Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide

DeNisco, Susan M.; Dennert, Nancy

ISBN 10: 1284018954 / ISBN 13: 9781284018950

Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2025

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Synopsis:

No Other Resource Will Better Prepare You for the FNP Board Exam. Any nursing board exam can be daunting and often students struggle with preparing adequately to pass the first time. The completely updated and revised Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide, Second Edition, was designed to replace that stress with confidence. It’s the ideal study guide for nurses preparing to take the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certification exam administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP). Written by nurse practitioners, Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide, Second Edition provides content outlines and practice questions for a systematic approach to reviewing the myriad topics FNPs are expected to know. The authors further support students’ success by providing tips on how to organize their resources and study effectively. With this study guide, students will have study tips and over 1,000 practice questions at their fingertips to help them prepare and be confident on their exam day.

About the Authors: Susan DeNisco is the Director of the Post Baccalaureate, Doctor of Nursing Practice/Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Sacred Heart University. She has held a variety of leadership positions including Interim Director of the School of Nursing and Director of Graduate Nursing Programs. She coordinated the Family Nurse Practitioner Program there from 2000 - 2010. She led the development of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program which was implemented in 2010. Susan received a DNP degree in Clinical Leadership from Case Western Reserve University, an MS in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program from Pace University, and a BSN from Western Connecticut State University. Dr. DeNisco is the Executive Director of College of Health Professions, Center for Community Health & Wellness. She served on the Executive Board of the Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Society in a variety of elected positions including President from 2005-2009. She is certified as a Childbirth Educator by the Council of Childbirth Education Specialists.Dr. DeNisco's impressive career includes 30 years of clinical experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a variety of primary care settings. Her work has largely focused on medically underserved populations including disenfranchised groups such as migrant farm workers, refugees and the homeless. Dr. DeNisco's current clinical practice areas include internal medicine at a large federally qualified health center for the medically underserved in Bridgeport, CT. Her scholarly interests include evidence-based treatment modalities for alternative treatments for pain, depression and anxiety disorders. She has published several articles and book chapters on these topics. Her doctoral research focused on the relationship between resilience and diabetes outcomes in African American women. She was recently inducted as a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She is the recipient of numerous state and national awards including the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Connecticut State Award for Excellence, The National Nursing Center Consortium Primary Care Champion Award, the Connecticut Nurses Association, Diamond Jubilee Josephine Dolan Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Education. Most recently she received the Connecticut League for Nursing, Jane E. Murdock “Life-Long” Learning Award for her contributions to nursing education.'She has been awarded several grants by the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging to implement health promotion programs for elderly Latinos residing in Bridgeport. Most recently, Dr. DeNiscoreceived funding by the Department of Health and Human Services, Advanced Nursing Education Workforce grant. The project, entitled Alternatives to Opioids for Pain (ALTOP) will benefit patients who are at risk for misuse of opioids for non-cancer chronic pain.As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. DeNisco feels she is able to combine her love for clinical practice with teaching since education provides the foundation for all health promotion and wellness activities.

Nancy Dennert has been a nurse educator since 1999. 'She presently works full time as a FNP professor at Sacred Heart University and maintains a part-time position as a diabetes specialist in a private endocrine practice. 'Nancy is the lead educator for the advanced pharmacology, family theory, and primary care of adults courses at Sacred Heart University College of Nursing.'

Bibliographic Details

Title: Family Nurse Practitioner Certification ...
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New
Edition: 2nd Edition