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DNP Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University-New Brunswick, United States

Programme overview

The DNP Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care is among the first in the U.S. to prepare advanced practice nurses for emergent and urgent care across the lifespan. The programme is 81 credits.

Faculty: Rutgers School of Nursing  |  Duration: 3, 4 or 5 years (study plans)  |  Intake: Fall and Spring  |  Location: New Brunswick, NJ, United States

What you will study

Assessment and management of emergent and urgent care across the lifespan.

Career pathways

Emergency departments, air and ground transport services, prisons and schools; roles include diagnosing and managing acute episodic illness and exacerbations of chronic illness, injury prevention, advocacy, consulting and research. Graduates can sit for FNP certification (ANCC or AANP), apply for New Jersey APN certification with prescriptive authority, and then the AANP emergency nurse practitioner certification.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadlines: Fall priority March 1, final July 1 (rolling until then); Spring December 1.

Intake: Fall (September) and Spring; Fall deadlines March 1 and July 1, Spring deadline December 1

Duration: 3, 4 or 5-year study plans; 81 credits

Apply through the official page: https://nursing.rutgers.edu/academics-admissions/

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