Nurse Practitioner Programs Academics & Curriculum
Announcement
Effective January 2025: The University of Rochester School of Nursing is proud to announce the launch of its redesigned Nurse Practitioner (NP) curriculum across all specialties, effective January 2025. The updated programs offer more flexible learning formats for working nurses and reflect evolving national standards. The new curriculum will impact new and current students graduating after Spring 2026.NP coursework will continue to be offered in an online or hybrid format, with select hybrid courses utilizing the state-of-the-art simulation and skills lab spaces at Helen Wood Hall. Students will be required to visit campus for several on-campus intensives to help strengthen clinical competencies and connect students with faculty and peers.
See updated curriculum, including coursework, credits, and clinical hours for each of our NP specialties below.
Curriculum
Required coursework and clinical hours depends on the chosen nurse practitioner specialty:
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Master's Curriculum
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Master's Curriculum
- Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Curriculum
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Master's Curriculum
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Master's Curriculum
- Pediatric/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Master's Curriculum
Refer to this NP Curriculum Overview for the curriculum overview prior to January 2025.
Program Goals
The Nurse Practitioner programs at the University of Rochester School of Nursing prepare providers:
- who base clinical care, decision making, and clinical services on scientific evidence which is grounded in careful analysis of the unique needs of the individual, group, or population.
- who are actively engaged in scholarship through the clinical application of existing knowledge and the generation and dissemination of new clinical knowledge.
- who maintain competence in their specialty through formal and informal educational opportunities, specialty certification, and who promote the ongoing education of others.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation from the Nurse Practitioner programs, students will be able to:
- create comprehensive population-specific, patient-centered plans of care to improve health outcomes.
- implement the principles of quality and patient safety using emerging scientific evidence for continuous
improvement of person-centered care. - synthesize established and evolving scientific knowledge from diverse sources and disciplines to contribute to
the generation, translation, and dissemination of clinical scholarship. - design plans of care that integrate determinants of health, health promotion, disease prevention, and health
restoration for diverse populations through collaborative partnerships that produce equitable health outcomes. - collaborate with interprofessional teams, patients, families, and communities using effective interpersonal and communication skills to optimize safe and effective patient care.
- demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and adherence to ethical principles.
- synthesize principles of organizational leadership and systems-based thinking to effectively participate in
transforming healthcare delivery systems to improve equitable health outcomes. - appraise data, information technology, communication networks, and patient care technology to monitor
outcomes of care, care systems, and practice improvement to drive healthcare decisions that improve quality and efficiency in care delivery. - promote racial and social justice and health equity across diverse healthcare settings.
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