The MSN-FNP Program is designed to prepare the student for a career in advanced practice nursing roles in primary care settings, providing care across the lifespan to children, adolescents, child-bearing women, and adults. The focus of the FNP is the management of common acute and chronic health care problems in diverse settings. Population health and epidemiology, management of information systems, and inter-professional collaboration are all emphasized. Pharmacology and pathophysiology prepare students for diagnosis and prescriptive authority.