Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

UC's Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP online program prepares students at the highest level of nursing practice to care for patients 13 and older from wellness to illness, which includes preventative, chronic and acute care with an emphasis on education, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.

Students learn from doctorally prepared DNP faculty the advanced skills needed to perform physical exams, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications and more, all while considering environmental, occupational, social and economic factors that impact patient outcomes.

DNP coursework adds instruction in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, policy advocacy, informatics and systems leadership. Students in the Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner online program complete a final DNP project that demonstrates mastery of the concepts and impacts health care outcomes at a systems or population level.

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For our graduate programs, we welcome applications from students who hold a bachelor's degree (or higher) from a college or university accredited by a regional or general accrediting agency, and have at least a B average in undergraduate course work (or otherwise give evidence of promise that is judged satisfactory by the admitting program).

Graduates of UC's Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner online program meet educational requirements to take exams for national certification. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awards the AGPCNP-BC credential, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) awards the A-GNP credential. Adult-Gero Primary Care NPs who work in specialty clinics sometimes pursue additional certifications in their sub-specialty focus area.

Certified Adult-Gero Primary Care NPs work in a variety of community-based primary care settings, including clinics focused on a specialty – such as cardiology, dermatology or endocrinology – hospital outpatient clinics, private practices and long-term care facilities.

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