Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certificate

Post-Doctoral FNP Certificate program is designed for the APRN who has a doctorate in nursing and wishes to broaden their scope of practice by becoming becoming certified as a family nurse practitioner.

Through coursework and clinical experiences, students will build the skills and knowledge needed to provide primary care to individuals and the family. Students will be prepared to manage a variety of health conditions—acute, chronic and complex—and evaluate the whole patient to formulate a treatment plan.

Upon completion of the certificate program, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Knowledge for Nursing Practice Integrate nursing science with knowledge from biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, ethics, and organizational sciences as the basis for advanced practice nursing using new approaches to care delivery.

2. Systems-Based Practice, Quality and Safety Create and lead high quality and safe nursing care in a complex global health care environment.

3. Scholarship for Nursing Practice Create and disseminate knowledge in evidence-informed practice.

4. Information Systems and Healthcare Technologies Evaluate emerging technologies for their ability to improve health care outcomes.

5. Person-Centered Care Evaluate health policy and advocate for social justice and access to health care, especially for Hawai’ian and Pacific Islanders and other unique populations.

6. Interprofessional Partnerships Create collaborative interprofessional relationships to improve patient and population health outcomes with an emphasis on select populations including Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

7. Population Health Evaluate the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of population health in practice patters/systems.

8. Advanced Practice Nursing: Professionalism; Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development Independently assess, diagnose, treat, and manage culturally diverse populations.

Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate

Post-Doctoral PMHNP Certificate program is designed for the APRN who has a doctorate in nursing and wishes to broaden their scope of practice by becoming becoming certified as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.

Through coursework and clinical experiences, students will build the skills and knowledge needed to diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental health conditions across the life span.

Upon completion of the certificate program, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Knowledge for Nursing Practice Integrate nursing science with knowledge from biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, ethics, and organizational sciences as the basis for advanced practice nursing using new approaches to care delivery.

2. Systems-Based Practice, Quality and Safety Create and lead high quality and safe nursing care in a complex global health care environment.

3. Scholarship for Nursing Practice Create and disseminate knowledge in evidence-informed practice.

4. Information Systems and Healthcare Technologies Evaluate emerging technologies for their ability to improve health care outcomes.

5. Person-Centered Care Evaluate health policy and advocate for social justice and access to health care, especially for Hawai’ian and Pacific Islanders and other unique populations.

6. Interprofessional Partnerships Create collaborative interprofessional relationships to improve patient and population health outcomes with an emphasis on select populations including Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

7. Population Health Evaluate the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of population health in practice patters/systems.

8. Advanced Practice Nursing: Professionalism; Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development Independently assess, diagnose, treat, and manage culturally diverse populations.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate (PNP) Certificate

Post-Doctoral PNP Post-Doctoral Certificate program is designed for the APRN who has a doctorate in nursing and wishes to broaden their scope of practice by becoming certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Through coursework and clinical experiences, students will build the skills and knowledge needed to provide comprehensive care to patients from birth through adolescence. Our program emphasizes a patient-and family-centered perspective, as well as a culturally-informed practice to ensure you are prepared to provide evidence-based care to pediatric and adolescent patients in a variety of settings. Course work includes a focus on well-child care, growth and development, health promotion and disease prevention, and the management of common acute and chronic conditions in the primary care setting

Upon completion of the certificate program, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Knowledge for Nursing Practice Integrate nursing science with knowledge from biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, ethics, and organizational sciences as the basis for advanced practice nursing using new approaches to care delivery.

2. Systems-Based Practice, Quality and Safety Create and lead high quality and safe nursing care in a complex global health care environment.

3. Scholarship for Nursing Practice Create and disseminate knowledge in evidence-informed practice.

4. Information Systems and Healthcare Technologies Evaluate emerging technologies for their ability to improve health care outcomes.

5. Person-Centered Care Evaluate health policy and advocate for social justice and access to health care, especially for Hawai’ian and Pacific Islanders and other unique populations.

6. Interprofessional Partnerships Create collaborative interprofessional relationships to improve patient and population health outcomes with an emphasis on select populations including Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

7. Population Health Evaluate the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of population health in practice patters/systems.

8. Advanced Practice Nursing: Professionalism; Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development Independently assess, diagnose, treat, and manage culturally diverse populations.