Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioners (NPs) study and improve the health of individuals and families while identifying risk factors and preventing illness. They help patients throughout the entire lifecycle, assessing, diagnosing, and managing common acute and chronic primary health care challenges.
Where They Work
Family health nurses practice primary and specialized care in a range of environments, including:
Family practices
Public and private ambulatory settings
Wellness centers
Hospitals and home health agencies
Occupational health sites
Prisons
Shelters
Get Started
Ready for a rewarding challenge that will change your life—and the lives of others?
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Meet the Program Director
Patricia Crowley Underwood, Ph.D., FNP-BC, RN
Patricia Underwood, Ph.D. ’10, is an endocrine nurse practitioner at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She studies nurse-led interventions to improve health outcomes for surgical patients with poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes (DM). Her clinical practice focuses on veterans with diabetes and the delivery of DM self-management technology (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors) in the virtual setting. She is the recipient of many awards including Young Investigator Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research.