Kelly Thompson-Brazill, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM
Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Programs
Vera Barton-Maxwell, Ph.D, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor and Program Director
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program is an online Master of Science in Nursing (MS) program designed for registered nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or CNL/entry-level MS in Nursing who are interested in primary care, promoting health and preventing disease. Students can choose between full- and part-time enrollment on this program, depending on what best suits their needs. Once certified, graduates of Georgetown’s FNP program are equipped to take on clinical leadership roles and provide family-centered primary care.
As students progress through Georgetown’s FNP program, they are prepared to acquire the competencies to assess and manage common acute and chronic illnesses, promote health and wellness, and prevent disease. Through a blend of asynchronous didactic content, synchronous class sessions, and in-person Objective Clinical Intensives (OCIs), this distance-based, online FNP prepares APRNs to pursue board certification and credentialing
Academic Policies
Additional academic policies governing the Family Nurse Practitioner program can be found in the program handbook.
Students are expected to comply with all Graduate Academic Regulations.
Program Requirements
To earn the Master of Science in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, students must complete 44 credits of coursework and at least 650 clinical hours and two on-campus objective clinical intensives.
A sample course of study is outlined below.
Plan of Study Grid
| Semester I |
|---|
| NURO 5518 |
Health Care Ethics |
2 |
| NURO 6528 |
Advanced Health Assessment |
3 |
| NURO 5005 |
|
4 |
| NURO 6531 |
Advanced Health Assessment-OCI |
0 |
| | Credits | 9 |
| Semester II |
|---|
| NURO 6545 |
Pharm for APRN Precribers |
3 |
| NURO 7762 |
Health Care Policy & Advocacy |
3 |
| NURO 6685 |
Primary Hlth Care of the Fam I |
3 |
| NURO 6686 |
Prim Hlth Care Fam I Clinical |
1 |
| | Credits | 10 |
| Semester III |
|---|
| NURO 6532 |
Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
4 |
| NURO 7689 |
PrimHlth Care of the Family II |
4 |
| NURO 7690 |
Prim Hlth Care Fam II Clinical |
1 |
| NURO 7693 |
FNP Primary Healthcare II OCI |
0 |
| | Credits | 9 |
| Semester IV |
|---|
| NURO 6539 |
Professional Role of the APRN |
2 |
| NURO 6541 |
Evidence Based Practice I |
3 |
| NURO 8712 |
Prim Hlth Care of the Fam III |
4 |
| NURO 8713 |
Prim Hlth Care Fam III Clin |
1 |
| | Credits | 10 |
| Semester V |
|---|
| NURO 6710 |
Families in Crisis |
1 |
| NURO 8753 |
Prim Hlth Care of the Fam IV |
3 |
| NURO 8754 |
Prim Hlth Care Family IV Clin |
2 |
| | Credits | 6 |
| | Total Credits | 44 |
Clinical Requirements
All students must complete 650 clinical hours prior to graduation.
Clinical experiences are available at a variety of sites. Clinical placements are selected through partnership with faculty, students, and the clinical placement team. Students are encouraged to proactively engage their community providers in partnership with the placement team. The Clinical Placement Director will review and approve all placements for ability to meet course objectives and individual student learning needs. Clinical assignments may be rotated and/or changed at the discretion of the Clinical Placement Director, to meet individual student learning needs or site requirements. Individual requests for site, type of experience and scheduling will be considered, but cannot be guaranteed.
The expectation is that the minimum required number of clinical hours will be met and the following items are completed by the end of the clinical semester:
- Evaluation of Clinical Site
- Evaluation of Clinical Preceptor(s)
- Evaluation of Clinical Faculty Advisor
- Preceptor Evaluation of Student (Midterm and Final)
A final grade cannot me awarded until the faculty has received the final evaluation by the preceptor.
