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
First Year
| Course | Semester |
| 500 Theoretical Foundations (3) | Fall |
| 710 Biostats (3) - 8 weeks | Fall |
| 759 Informatics (3) - 8 weeks | Fall |
| 707 Epi/Health Promotion (3) | Spring |
| 816 Organization Leadership/Finance (4) | Spring |
Second Year
| Course | Semester |
| 509 Adv Health Assessment (3) | Fall |
| 519 Adv Patho (3) | Fall |
| 511 Differential Diagnosis (3) | Spring |
| 529 Adv Pharm (3) | Spring |
| 756 Systems and Patient Populations (3) | Summer |
Third Year
| Course | Semester |
| 760 Ethics, Policy & Law (3) | Fall |
| 618AG (combined 632 & 633) Acute Care Diagnostics & Therapeutics (3) (2T/1P) | Fall |
| 620AG I (4.5) (3T/1.5P) | Spring |
| 726 Analysis of EBP (3) | Spring |
| 622AG (4.5) (3T/1.5P) | Summer |
Fourth Year
| Course | Semester |
| 637AG Acute Care I (4.5) (3T/1.5P) | Fall |
| 638AG Acute Care II (4.5) (3T/1.5 P) | Spring |
| 640AG Acute Care Immersion (2) (1T/1P) | Spring |
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