The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program (AGACNP) prepares registered nurses to provide direct patient management in acute and complex care settings. Graduates are employed in a variety of acute care settings ranging from critical care, trauma, cardiology, pulmonary, nephrology, gastroenterology, and surgery.

This curriculum prepares nurses to sit for national certification as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply theoretical knowledge to the practice of advanced nursing roles.
• Utilize evidence to address population health problems.
• Demonstrate professionalism at the advanced nursing level in the clinical setting.
• Pursue quality, effectiveness, and innovation in shared leadership of interprofessional health teams.

Requirements for Earning the M.S.N. Degree Include the Following

1. Completion of an approved program of study;
2. Completion of an applied research course, NURS 791, or a thesis, NURS 799;
3. A GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on all courses attempted for graduate credit and all courses numbered 700 and above;
4. A GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on all courses on the approved program of study;
5. Passing a comprehensive assessment during the last semester of the program.  

Courses Requirements

(Total program 46-49 credit hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
NURS 700	Theoretical and Conceptual Foundation for Nursing	3
NURS 702	Pharmacologic Mgmt in Pediatric, Adult, & Gerontological Patients Across Hlthcare Delivery Continuum	3
NURS 704	Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning *	3
NURS 707	Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurses	3
NURS 717	Application of Basic Statistics for Nursing Practice & Service Management	3
NURS 718	Diagnostic Interpretation and Therapeutic Modalities	3
NURS 720	Clinical Application of Population Analysis	3
NURS 772	Introduction of Acute Care Adult and Geronotological Health Problems	3
NURS 773	Principles of Acute Care Adult and Geronotological Health Problems I *	6
NURS 774	Principals of Acute Care Adult and Gerontological Complex Health Problems II *+	6
NURS 778	Advanced Practice Role: Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP)	2
NURS 778A	Practicum of Advanced Practice Role: Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP) *	2
NURS 790	Research Methods for Nursing	3
NURS 791	Seminar in Clinical Nursing Research	3-6
or NURS 799	Thesis Preparation
Total Credit Hours		46-49

*	Indicates courses with practicum hours.
+	Indicates course on-campus immersion.