Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP Concentration

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) is prepared as a generalist, principal provider of care to adults and older adults with acute, critical, and complex chronic health conditions. The AG-ACNP concentration includes sub-specialties in selected clinical emphases: cardiopulmonary, critical care, oncology, trauma and emergency preparedness, or directed study. The directed study clinical emphasis allows the student to design a clinical around a particular area of interest (i.e., internal medicine, general surgery). The AG-ACNP is prepared to assume responsibility for promoting, maintaining, and restoring health to adults and older adults who are acutely, critically, and complex chronically ill. The AG-ACNP also participates in research and provides leadership in mobilizing health services. The AG-ACNP graduate is eligible for state certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) by the State Board of Nurse Examiners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by the Board of Nursing in the student’s state of employment. Certification requires successful completion of a national nurse practitioner certification exam in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care offered by either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).

Courses with a “D” are delivered synchronously via distance technology. Such courses are open only to qualified onsite, in-state students as per Policy 438.

This program is only available as an onsite program but can be completed either full-time or part-time. A sample program plan for full time study is provided below.