FNP with Emergency Specialization Online

MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization

Drexel University’s online Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency specialization program focuses on applying advanced-practice nursing knowledge—including physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessment skills—to manage common health and illness problems of clients of all ages and their families in primary and emergency care settings. In addition to preparing you for the primary care role across the lifespan, this online program will provide you with the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and skills specific to the emergency care setting.

Online Program Features

• Ranked #8 in Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs: Family NP by U.S. News & World Report
• The MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization at Drexel University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Upon completion of the MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization online program, you will become eligible to sit for both the Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam through AANP or ANCC and the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam through the AANP
• Drexel alumni boast a 100 percent board pass rate on these FNP and ENP certification exams
• Synchronous online lectures offer a highly interactive learning format that challenges and engages
• The MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization online program is taught by industry-experienced and board-certified faculty from Drexel’s acclaimed College of Nursing and Health Professions

Program Overview & Curriculum

Drexel University’s MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization program online is one of the first in the nation to combine family nurse practitioner education with emergency specialization. This unique online program is designed to prepare you to sit for the ANCC’s Family Nurse Practitioner Examination and/or the AANP’s Family Nurse Practitioner Examination. In addition, you will also be eligible to sit for the AANP’s Emergency Nurse Practitioner Examination.

The industry-respected nurse practitioner faculty at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions are committed to the quality and excellence in the nurse practitioner (NP) programs. As part of your experience, you will meet on campus for mandatory On-Campus Intensive (OCI) learning experiences, simulation, and evaluation. OCI visits occur 2-4 times during the clinical portion of the program and range from 2-3 days. Mandatory on-campus visits are essential to transitioning into the NP role. During the OCIs, you will engage in simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in the College of Nursing and Health Professions' state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary patient simulation lab. These visits provide direct guidance and mentoring from faculty and the opportunity to collaborate with peers.

Over the 16-course program, you will learn to:

• Practice within a legal and ethical framework of health care delivery
• Advance the role of advanced nursing practice in the health care system through scholarship, clinical experience and political involvement
• Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making
• Integrate multiple technologies and relevant theories into the organization and synthesis of health data required to develop plans of care for patients, families, and communities
• Integrate culturally sensitive health promotion activities that contribute to the health and wellness of the community into clinical practice
• Demonstrate leadership in nursing and health care through involvement in the development of outcome-based standards of care and practice-based health policy issues
• Evaluate and modify the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice based on current research findings, standards of care, and patient outcomes
• Contribute to the advancement of nursing, health care, and humanity through communication and collaboration

What Is an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP)?

An ENP nurse is prepared to work as a nurse practitioner in an acute care emergency setting. Emergency Nurse Practitioners or ENPs typically practice in hospital emergency departments, trauma centers, and urgent care clinics. While in these emergency settings, the ENP is considered a specialist and will assist acute care patients with clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

What is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)?

The FNP nurse practitioner is trained to work with patients of all ages throughout their lifespan, including pediatrics, adult, and gerontology. Family Nurse Practitioners or FNPs are prepared to work in a wide variety of settings, such as hospitals, clinical offices, primary care facilities, and outpatient centers. As primary care specialists, FNPs are trained to help patients with maintaining overall good health through the prevention, treatment, and promotion of health holistically.

What can you do with a MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization?

As a graduate of Drexel’s MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization program online, you will be prepared to sit for both the FNP and ENP certification exams. Once certified, you will be qualified to work in a variety of primary and emergency or acute care work settings. This can include ambulatory care, hospital outpatient offices, emergency departments, urgent care clinics, and many more.

Program FAQs

How many questions are on the ENP exam?
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioner’s National Emergency Nurse Practitioner certification exam typically comprises of 150 questions. Drexel University graduates have a 100% board pass rate. As a graduate of Drexel’s MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization program, you can be reassured that you will be prepared to do your very best during the exam. Learn more about the ENP certification exam.

How do you become an ENP nurse?
Currently, Emergency Nurse Practitioners must go through a detailed process to become certified in this specialization. The ENP certificate exam requires that you have a current and active RN license in the United States, and current certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Drexel’s MSN: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization program prepares you simultaneously to sit for both the FNP and ENP certification exams. In addition to the requirements above, the AANP will require that you either have emergency care experience through practice and continuing education, an academic program, or an approved fellowship program. Learn more about AANP ENP certification requirements.

Related Programs

• MSN: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• MSN: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
• MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner (Individual Across the Lifespan)
• MSN: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• MSN: Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
• MSN: Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Dual Option)
• MSN: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• MSN: Women's Health/Gender Related Nurse Practitioner
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Questions? We're here to help!

For application related questions:
enroll@drexel.edu

For program related questions:
College of Nursing and Health Professions Program Team
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu

Online Nurse Practitioner programs are offered only on a part-time basis.
Drexel University offers a variety of Graduate Minors that can be added to any master's degree program.
State restrictions may apply to some programs.
The Dual MSN FNP/ENP program at Drexel University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.