 721Leadership, Policy and Ethics3
NURS 732Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes Management for Quality in Health Care3
NURS 832Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics 13
NURS 834Health Care Operations and Financial Management3
NURS 836Translational Research in Health Care3
Total Hours27
1

NURS 832 requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 will meet this requirement, if needed.

Advanced Practice Core Courses
NURS 711Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology3
NURS 712Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners 13
NURS 713Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners3
Total Hours9
1

Practicum hours required

Family Nurse Practioner Concentration
NURS 733Women's Health3
NURS 734Family Nursing I: Acute Health3
NURS 735Infant and Children's Health3
NURS 737Family Nursing II: Chronic Health3
NURS 740Family Nurse Practitioner I 1,21
NURS 741Family Nurse Practitioner I 1,21
NURS 742Nursing Seminar: Issues in Global Health2
NURS 743Family Nurse Practitioner II 12
NURS 744Family Nurse Practitioner II 12
NURS 820Comprehensive Exam 30
NURS 838Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III (280 practicum hrs.) 15
Total Hours25
1

Practicum hours required

2

Required one-week residential intensive for online students

3

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).

Elective Course
Elective 13
Total Hours3
1

Choose NURS 750 or one 700-900 level course.

Gate Courses
NURS 731School of Nursing Gate 1 DNP-FNP0
NURS 738School of Nursing Gate 2 DNP-FNP0
NURS 739School of Nursing Gate 3 DNP-FNP0
NURS 827School of Nursing Gate 4 DNP-FNP0
NURS 828School of Nursing DNP Practicum Gate0
Total Hours0
Project & Practicum Courses
NURS 840DNP Practicum I 1,22
NURS 841DNP Practicum II 1,22
NURS 842DNP Practicum III 1,22
NURS 843DNP Practicum IV 1,22
NURS 844DNP Practicum V 1,2,32
NURS 947Scholarly Project Planning1
NURS 948Scholarly Project I 41
NURS 949Scholarly Project II 41
NURS 950Scholarly Project Defense1
Total Hours14
1

Practicum hours required

2

Course offered synchronous distant format (NURS 840, NURS 841, NURS 842, NURS 843 & NURS 844)

3

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

4

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

Optional Nurse Educator Elective Sequence
NURS 764Learning Theories and Teaching Methods for Nurse Educators 13
NURS 765Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation for Nurse Educators 13
NURS 766Advanced Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators 13
NURS 767Transition to the Nurse Educator Role 13
Total Hours12

 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.

1

Course offered in online format (NURS 764, NURS 765, NURS 766 & NURS 767)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterHours
NURS 700 Advanced Nursing Research 3
NURS 711 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology 3
NURS 715 Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing 3
 Hours9
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
 Hours9
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
 Hours9
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
 Hours8
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
 Hours10
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
 Hours10
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
 Hours9
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
 Hours9
Ninth Semester
NURS 843 DNP Practicum IV 2
NURS 844 DNP Practicum V 2
NURS 950 Scholarly Project Defense 1
 Hours5
 Total Hours78
1

Required one week residential intensive for online students

2

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)

3

NURS 832 requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 will meet this requirement, if needed.

4

Choose NURS 750 or one 700-900 level course

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