Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

This track prepares the student to provide person-centered, evidenced-based primary care to young adults (including late adolescents and emancipated minors), adults, and older adults (including young-old, old, and old-old adults). Emphasis is placed on the primary care management of acute episodic and chronic conditions and integration of health promotion and disease prevention throughout the adult lifespan.

The development of the curriculum is based on:

• The National Task Force Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (2016)
• The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) NP Core Competencies with Curriculum Content (2017)
• Common Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Doctoral-Level Competencies (2017)
• The Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies (2014)
• The Adult-Gerontological Acute Care and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies (2016)

Certification: Graduates are eligible to apply for one of the following certification exams: the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exam through the American Nurses Credentialing Center www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications or the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (https://www.aanpcert.org/ptistore/control/index)

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