The primary goal of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program is to prepare M.S. in Nursing graduates to provide advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical and chronic health conditions, including the delivery of acute care services. The AG-ACNP practices in any setting in which patient care requirements include complex monitoring and therapies, high-intensity nursing intervention, or continuous nursing vigilance within the range of high-acuity care. Coursework, clinical experience, and research utilization provide students with the knowledge, values and skills necessary for advanced practice nursing roles. In order to be eligible for Acute Care nurse practitioner certification, students must have a minimum of one year of full-time current work experience in an acute care and/or critical care setting. M.S. in Nursing graduates of the program are eligible for certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG-ACNPs).
Core courses
- Nursing 7483: Quality Improvement and Informatics (3)
- Nursing 7780: Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship (3)
- Nursing Practice 8406: Leadership, Role, and Collaboration for the DNP (3)
- Nursing Practice 8490: Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health (2)
- Nursing Practice 8500: Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice (2)
Other required courses
- Nursing 7410: Advanced Health Assessment (3)
- Nursing 7415: Clinical Reasoning with Diagnostic Methods for Advanced Nursing Practice (2)
- Nursing 7450: Pathophysiology of Altered Health States (5)
- Nursing 7470: Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing (4)
- Nursing Practice 8895: Advanced Practice Nursing: Final Professional Seminar (1)
Clinical coursework
- Nursing 7208.01: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I (7 credit hours; 3 credits didactic, 4 credits clinical which equals 150* precepted clinical hours)
- Nursing 7208.02: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II (9 credit hours; 3 credits didactic, 6 credits clinical which equals 225* precepted clinical hours)
- Nursing 7208.03: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III (9 credit hours; 3 credits didactic, 6 credits clinical which equals 225* precepted clinical hours)
* These are the minimum hours required
Self-audit checklist
Use the hyperlinked list to ensure you have taken all of the courses required for your specialty. Your advisor will conduct a final review when you apply to graduate. Students must have completed these courses or have a Nursing Graduate Studies Committee-approved Course Waiver petition on file.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Self Audit Checklist
Standard curriculum plans