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	2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION] 																	 
	    Post-Master’s Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner
				
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				24 Credit hours (665 clinical hours) 
MSN prepared nurses may apply for admission and receive a Post-Master’s Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner.  Admission to the post-master’s certificate program requires admission to USI Graduate Studies, which includes a copy of the MSN transcript and admission to the graduate nursing program. 
			 
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		Clinical Core (9 hours)
 To complete the Post-Master’s Certificate, students must provide documentation of successful completion of the following areas which constitute the Clinical Core, or successfully complete these courses at USI:    - Pathophysiology (3 credit hours) or  NURS 617 - Advanced Concepts of Pathophysiology  
  - Advanced Health Assessment (3 credit hours) or  NURS 618 - Advanced Health Assessment  
  - Graduate level Pharmacology course within the last five years. If the pharmacology course is older than five years, student must complete a 3 credit hours graduate level pharmacology course (3 credit hours/45 clinical hours) or  NURS 622 - Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses  
    Additionally, the following specialty courses must be completed successfully at USI: Family Nurse Practitioner (15 hours)
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