Kelly Thompson-Brazill, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM
Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Programs
Catherine C Tierney, DNP, ACNP-BC
Associate Professor and Program Director
The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program equips registered nurses to manage the care of patients with acute and complex chronic conditions. The AG-ACNP program prepares registered nurses to communicate clearly with patients and families, listen actively to their concerns, and manage acute and complex chronic health situations.
Academic Policies
Additional academic policies governing the Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program can be found in the program handbook.
Students are expected to comply with all Graduate Academic Regulations.
Program Requirements
To earn the Master of Science in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program, students must complete 40 credits, complete three required objective clinical intensives, and complete 600 clinical hours.
A sample course of study is outlined below.
Plan of Study Grid
| Semester I |
|---|
| NURO 6548 |
Adv Physiology & Pathophysio |
4 |
| NURO 5518 |
Health Care Ethics |
2 |
| NURO 5470 |
Clin Anat for Adv Pract Nurs |
1 |
| | Credits | 7 |
| Semester II |
|---|
| NURO 6006 |
|
3 |
| NURO 7762 |
Health Care Policy & Advocacy |
3 |
| | Credits | 6 |
| Semester III |
|---|
| NURO 6528 |
Advanced Health Assessment |
3 |
| NURO 6670 |
Diagnostics |
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
| | Credits | 6 |
| Semester IV |
|---|
| NURO 6532 |
Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
4 |
| NURO 6678 |
AG-ACNP I Didactic Course |
3 |
| NURO 6679 |
AG-ACNP I Clinical Course |
1 |
| NURO 7680 |
AG-ACNP OCI II |
0 |
| | Credits | 8 |
| Semester V |
|---|
| NURO 6541 |
Evidence Based Practice I |
3 |
| NURO 7696 |
AG-ACNP II Didactic Course |
3 |
| NURO 7697 |
AG ACNP II Clinical |
1 |
| | Credits | 7 |
| Semester VI |
|---|
| NURO 6539 |
Professional Role of the APRN |
2 |
| NURO 8698 |
AG-ACNP III Didactic |
3 |
| NURO 8699 |
AG-ACNP III Clinical |
1 |
| NURO 8700 |
AG-ACNP OCI III |
0 |
| | Credits | 6 |
| | Total Credits | 40 |
Clinical Requirements
All students must complete 600 clinical hours prior to graduation.
Acute care clinical experiences are available at a variety of sites. Clinical placements are selected through partnership with faculty, students, and the clinical placement team. Students are encouraged to proactively engage their community providers in partnership with the placement team. The Clinical Placement Director will review and approve all placements for ability to meet course objectives and individual student learning needs. Clinical assignments may be rotated and/or changed at the discretion of the Clinical Placement Director, to meet individual student learning needs or site requirements. Individual requests for site, type of experience and scheduling will be considered, but cannot be guaranteed.
The expectation is that the minimum required number of clinical hours will be met and the following items are completed by the end of the clinical semester:
- Evaluation of Clinical Site
- Evaluation of Clinical Preceptor(s)
- Evaluation of Clinical Faculty Advisor
- Preceptor Evaluation of Student (Midterm and Final)
A final grade cannot me awarded until the faculty has received the final evaluation by the preceptor.
