Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AGACNP) assess, diagnose, and manage acutely ill patients in hospital and hospital-to-clinic settings.

The advanced skills of the AGACNP may be used in emergency departments, intensive care units, intermediate care units and specialty clinics such as cardiology or neurology.

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners focus on populations needing critical care and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, disability, and/or injury.

Most course work is conducted online. The student comes to campus one time per semester during the four practicum courses to learn “hands on” skills.

Graduates will be eligible to take the certification exam and assume leadership roles for the targeted populations.

Curriculum

Available at Saint Anthony and Saint Francis

Program Length: 4 Years (Part-Time Progression)
Total Credits: 59
Total Clinical Hours: 800

Year 1

Fall

  • NURS 555 Advanced Pathophysiology (4)
  • NURS 530 Ethics and Social Justice (4)

Spring

  • NURS 560 Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion (3)
  • NURS 560L Advanced Health Assessment Lab (1)
  • NURS 545 Safety, Digital Health, and Informatics in Advanced Nursing Practice (3)

Summer

  • NURS 565 Advanced Pharmacology (3)
  • NURS 535 Applied Theory, EBP, QI, and Research (4)

Year 2

Fall

  • NURS 585 Epidemiology and Statistics for Advanced Nursing Practice (4)
  • NURS 625 Differential Diagnosis and Disease Management (3)
  • NURS 540 Integrated Literature Synthesis (1)

Spring

  • NURS 630 Management of Adult Health Conditions I (3)
  • NURS 631 Acute Care Management I (2)

Summer

  • NURS 635 Management of Adult Health Conditions II (3)
  • NURS 636 Acute Care Management II (2)

Year 3

Fall

  • NURS 660 Acute Care Diagnostics and Management III (4)

Spring

  • NURS 661 AGACNP Practicum I: Foundational Skills (200 hours) (3)

Summer

  • NURS 662 AGACNP Practicum II: Expanding Clinical Reasoning (200 hours) (3)

Year 4

Fall

  • NURS 663 AGACNP Practicum III: Advanced Clinical Management and Leadership (200 hours) (3)

Spring

  • NURS 664 AGACNP Practicum IV: Transition to Practice (200-hour Immersion) (3)
  • NURS 590 Policy, Professional Identity, and Advanced Nursing Roles (3)

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