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Family Practice Nurse

Holy Names University

  • A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide independent general care for family groups and individuals in the context of family living. Includes instruction in family theory and intervention, role synthesis, family primary care, nursing practice and health care policy, holistic practice, pediatric practice, gerontological practice, health assessment, clinical pharmacotherapeutics, clinical techniques, and pathopsychology. Find Colleges Offering Family Practice Nurse Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
      Salary and Wages

      Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 17,410
      • Average Annual Salary: $96,150
      • Average Hourly Rate: $46.23

      San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 15,370
      • Average Annual Salary: $96,700
      • Average Hourly Rate: $46.49
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 2,504,664
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 3,092,013
      • Percent Job Growth: 23.45%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Family Practice Nurse
     TotalCertificateMaster
    Overall
    All Students10-10
     
    By Gender
    Male2-2
    Female8-8
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
    American Indian---
    Black1-1
    Asian3-3
    Hispanic---
    White6-6
    Unknown---
     
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    • Campus Location: Large City
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    Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008