Post-Masters in Nursing Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner

The Catherine McAuley School of Nursing offers a 41-50 credit hour program leading to the Master of Science in Nursing. The graduate program offers the following concentrations: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, AdultGerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. In addition, the graduate program offers a post-Master’s certificate option in each of the Nurse Practitioner concentrations. Students in the certificate option will be advised on an individual basis regarding the required courses for their program. The curriculum is designed to provide maximum flexibility for part-time study with classes on-line.

Effective Spring 2024, all five concentrations will contain 750 clinical hours. This change is to prepare students to meet changing standards for certification. Students admitted Fall 2023 and prior will remain in the current curriculum but may elect to move into the new curriculum by notifying the Office of Academic Records.

The baccalaureate degree in nursing, the master’s degree in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice and the post-graduate APRN certificates at Maryville University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001 202-887-6791. Admission requirements are listed on the Graduate Admission Requirements page under the Master of Science in Nursing section.

MSN Program Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced practice clinical judgement founded on theories and research based-knowledge from nursing and related disciplines.
2. Demonstrate advanced practice competence in providing evidence-based, person-centered care with respect to the determinants of health in response to actual or potential health conditions or needs unique to the individual
3. Analyze current gaps and inequalities in population health to develop and implement interventions and policies to advocate for health equity and improved health to meet the needs of the target population.
4. Demonstrate the advancement of the scholarship of nursing through the ethical integration and application of evidence to improve health and health care.
5. Demonstrate the use of quality improvement principles in the provision of care that contributes to patient safety and the development of a safe work environment. 
6. Demonstrate the ability to effectively engage in interprofessional, intraprofessional, and paraprofessional collaboration to optimize health care delivery.
7. Apply knowledge of systems through innovation and evidence-based practice as leaders and change agents in the provision of safe, cost-effective, and equitable care to diverse populations.
8. Apply knowledge of systems through innovation and evidence-based practice as leaders and change agents in the provision of safe, cost-effective, and equitable care to diverse populations.
9. Demonstrate professionalism in one’s practice through the utilization of ethics, policies, and legal aspects within the role of advanced nursing.
10. Demonstrate a commitment to one’s personal health, wellbeing, professional maturity, and life-long learning to support the development of leadership and expertise within the context of advanced nursing.