Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2022 through summer 2023. 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 Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics (3 c.h.) requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 Biostatistics (3 c.h.) 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 742 | Nursing Seminar: Issues in Global Health | 2 |
| NURS 820 | Comprehensive Exam 1 | 0 |
| NURS 838 | Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III (280 practicum hrs.) 2,3 | 5 |
| NURS __ Family Nurse Practioner Practicum 2,3,4 | 2 | |
| NURS __ Family Nurse Practioner Practicum 2,3,5 | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
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Nursing Comprehensive Exam prerequisites: NURS 840 DNP Practicum I (2 c.h.), NURS 841 DNP Practicum II (2 c.h.), NURS 842 DNP Practicum III (2 c.h.), NURS 843 DNP Practicum IV (2 c.h.), NURS 844 DNP Practicum V (2,4 c.h.), NURS 947 Scholarly Project Planning (1 c.h.), NURS 948 Scholarly Project I (1 c.h.), NURS 949 Scholarly Project II (1 c.h.), and NURS 950 Scholarly Project Defense (1 c.h.)
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Practicum hours required
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Required one-week residential intensive for online students
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Residential: NURS 730 Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I (2 c.h.); Online: NURS 740 Family Nurse Practitioner I (1 c.h.)2 and NURS 741 Family Nurse Practitioner I (1 c.h.)
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Residential: NURS 736 Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum II (4 c.h.); Online: NURS 743 Family Nurse Practitioner II (2 c.h.)2 and NURS 744 Family Nurse Practitioner II (2 c.h.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Course | ||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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Choose NURS 750 Spiritual Care (3 c.h.) or one 700-900 level course
| 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 DNP Practicum I (2 c.h.), NURS 841 DNP Practicum II (2 c.h.), NURS 842 DNP Practicum III (2 c.h.), NURS 843 DNP Practicum IV (2 c.h.) & NURS 844 DNP Practicum V (2,4 c.h.))
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NURS 844 DNP Practicum V (2,4 c.h.) may be repeated in order to allow the student more time to complete the required practicum hours. Students are able to re-enroll with approval of Nursing Department and enrollment must not exceed four times
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NURS 948 Scholarly Project I (1 c.h.) and NURS 949 Scholarly Project II (1 c.h.) 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 1232 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