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Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-Doctoral Certificate

Expand your scope of practice and provide comprehensive primary care for individuals and families across the lifespan.

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About this Program

Seattle University’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Post-Doctoral Certificate prepares experienced nurses and nurse practitioners who hold a doctoral degree to deliver holistic, evidence-based primary care in diverse settings. The program strengthens your ability to assess, diagnose and manage health concerns across populations while deepening your understanding of today’s complex health care systems.

Through an individualized plan of study based on your prior education and experience, you’ll gain advanced knowledge and hands-on clinical skills that prepare you for Family Nurse Practitioner certification.

Certifications

Graduates of Seattle University’s Post-Doctoral Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner are eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB).

Application Requirements and Instructions

Applications are accepted on a space available basis. Contact us to learn more.

No Application Fee

We are committed to removing barriers to graduate education by waiving the application fee for all applicants.

Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Doctoral Certificate at a Glance

Increase your scope of practice by pursuing an additional certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

The Post-Doctoral Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner is designed for nurses who already hold a doctoral degree and wish to expand their practice to include primary care across the lifespan. Each student’s plan of study is individualized through a gap analysis to ensure you complete only the coursework necessary for FNP certification.

View certificate requirements for this program in the Graduate Catalog.

Certificate Requirements

 

Post-Doctoral Certificate graduates will:

  1. Synthesize knowledge from nursing and other disciplines in the provision of evidence-based advanced practice nursing care.
  2. Demonstrate competence in an advanced nursing practice specialty.
  3. Demonstrate effective communication and interprofessional collaboration in the promotion of healthcare access, quality, and outcomes.
  4. Apply ethical decision-making in complex clinical situations.

What You’ll Learn

Learn about the classes you’ll take as a student here.

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) CCNE Accredited

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Seattle University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

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Contact Us

For more information about post-graduate study.

Oz Sener

Graduate Program Specialist