Primary Care I: Introduction to FNP Practice

Graduate / Professional

This course introduces first-year family nurse practitioner (FNP) students to the basics surrounding advanced nursing clinical practice. It prepares students for advanced clinical practice by bridging the gap between RN and APRN roles and skill set. Students begin developing the critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and relational skills needed for advanced nursing care in a supportive learning environment. This course builds on concepts from the Advanced Health Assessment course, focusing on key elements of FNP practice such as history taking, chart review, clinical reasoning, skill refinement, and professional growth essential for first-year nurse practitioner students. Students meet weekly for a ninety-minute clinical seminar that is held concurrently with or without clinical practice. This course is required of all FNP students in the first semester of the first year of specialization. Prerequisites: RN license and FNP program admission. 2 Course cr HTBA