Nursing, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, MSN

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The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Program prepares advanced practice nurses to be providers of care to young adults (including late adolescents), adults, and older adults (including frail older adults) with acute, critical, and complex chronic illnesses. The AGACNP manages patients who are physiologically unstable, dependent on technology, vulnerable to complications, and require ongoing monitoring and intervention. Diagnostic reasoning, decision making, clinical management, inter-professional practice, and leadership skills are fostered.

Curriculum

Required Courses (12 credits)

NURS 634 - Nursing Leadership for Advanced Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 664 - The Health Care Environment: Technology and Health Policy 3 Credit(s)
NURS 684 - Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 690 - Population Health and Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)

Support Courses (16 credits)

NURS 601 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Credit(s)
NURS 608 - Advanced Health Assessment 3 Credit(s)
NURS 636 - Dynamics of Family Health Care 3 Credit(s)
NURS 638 - Issues in Health Care for Underserved Populations 3 Credit(s)
NURS 639 - Advanced Pharmacology 3 Credit(s)
NURS 663 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Current Perspectives 1 Credit(s)

Specialty Courses (18 credits)

Total Credits: 46

This 46-credit program is available at the Harrisburg and Main Campuses. The program can be completed in 18 months of full-time study or 24 months of part-time study. A minimum of 672 hours of faculty-supervised clinical practice is required. Graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) credentialing examinations.