{"id":11710,"date":"2025-06-27T22:54:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/nursing\/?post_type=program&#038;p=11710"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:09:14","slug":"clinical-experience","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/nursing\/programs\/msn-fnp\/clinical-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/nursing_2023_marketing0055.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"a woman in a white lab coat standing next to a woman in a white coat\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div 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Working with Medical Doctors (MD), Osteopathic Physicians (DO),\u00a0 and Nurse Practitioners (NP) who agree to mentor you through this skill-building phase, your local preceptor will make sure you receive an outstanding learning experience at a site as close to home as possible.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>Your clinical and practice experiences focus on ambulatory, primary- care practice. Geriatric, adult, pediatric, obstetric, and gynecologic populations are all included in your clinical rotations that take place in a range of settings including private practices, community clinics, public health facilities, and some specialty clinics. 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