Family Nurse Practitioner & Adult Nurse Practitioner Concentrations

Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and Adult Nurse Practitioners (ANP) are principal providers of primary health care and assume responsibility for promoting, maintaining, and restoring the health of individuals and families. The following National Nurse Practitioner organizations websites provides additional detailed information concerning the scope of practice and other information about Nurse Practitioners.

• American College of Nurse Practitioners
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

The Family Nurse Practitioner concentration at the University of Delaware prepares nurses to provide primary health care to clients of all ages. The Adult Nurse Practitioner concentration prepares nurses to provide primary health care to adult clients that are 18 years old and greater.

Required Nursing Experience:

Nurses applying to a Nurse Practitioner concentration must have completed a Bachelor in Nursing Science (BSN) degree. Prior to the students first clinical course they must have completed one year of full time (or the equivalent) work experience as a registered nurse (RN).

On-Campus Hybrid Format:

Students can take the following six “Core Graduate Courses” in an on-line format: NURS-604, NURS-609, NURS-621, NURS-622, NURS-687 and EDUC-665. The on-line courses do not require the student to come to campus allowing students to access courses from home or anywhere with a computer and an internet connection.

Students are required to come to campus for the classroom section of all nine clinical courses. The interactive classroom environment provides a critical component for student learning. To decrease the number of trips to campus for students each clinical course only meets on campus for three hours one day a week. To avoid conflicts with student’s personal work schedules and clinical schedules, classes on campus are only scheduled Monday thru Thursday and classes do not start before 3:00 PM.

Full Time Students:
Full time students can complete the program in 2.5 years. The recommended full time student course sequence is outlined below for FNP students. The ANP course sequence is the same except that NURS-624 Children’s Health Care is not required.

Part Time Students:
Part time students can complete the program in 3.5 years. The recommended part time student course sequence is outlined below for FNP students. The ANP course sequence is the same except that NURS-624 Children’s Health Care is not required.

Credits and Clinical Hours
All courses in the program are 3 credits except for NURS 609 Theory & Research which is 4 credits. The courses marked below with a (CL) are clinical courses that require classroom attendance and also 84 clinical hours to be completed during the semester. Therefore students need to complete 6 hours of clinical time with a preceptor per week during a 14 week semester (14 weeks X 6 hours a week = 84 total clinical hours)

• The FNP program requires a total of 46 credits and 756 clinical hours.
• The ANP program requires a total of 43 credits and 672 clinical hours.

Research Course Options

In place of NURS-687 Application of Research students have the option to take NURS-869 Master’s Thesis (6 credits) all 6 credits in NURS-869 cannot be taken in the same semester. Students also have the option to take NURS-868 Research Project (3 credits) in place of NURS-687 Application
of Research.

Course descriptions for the courses listed below can be viewed by using the following link. University of Delaware Course Descriptions

Family Nurse Practitioner Program & Adult Nurse Practitioner Program
Sample Full Time Schedule

1st FALL Semester (9 credits)			1st SPRING Semester (9 credits)
NURS 604 Advanced Practice Roles			NURS 622 Advanced Pharmacology
NURS 621 Advanced Pathophysiology			NURS 616 Community Health(CL)
EDUC 665 Elementary Statistics			NURS 620 Advanced Health Assesment(CL)
2nd FALL Semester (10 credits)			2nd SPRING Semester (9 credits)
NURS 609 Theory and Research (4cr)			NURS 623 Women's Health Care(CL)
NURS 624 Children's Health Care(CL)			NURS 642 Primary Care of the Adult-2(CL)
NURS 641 Primary Care of the Adult -1(CL)			NURS 644 NP Preceptorship 1(CL)
3rd Semester (9 credits)
NURS 643 Primary Care of the Adult-3(CL)
NURS 645 NP Preceptorship II(CL)			*For ANP Concentration NURS 624 is
NURS 687 Application of Research			NOT required

Family Nurse Practitioner Program & Adult Nurse Practitioner Program
Sample Part Time Schedule

1st FALL Semester (6 credits)			1st SPRING Semester (6 credits)
NURS 604 Advanced Practice Roles			NURS 620 Advanced Health Assessment (CL)
NURS 621 Advanced Pathophysiology			NURS 622 Advanced Pharmacology
2nd FALL Semester (7 credits)			2nd SPRING Semester (6 credits)
EDUC 665 Elementary Statistics			NURS 616 Community Health(CL)
NURS 609 Theory & Research (4cr)			NURS 623 Women's Health Care(CL)
3rd FALL Semester (6 credits)			3rd SPRING Semester (6 credits)
NURS 624 Children's Healthcare(CL)			NURS 642 Primary Care of the Adult-2(CL)
NURS 641 Primary Care of Adult-1(CL)			NURS 644 NP Preceptorship 1(CL)
4th Fall Semester (9 credits )
NURS 643 Primary Care of the Adult-3(CL)
NURS 645 NP Preceptorship II(CL)			*For ANP Concentration NURS 624 is
NURS 687 Application of Research			NOT required

 

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