Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

The FNP certification examination is an entry-level competency-based examination that tests clinical knowledge in family/individual across the life span.

How many questions are on the examination?

2024 FNP EXAMINATION BLUEPRINT


DOMAIN I - Domains

# items

% items

DOMAIN II - Patient Age *

# items

% items

01 - Assess

43

32%

Newborn

3

2%

02 - Diagnose

36

26.5%

Infant

4

3%

03 - Plan

36

26.5%

Toddler

5

4%

04 - Evaluate

20

15%

Child

6

4%

TOTAL

135

100%

Adolescent*

12

9%

 

 

 

Young Adult*

30

22%

 

 

 

Middle Adult*

35

26%

 

 

 

Older Adult

40

30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Includes Prenatal

 

 

 

TOTAL

135

100%

Age Parameters are not defined for any population. AANPCB uses growth and development for constructing the certification exams.


DOMAINS AND TASKS


DOMAIN 01 - ASSESS DOMAIN 02 - DIAGNOSE DOMAIN 03 - PLAN DOMAIN 04 - EVALUATE

FNP KNOWLEDGE AREAS


Health Assessment
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic tests
  • Specialized assessments (e.g., developmental, functional, psychological)
  • Health history
  • Physical examination
Pathophysiology
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Co-morbidities
Therapeutics
  • Pharmacologic
  • Non-pharmacologic
  • Integrative
Evidence-Informed Practice
  • Crisis management
  • Diagnostic reasoning
  • Health promotion, harm reduction, and disease prevention
  • Healthcare economics (e.g., cost, billing)
  • Interprofessional practice
  • Legal and ethical issues
  • Patient and family education and counselling
  • Principles of epidemiology, population health, and social drivers of health (SDoH)
  • Procedures
  • Transitions of care
  • Cultural responsiveness
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Pain management