Kendra Lynn Barker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
- Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Family / Community Health Department
- DNP Program Director and FNP Track Coordinator, Office of Academics
- Organization
- West Virginia University
Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
This certificate program prepares nurses who have already earned a master’s degree, or higher, in nursing to sit for either the national certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
This is a 19-25 credit-hour program. All courses are delivered via an online modality. Two courses are clinical, affording the student the opportunity to complete the 600 hours of supervised clinical practice in Prerequisites for registration in the specialty/population courses in either certificate program is evidence of competence in the following three areas: advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics, and advanced assessment.
Students enrolled in the NSG 705 Advanced Lifespan Assessment course will be required to come to either the Morgantown or Charleston campus for a Physical Assessment Practicum day. Students must choose to come to either the Morgantown or Charleston campus on one of the following dates:
April 20, 2027 - Charleston/CAMC Skills Lab - 8am-6pm
April 21, 2027 - Morgantown Campus STEPS Center - 8am-6pm
April 22, 2027 - Morgantown Campus STEPS Center - 8am-6pm
April 23, 2027 - Morgantown Campus STEPS Center - 8am-6pm
Students enrolled in NSG 715-NP Experiential Learning are required to come to the Morgantown campus on Friday, July 16th and Saturday, July 17, 2027, for a 2-day NP-Intensive comprised of competency-based testing, simulation, additional assessment demonstrations, and hands-on skills practice.
Please contact Kendra Barker, this program's Track Coordinator, with any questions: