During a Nurse practitioner course, you can learn how to take care of the entire well-being of a patient. This course helps students how to evaluate a patient, diagnose their illness and what treatment or medications to prescribe for them.
An Accredited Nurse practitioner School creates a pathway for the students to enrol in Nurse practitioner programs offered by the Colleges/Universities which are funded by the federal government or the state government.
The organizations that accredit Nurse practitioner schools and programs are listed below
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education(CAHME)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education(CCNE)
Few subjects under the nurse practitioner course include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, biomedical sciences, mental health, pathophysiology, etc.
An Associate degree in nurse practitioner course is a two-year program that provides entry-level preparations for your higher studies in the course. By doing an associate degree it will be easy for your bachelors and other higher studies for you to focus on your studies.
A Bachelor’s degree in nurse practitioner courses takes four years to complete. You take up bachelors as a pathway to reach your goals in nurse practising. The average credit points required is 90-95.
A Masters degree in nurse practitioner requires an average of 40-50 credits. To get into a master’s degree the student should have a minimum of 3.0 GPA in their bachelors.
A Doctorate degree in nurse practitioner is one of the highest educations you can acquire in nurse practising. The doctorate in nurse practitioner is one of the two terminal doctorate degrees in the nursing field.
The minimum GPA a student should have to get admitted into a nurse practitioner degree is 3.0 to 4.0
Doing your course as a nurse practitioner you get to acquire many skills like commitment to development, Attention to small details, Ethics, Communication skills, Confidence, Adaptability, Compassion, etc.
Columbia, Missouri
Institution Type: Public
Nurse Practitioner Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,328
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,573
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (5)
5
Doctorate Programs
Gainesville, Florida
Institution Type: Public
Nurse Practitioner Accreditations: CCNE
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,201
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,099
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (2)
2
Doctorate Programs
Wichita, Kansas
Institution Type: Public
Nurse Practitioner Accreditations: CCNE
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $7,928
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,273
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (4)
4
Doctorate Programs
North Canton, Ohio
Institution Type: Public
Nurse Practitioner Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $4,848
Average Student Loans Awarded: $4,860
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (2)
2
Certificate Programs
Nacogdoches, Texas
Institution Type: Public
Nurse Practitioner Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,973
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,432
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (1)
1
Masters Program
Ashland, Ohio
Institution Type: Private For-Profit
Nurse Practitioner Accreditations: CCNE
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,506
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,824
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (4)
4
Doctorate Programs
Bluefield, Virginia
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Nurse Practitioner Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,573
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,334
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (1)
1
Masters Program
Omaha, Nebraska
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Nurse Practitioner Accreditations: ACEN
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,782
Average Student Loans Awarded: $12,205
Total Programs in Nurse Practitioner (5)
1
Doctorate Program
2
Post Masters Certificate Programs
2
Masters Programs