Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner in Fairfield United States | Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program advances your nursing education from a BSN to a DNP, equipping you with a practice doctorate for a rewarding career as a nurse practitioner. Family Nurse Practitioners specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care to patients of all ages in clinical or family practice environments. In approximately half of U.S. states, DNPs can practice independently without physician supervision. As the highest academic achievement in nursing, the DNP qualifies graduates to pursue national certification as family nurse practitioners and apply for expanded practice privileges in Connecticut and other states, following local regulatory requirements.