Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate

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Why Choose the Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program?

Family nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses who have received the additional education and training necessary to provide primary health care, health information, and community-based case management in many settings. As a graduate from the Wright State University Family Nurse Practitioner concentration, you will be able to help meet the growing demand for primary care and preventive care in settings where the services of health care professionals are needed. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner Certification examination through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and/or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). National Certification is necessary to obtain advanced practice licensure in most states.

As a master's-prepared family nurse practitioner, you will be qualified to:

  • Provide primary care to families and persons of all ages
  • Work in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers to treat common health problems such as sore throats and ear infections, manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and perform and interpret common screening and diagnostic tests
  • Care for the person as a whole and not simply the illness
  • Provide information needed so persons can make informed decisions about their lifestyle choices
  • Work with families to increase their ability to care for themselves and to become informed consumers of health care

Academics and Curriculum

View the family nurse practitioner certificate program information and degree requirements in the Academic Catalog.

Admission

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply to this post master's certificate nursing program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a master's prepared nurse from a C.C.N.E. accredited master's program (official transcript from master's program required).

  • Current unencumbered license as an registered nurse in the state where clinical experiences are planned.

  • Apply to the Wright State Graduate School

  • Clear OBI/FBI background check.

Keep in mind that it takes 2-6 weeks to process an application in the Graduate School. Once all your application materials have been received, you will be contacted to interview with the director.

Program Outcomes

The M.S. graduate will:

  1. Examine scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings 
  2. Demonstrate leadership skills necessary for ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective to promote high quality and safe patient care
  3. Apply quality principles within an organization and articulate the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality
  4. Apply evidence-based outcomes 
within the practice setting, resolving practice problems, working as a change 
agent, and disseminating results  
  5. Use communication strategies and patient-care technologies to integrate, coordinate, deliver, and enhance care
  6. Examine the policy development process and advocacy strategies necessary to intervene at the 
system level to influence health and health care
  7. Use communication strategies necessary for interprofessional collaboration and consultation to manage and coordinate care
  8. Integrate broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations
  9. Demonstrate advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate this knowledge into practice including both direct and indirect care components that influence health care outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems

Contact Information

Concentration Contact

Tonya Schmitt, DNP, CPNP-PC, APRN
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program
Director of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Program
Phone: 937-775-3851 or 734-368-1727
Fax: 937-775-4571

General Contact Information

School of Nursing
Location: 225 Millett Hall
Phone: 937-775-3132
Fax: 937-775-4571
Email: nursing@wright.edu