FAMILY POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE

The post-graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is designed to prepare experienced nurses for career advancement in caring for patients across the lifespan. Clinical courses build on existing clinical skills and broaden knowledge base related to care of the family and individuals across the lifespan essential to independent or collaborative practice in primary care settings.

The Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is 32 credits and 730 clinical hours. The minimum time for program completion is 1.5 years, and students have up to five years to complete all certificate requirements from first enrollment. Support courses are offered on-campus at Villanova University or online, while clinical courses are taught on-site.

Support Courses

Course Number

NUR 8901


NUR 8910


NUR 8903


NUR 8615

Course Name

Advanced Pathophysiology


Advanced Physical Assessment


Advanced Pharmacology


Issues Across the Lifespan

Credits

3 credits


4 credits


3 credits


3 credits

Clinical Courses

NUR 8611


NUR 8612


NUR 8609


NUR 8610
 

NUR 8613
 

NUR 8614

Clinical Management in Family Care I

Practicum in Family Care I (305 hours clinical)

Clinical Management in Family Care II

Practicum in Family Care II


Clinical Management in Family Care III

Practicum in Family Care III
Primary Care II (305 hours Clinical)

3 credits


4 credits


3 credits


2 credits
 

3 credits
 

4 credits

 

DIRECTOR,
NURSE PRACTITIONER TRACKS

Dr. Elizabeth Blunt, Director Nurse Practitioner Programs

 

 

Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Associate Dean, Graduate Program

mary.terhaar@villanova.edu 

Elizabeth Blunt, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, FAANP
Director, Nurse Practitioner Programs
elizabeth.blunt@villanova.edu

Jan Campbell 
Assistant Director, Graduate Programs
jan.campbell@villanova.edu

 

DOCTORAL TRACKS

MaryAnn Cantrell, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Director, PhD Program
mary.ann.cantrell@villanova.edu

Jodie Szlachta, PhD, CRNA
Program Director, Post-baccalaureate Nurse Anesthesia Doctor of Nursing Practice
jodie.szlachta@crozer.org

Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Director, Post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice

debra.shearer@villanova.edu

Sandi Schultz
Assistant Director, Doctoral Programs

sandra.schultz@villanova.edu

Villanova Graduate Nursing Program