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SECTION V: General Information on the Master's Nurse Practitioner Degree and Advanced Certificate NP Programs

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)

Nurse practitioners in this specialty help care for adult or older adult patients who are acutely ill or have conditions requiring complex chronic specialty care. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NPs typically practice in ICUs (cardiac, medical, surgical, trauma, neuromedicine), hospital inpatient floors, and outpatient specialty care clinics.

Advanced Certificate Link to section

Clinical specialty courses
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
NUR 411Evaluation and Management of Common Health Problems8 (224 clinical hours)
NUR 414Nurse Practitioner Procedure Lab1 lab
NUR 424Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I9 (224 clinical hours)
Advanced Health Assessment*

Master of Science 47 credit hours (672 clinical hours) Link to section

Professional core courses
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
NUR 400Research Principles for Evidence-Based Practice5
NUR 401Foundations of Scholarly Writing in the Health Professions1
NUR 403Ethics and Public Policy in the Health Care System3
NUR 410Advanced Health Assessment4 (includes 2 credits for lab, or 4 hours/wk.)
NUR 407Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology5
NUR 419Advanced Pharmacology3

 

Clinical specialty courses
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
NUR 411Evaluation and Management of Common Health Problems8 (224 clinical hours)
NUR 414Nurse Practitioner Procedure Lab1
NUR 424Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I9 (224 clinical hours)
NUR 410Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II8 (224 clinical hours)