POST-GRADUATE APRN CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (FNP) DESCRIPTION

This program is designed for Master’s prepared nurses or doctorate prepared nurses who chooses to advance their knowledge-base, experience, education, and set of skills to practice as in an advanced role as Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). The Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Program (FNP) will prepare advanced practice Nurses to manage the care of individuals and families across the lifespan. Graduates are eligible to take the national certification examinations from several certifying agencies such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Program (FNP) program emphasizes and advances FNP’s critical thinking; making differential diagnoses; using evidence-based findings to improve healthcare outcomes; and being accountable for providing healthcare through health promotion, disease prevention, management of acute and chronic health conditions and primary care – to diverse patient population in a variety of clinics and community-based settings.