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.
Graduates will be prepared to take the certification exam and assume advanced leadership roles for the targeted populations.
During the AGACNP practicum courses, students come to campus one time per semester during the four practicum courses to learn “hands on” skills.
Curriculum
First Year
Course |
Semester |
500 - Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice |
Fall |
710 - Biostatistics |
Fall |
726 - Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice |
Spring |
759 - Information Systems & Technology for Transformation of Health Care |
Spring |
750 - Cultural Competency for Advanced Practice |
Summer |
Second Year
Course |
Semester |
736 - Translation of Evidence into Practice |
Fall |
740 - Impact of Ethics & Law on Healthcare |
Fall |
765 - Health Care Policy and Financial Management |
Spring |
815 - Organizational Management & Leadership in Health Care Systems |
Spring |
834.1 - DNP Project I |
Summer |
Third Year
Course |
Semester |
834.2 - DNP Project II |
Fall |
707 - Principles of Epidemiology & Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practice |
Fall |
834.3 DNP Project III |
Spring |
836 - DNP-C Residency |
Spring |
512 - Roles & Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing |
Summer |
Fourth Year
Course |
Semester |
509 - Advanced Health Assessment, Clinical Reasoning, and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan |
Fall |
519 - Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan |
Fall |
529 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan |
Spring |
Fifth Year
Course |
Semester |
511 Differential Diagnosis |
Fall |
620AG Adult and Aging I |
Spring |
622AG Adult and Aging II |
Summer |
Sixth Year
Course |
Semester |
632AG Acute Care Diagnostics & Therapeutics |
Fall |
633AG Application Acute Care Diagnostics & Therapeutics |
Fall |
637AG Acute Care I |
Spring |
638AG Acute Care II |
Summer |
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