Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner / Master of Science in Nursing

Degree Offered:  Master of Science in Nursing

Total Credit Hours:  46

All students in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program must complete the following courses, including a minimum of 540 hours of clinical experience.

Degree Requirements

Program: MSN-NRSM-N
Concentration: NPAC

I. Core Courses (18)

NURS-53200Applied Biostatistics for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

NURS-51700Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy

3

NURS-53000Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

2

NURS-52900Scholarly Inquiry Seminar

1

NURS-53400Population Health

3

NURS-53300Scholarly Inquiry

3

NURS-53600Healthcare Informatics

3

II. AGACNP Specialty Core (13)

NURS-58800Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse

1

NURS-60600Epidemiology

3

NURS-60400Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

NURS-60500Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

NURS-60700Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

III. AGACNP Specialty Track (15)

NURS-61200APN Management: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents

3

NURS-61800NP Practicum: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents

2

NURS-61400APN Management: Special Populations

3

NURS-62400APN Management: Acute Care for Adult/Gerontology

3

NURS-62500NP Practicum: Acute Care for Adult/Gerontology

2

NURS 62500 is repeated for a total of 4 credit hours.