La Salle University
Why Study Family Nursing at La Salle?
Our program is grounded in evidence-based practice, connecting advanced nursing research, theory and clinical practice. You will explore the psychological, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on health care and will be prepared to meet the needs of diverse groups and populations. Prepare to build your own practice as a nurse practitioner or work in a variety of settings including private practices, public clinics, or hospital-based outpatient clinics.
Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) exam to become certified as a nurse practitioner.
Highlighted Courses
NUR 663: Primary Care of Women
This course presents the principles of primary care, emphasizing health promotion, and disease prevention for both the pregnant and non- pregnant woman. Pathophysiologic alterations will be addressed as well as developmental stages, family, cultural, and societal influences. Primary care management of common health problems of adult women will be discussed. Students will develop increased clinical reasoning skills with the goal of managing the female patient in the ambulatory care setting.
NUR 664: Primary Care of Children
This course presents the principles of primary care, emphasizing health promotion, and disease prevention for the child from birth to adolescence. Pathophysiologic alterations will be addressed as well as developmental stages, family, cultural, and societal influences. Primary care management of common health problems of children will be discussed. Students will develop increased clinical reasoning skills with the goal of managing the pediatric patient in the ambulatory care setting.
NUR 669: FNP Field Study II
This course provides the opportunity for further development and refinement of primary care skills and clinical judgment of the nurse practitioner student. Students build on beginning competencies to develop greater skill in primary care activities with the pediatric client through integration of theory and principles of nursing and other related fields and supervised clinical activities. Clinical reasoning skills are refined through clinical practice, case presentations, mentoring and role modeling. Students apply evidence-based research related to pharmacology and clinical management theory and techniques to effectively manage health and disease within diverse primary care settings. Student presentations develop the process of clinical reasoning for accurate diagnosis and management of illness and management of pediatric client.
Accreditation
La Salle’s BSN, MSN, DNP and APRN post-master’s certificate programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
One thing that really sets La Salle’s program aside from other schools is that they place students at clinical sites (while also offering students the option of finding their own clinical sites if that is what they prefer). Since clinical sites are hard to secure and very competitive, this was a huge factor in my decision to go to La Salle when weighing my options for graduate school. In addition to beginning board prep very early, La Salle has provided me with great clinical experiences, and I am confident that I will be both board and practice ready by the time I graduate from La Salle’s FNP program.
