Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, M.S.N.

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.

Applicants whose native language is not English must: 

1. Submit a satisfactory score on an English proficiency test. 

2. Take a diagnostic test in English when they arrive at the university.