Nursing
Become a skilled Family Nurse Practitioner through our MSN program. Comprehensive training for holistic care in diverse settings.
Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, M.S.N.
The online FNP program (Family Nurse Practitioner), one of the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree concentrations at MTSU, offers advanced practice opportunities for nursing professionals. The FNP collaborates with individuals, families, and other healthcare disciplines to deliver holistic and comprehensive primary healthcare services to individuals of all ages with acute and chronic health conditions. The Family Nurse Practitioner plays an increasingly vital role in the healthcare system by providing health care services in multiple settings, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) work in a variety of settings and fulfill distinct roles including:
- Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic health conditions
- Ordering or performing diagnostic tests
- Prescribing medications
- Conducting wellness exams
- Providing health education focusing on health promotion and disease prevention
The online FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) MSN program helps address a critical shortage of primary care providers. The program offers a high-quality, affordable, and time-efficient curriculum:
- 42 credit hours
- 630 direct patient care clinical hours
- 4-semester and 5-semester programs of study
- Coursework is online
- Clinical rotations are with approved preceptors, in the student's home area, when possible
- Assistance with preceptor selection is available upon request
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Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Clyde Hall had 27 cents in his pocket when he graduated as a nurse anesthetist in 1975. “I look back on it and I don’t know how I made it,” said Hall, who lived on $75 a month and lost 50 pounds during his 18 months of training. “I ate [ Read More ]
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MTSU offers dozens of degree programs to fill every niche in Metro Nashville's massive health care ecosystem, from corporate suites to rural clinics.[ Read More ]
MTSU donor Clyde Hall says ‘it’s a joy’ to provide scholarships to nursing students
Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Clyde Hall had 27 cents in his pocket when he graduated as a nurse anesthetist in 1975. “I look back on it and I don’t know how I made it,” said Hall, who lived on $75 a month and lost 50 pounds during his 18 months of training. “I ate [ Read More ]
Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, M.S.N.
The Master of Science in Nursing programs prepare professional registered nurses to practice as advanced clinicians, to teach in entry-level nursing programs or graduate programs in the area of specialty, or manage professional practice workplaces. Graduates work in a variety of settings including hospitals, long-term care facilities, urgent care clinics, businesses, private medical practices, HMOs, schools and community centers.
Employers of MTSU alumni include
- Fast Pace Urgent Care
- Frist Group
- Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Murfreesboro Medical Clinic
- Primary Care Hope Clinic
- St. Thomas Hospital System
- Stonecrest Medical Center
- Take Care Clinic at Walgreen
- Tennova Healthcare
MTSU’s Career Development Center
MTSU offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called Handshake .
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Nursing Accreditation
The Master's degree program in nursing at Middle Tennessee State University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Mission and Goals
The mission of the Middle Tennessee State University School of Nursing is to provide excellence in nursing education by preparing individuals to meet the dynamic and complex health care needs of society. Through robust academic programs, the School of Nursing demonstrates its commitment to the art and science of nursing. This mission is exemplified in the preparation of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in the areas of Family Practice (FNP) and Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH) at MTSU.
The online FNP program (Family Nurse Practitioner) prepares graduates to care for individuals and families across the lifespan. The FNP role includes preventative healthcare, as well as the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic illness and preventative health care for individuals and families. Family nurse practitioners demonstrate a commitment to family-centered care and understand the relevance of the family's identified community in the delivery of family-centered care (NONPF, 2013). Graduates of the MTSU FNP program are ready to sit for national certification as FNPs.
The graduate of a PMHNP program is prepared to care for individuals and families across the lifespan who are at risk for developing and/or having a diagnosis of psychiatric disorders or mental health problems. The PHMNP provides primary mental health care to patients seeking mental health services in a wide range of settings. This includes assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health and psychiatric disorders (NONPF, 2013). Graduates of the MTSU PMHNP and the PMHNP-PMC are prepared to sit for national certification as PMHNPs.
Online FNP Program Outcomes
Specific content and competencies must be addressed as part of your NP education. These areas are interrelated. Additionally, students at MTSU must meet program outcomes that are based on The Essentials of Master's Education.
- Program Outcome 1: Demonstrate synthesis and application of knowledge from nursing and related disciplines as the basis for clinical judgment and nursing practice to improve care delivery and health outcomes across populations.
- Program Outcome 2: Apply knowledge of organizational and leadership theories within the systems of healthcare using ethical principles to improve outcomes, manage risks, and provide cost-effective care.
- Program Outcome 3: Engage in self-reflection that fosters personal well-being, commitment to lifelong learning, nursing expertise, and leadership.
- Program Outcome 4: Utilize principles of safety science and quality to improve care delivery, and to create a culture of patient, provider, and workplace safety.
- Program Outcome 5: Generate, synthesize, translate, apply, and disseminate knowledge to improve health outcomes, resolve practice problems, and transform health care.
- Program Outcome 6: Use appropriate technologies to enhance health care services and improve health outcomes.
- Program Outcome 7: Develop and promote a professional identity that reflects nursing characteristics, norms, and values while adhering to ethical principles to carry out professional responsibilities.
- Program Outcome 8: Collaborate effectively across professions, with patients and families, and within communities to enhance care, improve outcomes, and reduce costs.
- Program Outcome 9: Identify and engage partners at local, community, regional, and global levels to support and improve population health outcomes consistent with epidemiologic, genetic, and genomic data to design evidence-based approaches.
- Program Outcome 10: Provide person-centered evidence-based holistic care through continuous evaluation of interventions to improve care delivery and health care outcomes.
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