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DNP in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner

The Doctor of Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner degree at Liberty University is designed to translate evidence-based research into practice. Our goal is to equip you to improve patient safety, as well as quality care, as you learn how to design a more effective healthcare environment

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Duration

4 years

Starting Date

August

Tuition Fee

$635 per credit

Location

Lynchburg, United States

About the program

Are you passionate about making a difference in patient care worldwide through clinical excellence? Get excited about a rewarding career in wellness and prevention. Prepare to treat all kinds of conditions that cause suffering in family members from children to grandparents. At Liberty University, we have the doctoral degree in nursing you’ll need to achieve your career aspirations!

With our program, you will complete over 600 FNP practicum hours! Our degrees also meet the educational requirements that allow you to sit for national certification exams required for nurse practitioner state licensure.

Why Choose Liberty’s Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Program?

Receive the best of the best in experiential learning with our Simulation Center. Our Center provides state of the art industry equipment right on campus. Engage in projects that mirror real-world problems with clinical applications, using robots for telehealthcare opportunities, and various skill labs for suturing, 12 lead ECG, and X-ray interpretation. Take your hands-on training to the next level with Liberty.

Courses include

Applications of Evidence-Based Care
Leadership, Policy, and Ethics
Women’s Health
Infant and Children’s Health

Career Opportunities

Our DNP program will help you become a Family Nurse Practitioner in any of the following settings:

Academic
Blended clinical and administrative
Clinical
Community (such as school, correctional facility, etc.)
Doctor’s office
Hospital
Private practice

Minimum requirements

Admission application
Transcripts: Applicants must submit official copies of transcripts for all post-secondary schools and be a graduate of a CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) or ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing) approved institution for their nursing education.
GPA of 3.0 in most recent nursing degree
Undergraduate statistics course
Undergraduate research methods course
Undergraduate health assessment course. (A graduate-level health assessment course can be accepted in lieu of an undergraduate course.)
Three Reference Contacts. We require three reference contacts: one professional recommendation, one academic recommendation, and one personal recommendation.