Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Master's/Post-master's Family Nurse Practitioner

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track prepares nurse practitioners with extensive clinical practice and role preparation for advanced practice in caring for patients across the lifespan. Students work with physicians and nurse practitioner preceptors and are given access to a wide variety of clinical agencies and practice settings. The FNP is the most versatile NP role allowing graduates to care for patients, families, and communities in a wide array of practice sites from community-based clinics to primary care offices and from retail clinics to urgent care centers.

Our core courses prepare you with the foundational knowledge required of all graduate students. These core courses can be taken on campus or online. Our clinical courses enable you to build on your existing clinical skills, broaden your knowledge base related to care of the family and individual across the lifespan, and gain the knowledge and skills essential to independent or collaborative practice in primary care settings. FNP applicants should demonstrate competence in caring for adults and children. We place our students with preceptors who serve as mentors and role models throughout the clinical practice experience. Our graduates are highly respected for their knowledge and expertise and are employed in primary care settings across the country. Graduates also have the option to continue in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.