Graduate Nursing:
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Description
Nurse practitioners are integral to front-line, primary health care in a variety of settings such as hospitals, clinics, schools, community centers, and workplaces. The Adult-Gerontology Advanced Practice Nursing track prepares graduates to fully respond to an aging population and emerging health care demands with the knowledge and skills to provide care for adults across their entire life span.
The master’s curriculum focuses on the delivery of comprehensive care from young adult through older adult and frail elderly. Classroom and practicum experiences provide students with opportunities to focus on the unique life stage needs that impact a patient’s care across the adult age spectrum.
The expanded focus on gerontologic nursing in the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program meets new nurse practitioner competency requirements approved by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and endorsed by 45 national nursing organizations.
Upon successful completion of this concentration, graduates are qualified to take the ANP certification exam offered through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Curriculum
Total Required Hours: 50 semester hours and 585 practicum hours
Graduate Nursing Core Courses
|
Semester Hours |
| NURS 5030 Professional Communication and Collaboration |
2 |
| NURS 5010 Scientific Inquiry and Knowledge Development |
4 |
| NURS 5015 Health Care Systems: Organization and Resources |
4 |
| NURS 5020 Population Based Health Care |
4 |
|
Total Graduate Nursing Core:
|
14 |
Advanced Practice Core Courses
|
Semester Hours |
| NURS 5503 Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Concepts and Transitions |
2 |
| NURS 5505 Advanced Pathophysiology |
3 |
| NURS 5510 Advanced Pharmacology |
3 |
| NURS 5515 Advanced Health Assessment |
4 |
| NURS 5520 Health and Wellness Promotion |
3 |
| NURS 5610 Advanced Practice in Gerontologic Nursing |
2 |
| Total Advanced Practice Core: |
17
|
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (A-GNP) Specialty Courses
In addition to the Graduate Nursing Core and Advanced Practice Core classes listed above, students who choose the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner concentration must complete the following specialty courses.
|
Semester Hours |
| NURS 5530 Adult Health Management I |
3 |
| NURS 5534 Practicum: Adult Health Management I |
5 + 225 practicum hours |
| NURS 5540 Adult Health Management II |
3 |
| NURS 5625 Practicum: Adult Health Management II |
2 + 90 practicum hours |
| NURS 5620 Advanced Practice Gerontologic Nursing II |
2 |
| NURS 5780 Adult Health/Gerontology Residency |
2 + 270 residency hours |
| NURS 5590 Capstone |
2 |
|
Total AGNP Specialty:
|
19, plus 585 clinical hours |