The purpose of this program is to prepare professional nursing leaders in advanced specialty areas of nursing. Areas of concentration in the graduate program can be practiced in a variety of health care delivery systems and settings. The program builds upon baccalaureate preparation in nursing and is based on processes of advanced clinical practice; advanced theoretical application; social, economic, and political interpretation; professional role development; and legal and ethical analyses. The program provides the opportunity for students to think and write analytically and theoretically, to strengthen an area of practice, to apply theory to practice, to apply meaning and understanding in practice, and to develop skills of inquiry. The Family Nursing Practitioner (FNP) specialty, prepared by nursing faculty at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing (GBCN), adheres to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), The Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, 1996. The purpose of the FNP track is to build upon the foundation of baccalaureate degree in nursing and is based on theory and research in nursing and related disciplines. The FNP track will focus on the care for all members of the family with clinical experience in the areas of adult, the child, and women’s health.

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