Adult Acute/Critical Care or Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Dual Track with Gerontological Post-Master’s Certificate
This Post-master’s Certificate option is a 27- to 37-credit program designed to meet the needs of the master’s-prepared nurse who desires formal education and clinical training as either an Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) student or Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to pursue a program of study in caring for older adults. All gerontological students complete the same courses as ACNP or ANP students with additional focus on the older adult population through support courses and clinical practice. Graduates of this specialty are eligible to take the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner certification examination and either the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or the Adult Nurse Practitioner certification examination. The plan of study includes all clinically related courses in the existing ACNP or ANP curriculum (e.g., N/NG640A and B and N/NG641A and B or NG630A and B and N/NG631A and B) along with required advanced practice core courses (e.g., N/NG613, N/NG614 and N/NG615A and B). Required gerontological specialty coursework includes N/NG685, N/NG650A and B and N/NG651A and B.
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