FAQ
Can I take the FNP
program part-time?
Not at this time.
What non-clinical courses
are required for the FNP concentration?
The non-clinical core courses include:
N501 Nursing Theory 3
hours
N503 Nursing Research 3 hours
N505 Health Care Policy 3 hours
N504 Under Development
Are the non-clinical
courses offered on the Web?
Yes, these courses are offered both on the Web and on the
ground.
What are the clinical
core courses?
The following courses are clinical core courses:
N526 Advanced
Pathophysiology 3 hours
N540 Advanced Health Assessment* 1 hours
*N540 Advanced Health Assessment
Advanced Health Assessment has three components,
didactic, lab and clinical. In addition to weekly
lectures in health assessment students have a lab
component for 4 hours a week during the first half
of the semester. At about mid semester students then
start a clinical rotation, which replaces the lab,
for a total of about 48 hours over the remaining 8
weeks (students continue with lecture in the second
part of the semester).
N543 Pharmacology 3
hours
Are any of these courses
offered on the web?
NURS 543 Pharmacology and NURS 526 Advanced Pathophysiology
are offered online. NURS 540 Advanced Health Assessment is
taught onsite only. Advanced Health Assessment has three
components: didactic, lab, and clinical.
What are the FNP clinical
courses?
The FNP clinical core courses are:
N541 Antepartum 3 hours
72 clinical hours
N548 Women's Health 4 hours 96 clinical hours
N542 Well child 3 hours 72 clinical hours
Antepartum, N541 is an 8
week course taught in the Spring semester during the first
half of the semester. Well child, N542, is also only an 8
week course taught in the Spring semester during the 2nd
half of the semester. Remember the courses listed above are
only offered in the Spring semester.
N545 Adult Health 6
hours 144 clinical hours
N546 Ambulatory Pediatrics 5 hours 96 clinical hours
The two courses listed above
are taught in the Fall semester (2nd year student's first
semester).
N594 FNP Role Course 1
hour
N595 Advanced Fieldwork 7 hours all clinical - 336
clinical hours
N596 Professional Paper 1 hour
These three courses are the
final courses in the concentration (2nd year student's,
second semester, Spring).
What is the total number
of clinical hours?
This concentration has a total of 912 clinical hours.
Will I get to visit any
rural sites?
We use a variety of sites, including sites in rural areas.
All students in this concentration are expected to travel
outside of the Albuquerque area for a minimum of two
clinical rotations in a 2-year period. It is the
responsibility of the faculty to place students. If students
are from a rural area, we make every effort to place those
students in that area for their clinical rotation; however,
we cannot guarantee clinical site rotations.
If I have a MSN, how can
I get a FNP?
Students with an MSN will have already completed the core
courses. They will be responsible for taking the remaining
FNP courses. They must have taken graduate level
pathophysiology and pharmacology within the past 5 years.
Faculty will review any advanced health assessment courses
on a case-by-base basis.
