Adult-Gerontology Acute / Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Track
The Adult -Gerontology Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program of study prepares advanced practice nurses to function in acute or critical care areas as an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner. This track focuses on the direct role component, including the management and delivery of care to acutely ill patients, as well as the core competencies emphasizing teaching/coaching, consultation and research. Graduates of this specialty are eligible to take the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification examination prepared by an approved national organization as accepted by the Board of Registration in Nursing and apply to practice in the expanded role in Massachusetts or other states based on regulatory guidelines.
Course Sequence : based on full-time status (see catalogue for part-time option course sequence)
Year 1
Fall Semester
N/NG60 | Translating Scholarship into Practice | 3 cr |
N/NG603A | Societal Forces for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 cr |
| N/NG603B | Community Service Learning Practicum (taken fall thru Spring) | 1cr |
N/NG613 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 cr |
Spring Semester
N/NG704 | Epidemiology | 3 cr |
N/NG603B | Community Service Learning Practicum (con't from fall) | |
N/NG614 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 cr |
| Elective | 3 cr |
Summer Semester
N/NG615A | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 cr |
N/NG615B | Advanced Health Assessment Practicum | 1 cr |
Year 2
Fall Semester
N/NG640A | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult-Gerontology Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Theory I | 6 cr |
N/NG640B | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult-Gerontology Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I | 4 cr |
Spring Semester
N/NG641A | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult-Gerontology Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Theory II | 6 cr |
N/NG641B | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult-Gerontology Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II | 3 cr |
| Total Academic Credits | 45 cr |