FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER TRACK

As an FNP, you will be prepared to work as an independent healthcare practitioner or a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team in a range of settings from hospitals and clinics to rehabilitation centers and private practices.

The FNP curriculum totals 71 credit hours. Courses are delivered face-to-face, online, and in hybrid format. Advanced nursing coursework includes but is not limited to:

• pathophysiology;
• advanced health assessment;
• pharmacology;
• differential judgment;
• diagnostic testing and interpretation;
• leadership;
• policy;
• information management;
• translation of evidence into practice; and
• primary care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, women, and geriatric patients.

Students enrolled full-time can complete the program in about eight semesters.

WHY MARIAN?

• The Marian University Family Nurse Practitioner Program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).*
• Marian University jumped to #2 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 rankings for "Most Innovative Midwest Regional Universities." And out of the 157 universities in the region, we came in at #27 in the “Best Midwest Regional Universities” category.
• As an FNP student in our DNP program, you will practice your skills in our state-of-the-art Hill-Rom Simulation Center located inside the Evans Center for Health Sciences on the Marian University campus.
• A transition-to-practice immersion experience provides clinical training with the depth, breadth, volume, and intensity necessary to deliver sage, quality patient-centered care as an entry level FNP.
• You will develop your nursing practice under the guidance of expert faculty practitioners.
• Our campus is located just minutes from the heart of downtown Indianapolis, which was ranked ninth in "America's Most Affordable Cities" in 2017 by Forbes.