From press release

Saint Anthony College of Nursing has announced the addition of the new Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) tract to its graduate-level Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.

This new FNP program, which starts in the fall of 2010, will be under the direction of Shannon Lizer, Ph.D., FNP-BC, RN.

The Family Nurse Practitioner program prepares graduates to provide primary health care to mothers, infants, children, adults and geriatric patients in a variety of settings.

Due to growth and interest, the Saint Anthony College of Nursing has extended its application dates for fall 2010 enrollment and will admit students each fall into their Master’s of Science in Nursing degree in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and the Nurse Educator (NE) tracts. For more information, visit the SACN Web site at www.sacn.edu/graduate/ ^[1], or contact Graduate Affairs staff at (815) 395-5476.

RNs with a bachelor’s degree may select one of three MSN tracks: nurse educator, family nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.

Regionally and professionally accredited,  Saint Anthony College of Nursing is a Catholic college that prepares students to become caring, professional nurses in acute care and ambulatory settings in beginning and advanced roles of the profession. Undergraduate students are admitted to the College of Nursing BSN program following the completion of 64 hours of lower division credits from a regionally-accredited college or university.

Saint Anthony College of Nursing is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association, 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, and is approved by the State of Illinois Board of Education to grant the baccalaureate and master’s degrees. The Saint Anthony College of Nursing Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 1 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120, (202) 887-6791. It is approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, and its Web site is www.sacn.edu ^[2].

From the May 26-June 1, 2010 issue