Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Program Description

Family Nurse Practitioners are advanced practice nurses who have received the additional education and training necessary to provide primary health care, health information, and community-based case management in multiple settings. As a graduate from the Wright State University Family Nurse Practitioner concentration, you will be able to help meet the growing demand for primary care and preventive care. As a master’s-prepared Family Nurse Practitioner, you will be qualified to: 

* Provide primary care to families and persons of all ages; 

* Work in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers to treat common health problems such as sore throats and ear infections, manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and perform and interpret common screening and diagnostic tests 

* Care for the person as a whole and not simply the illness 

* Provide information needed so persons can make informed decisions about their lifestyle choices 

* Work with families to increase their ability to care for themselves and to become informed consumers of health care 

Graduates are eligible for certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Associate of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). 

For further information on the program, admission requirements, available scholarships or financial aid information, please refer to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences website at www.nursing.wright.edu, and click on the Graduate tab.

Admission Requirements

Application to Wright State University’s School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences is a two-step process.

STEP 1: 

Apply to the Wright State University Graduate School

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

The documents listed below should be uploaded directly to your Graduate School online application.  

• Graduate School application (online)
• Transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Meaningful clinical experience essay (2 pages maximum)
• Statement of professional goals (250 words maximum)
• Provide name and email address of two references for letters of recommendation
  • Current or most recent supervisor
  • Faculty member from your nursing program or previous employer

When the Graduate School application is complete, notification will automatically be sent to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences, and we will communicate our application requirements.

STEP 2

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• BCII and FBI background check results

The School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and health Sciences will provide instructions on how to complete the above steps once we receive notification of the completed Graduate School application. All required documents should be sent directly to the School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences.

Admission Requirements

1. Be a bachelor’s prepared nurse, having earned a BSN in nursing from an accredited institution. 
2. Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for your baccalaureate degree and any subsequent graduate work
3. Have an unencumbered nursing license.
4. Have a minimum of two years of full-time nursing experience.
5. Provide evidence of no criminal record on file through a clear BCI/FBI background screen.
6. International students
   • Must provide proof of English proficiency by achieving at least the minimum score in one of the following:
     • TOEFL IBT:  79
     • IELTS:  6.0
     • Pearson PTE:  57
     • LEAP:  4
   • Must have an unencumbered United States nursing license.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate will be able to:

1. Examine scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
2. Demonstrate leadership skills necessary for ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective to promote high quality and safe patient care.
3. Apply quality principles within an organization and articulate the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality.
4. Apply evidence-based outcomes within the practice setting, resolving practice problems, working as a change agent, and disseminating results.  
5. Use communication strategies and patient-care technologies to integrate, coordinate, deliver and enhance care. 
6. Examine the policy development process and advocacy strategies necessary to intervene at the system level to influence health and health care.  
7. Use communication strategies necessary for interprofessional collaboration and consultation to manage and coordinate care. 
8. Integrate broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations.  
9. Demonstrate advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate this knowledge into practice including both direct and indirect care components that influence healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems.  

For More Information

• School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences
• College of Health, Education, and Human Services