拥有46学分的家庭护士从业人员可以为护士做好准备，以满足诊所，医院，门诊中心，学校，家庭和工作场所等各种环境中家庭的医疗保健需求。它是为拥有护理学学士学位的注册护士设计的，他们希望获得高级实践护理角色所需的临床知识和技能，从高级理论和经验科学中综合知识以生成与高级实践护理角色相关的护理理论。临床数据，用于规划，实施和评估医疗保健，以促进，维持和/或恢复选定服务对象人群的最佳健康和适应水平。承担与其他医疗保健提供者协商的合议角色，以提高医疗保健的质量和可及性为消费者提供服务。生成个人哲学和角色定义，以反映对
LIU Brooklyn offers the Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). The 46-credit program is designed to be completed in seven semesters (fall, spring, and summer) of part-time study. Graduates of the FNP program are eligible for a New York State certificate as a family nurse practitioner and will be eligible for national board certification through the national certifying agencies for advanced practice nursing (American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners).<br><br>Family nurse practitioners diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses of patients across life spectrum-pediatrics women's health, adults and geriatric. In New York State, the graduate nurse practitioners are autonomous working in collaboration with a physician but are not supervised by a physician. The nurse practitioner does not require collaboration after successfully completing 3600 clinical hours in practice.