Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Professional Licensure Information

Prospective students seeking professional licensure outside of Delaware or New Jersey should verify state licensure requirements before applying.  For state-by-state contact information for inquiring about individual state licensure requirements, please visit NC-SARA's Professional Licensure Directory.

Family Nurse Practitioner

The post-masters Family Nurse Practitioner certificate program provides an option for nurses prepared at the masters level to become a nurse practitioner and current nurse practitioners to pursue certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. The curriculum emphasizes relationships among advanced nursing practice, theory, and scholarly inquiry. The program includes 500 hours of clinical practicum, to be completed within a variety of clinical settings. Graduates will be eligible for national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.

Additional classes may be required based on a GAP analysis. 

Nurse Practitioner Certificate Competencies:

Through completion of the selected certification program, graduates will:

1.  Demonstrate competence in management of patient health/ illness.

2.  Employ evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to guide screening activities; identify health promotion needs; and provide anticipatory guidance and counseling addressing environmental, lifestyles, and developmental issues.

3.  Plan and implement diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to help patients with unstable and complex health care problems regain stability and restore health in collaboration with the patient and multidisciplinary health care team.