Nurse Practitioner Programs in Louisiana
Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana are considered Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN). The Louisiana State Board of Nursing requires anyone seeking licensure as an APRN to have a current Louisiana registered nursing licenses, a minimum of a master's degree in advanced practice nursing or a post-master's certificate in advanced practice nursing from an accredited school whose curriculum meets the requirements set by the board of nursing and national certification in the specialty he/she will be practicing in through a national certifying organization recognized by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Master's and post-master's certificate nurse practitioner programs offered at accredited schools based in Louisiana as well as online can be found below. Graduates of these programs are eligible to sit for national certification exams in their respective specialization.
Online nurse practitioner programs offer registered nurses a flexible alternative that allows them to continue in their current position while completing classes when convenient for them. Online NP programs have also made higher education accessible to the rural nurse, who may have not otherwise been able to pursue an advanced practice registered nursing career. Clinical sites and practicums for online programs can be arranged with the assistance of faculty to be completed in the student's local community or region. Online course content is nearly identical or identical to that of campus based programs and most of the schools based in Louisiana offer some or all of the courses online as well.
According to the Advance for Nurse Practitioners 2007 Salary Survey, Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana made an average annual salary of $84,614. Salaries will vary depending on experience, specialty, location, facility and other factors.
Nurse Practitioner Programs Online in Louisiana - No Residency Requirements
University of Phoenix College of Health and Human Services - Online and Campus Programs
University of Phoenix is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Request free information from University of Phoenix below to find out more.
Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing - Distance Education
The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools. They offer online MSN Programs with post masters certificates in the following areas: Certified Nurse Midwifery (accredited by ACME), Family Nurse Practitioner, and/or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (both accredited by the NLNAC). FSMFN also offers an online DNP program accredited by the AACN.
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Liberty University - Department of Nursing
Liberty University's Online MSN - Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Care Track is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Graduates are prepared for national certification as a CNS and work as practitioners and/or educators. This program is enrolling now. Request information today!
Program Offered: MSN - Acute Care Track Online
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University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing
The University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The MSN - Nurse Midwifery online program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
Programs Offered Online: MSN - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist, MSN - Nurse Midwifery, MSN - Clinical Nurse Specialist (Nurse Educator)
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Philadelphia University - Distance Education
The Midwifery Institute is accredited by the American Commission for Midwifery Education.
Programs Offered: MS Completion Program - Midwifery, MS in Disaster Medicine and Management, MS - Midwifery.
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Saint Xavier University - School of Nursing
The Saint Xavier University MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader program is CCNE accredited. Graduates are eligible to sit for the AACN national CNL certification exam.
Programs Offered: Online MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader
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Schools Based in Louisiana Offering Nurse Practitioner Programs
Grambling University - School of Nursing
Programs Offered: MSN - (Family NP), MSN - Nurse Educator, Post-masters certificate FNP, Post certification FNP, BSN, RN to BSN
- P.O. Box 1192, Grambling, LA 71245, PH: 318-274-2897
Louisiana State University - School of Nursing
Programs Offered: MSN - Nursing Administration, MSN-Community Health Nursing and MSN - Advanced Practice Nursing (Specializations: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Adult Health Nursing and Psychiatric and Community Mental Health Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia and Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal Nursing and Primary Care Nursing, BSN, RN to BSN, RN to MN, DNP
- 1900 Gravier Street, 4th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112, PH: 504-568-41067
Northwestern State University - College of Nursing
Programs are CCNE accredited.
Programs Offered: ASN, LPN - RN, BSN, RN to BSN, MSN - (Concentrations: Acute Care NP, Adult Nursing, Critical Care Adult, FNP, Maternal Child Nursing, Pediatric NP, Neonatal NP, Women's Health NP
- Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, PH: 318-677-3100
Our Lady of the Lake College - School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited
Programs Offered: ASN, BSN, RN to BSN, MSN - Nurse Anesthesia, MSN - (Specializations: Education, Administration)
- 7434 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, PH: 225-768-1700
Southern University - School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited Programs
Programs Offered: BSN, MSN - (Concentrations: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner), Post-master's certificates (Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner), PhD - Nursing
- School of Nursing - J. K. Haynes Bldg., Room 112, 170 Swan Ave., Baton Rouge, LA, PH: 225-771-2663
(Sources: Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Advance for Nurse Practitioners)
