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- What Its Like to Be a Nurse
- What to Expect in Your First Year of Nursing School
- Choosing Nursing for the Right Reasons
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- Is Nursing a Good Career Choice for Moms?
- Accelerated BSN and MSN Programs
- Career Opportunities for Nurses
- NLN Accreditation: Does it Really Matter?
- How to Become a CRNA
- Which Doctorate is Right for Me? DNP vs. PhD
- Is Distance Education Right for You?
- Nursing School Study Tips
- Critical Care Nursing
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- Home Health Nursing
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Family Nurse Practitioner Programs
Featured schools...
Western Governors University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
BS in Nursing
MSN in Leadership & Management (RN to MSN)
MSN in Leadership & Management
MSN in Education (RN to MSN)
MSN in Education
Georgetown University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
MS Nursing - Midwifery/Women's Health
MSN - Nursing Education
MS Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
School Listings...
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City, TN
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
East Tennessee State University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, DNP
Programs: DNP Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
Degree Types: RN to MSN
Programs: MSN in Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Associate, NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.00% (2010)
Middle Tennessee State University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Certification FNP, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Baccalaureate, CCNE Baccalaureate
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 98.00% (2009)
Southern Adventist University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-master's Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Associate, NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 95.00% (2010)
Tennessee Board of Regents
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Online Family Nurse Practitioner Post Master's Certificate, Online MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 87.10% (2009)
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Associate, NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 78.00% (2010)
Tennessee Technological University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN, BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate
Union University
Jackson, TN
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Memphis
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Advanced Practice Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Tenessee Chattanooga
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, Post MSN FNP Concentration
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-MSN Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Vanderbilt University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Family NP Post-Master's, Family NP with Prespecialty
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.50% (2010)
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Be sure to check your state's Board of Nursing website, which will give you important nursing information specific to your state. Find your state's Board of Nursing website here.
A Note About Accreditation
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) are the primary entities responsible for nursing accreditation. Read more...
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