Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track
The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (ACPCNP) program prepares advanced practice nurses to function in ambulatory or community-based settings as an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner. The focus of the program is on the delivery of primary care to the individual within the context of the family and community. The direct role component includes the management and delivery of care for adults with common episodic or chronic health problems, and the core competencies emphasizing teaching, consultation and research. Graduates of this specialty are eligible to take the Adult Nurse Practitioner certification examination prepared by an approved national organization as accepted by the Board of Registration in Nursing and to apply to practice in the expanded role in Massachusetts or other states based on regulatory guidelines.
Students also have the option to enroll in one of the following subtracks: Cancer Care; Cardiovascular Care; and Nurse Educator Track
Course Sequence: based on full-time status (see catalogue for part-time option course sequence)
Year 1
Fall Semester
N/NG604 | Translation of Scholarship into Practice | 3 cr |
N/NG603A | IP Societal Forces Influencing Graduate Nursing Education and Practice | 3 cr |
| N/NG603B | IP Community Service Learning Practicum | 1 cr |
N/NG613 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 cr |
| N/NG 719 | Genetics/Genomics/Pharmacogenomics | 3 cr |
Spring Semester
N/NG704 | Epidemiology | 3 cr |
N/NG603B | IP 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/NG630A | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Theory I | 6 cr |
N/NG630B | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I | 4 cr |
Spring Semester
N/NG631A | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Theory II | 6 cr |
N/NG631B | Advanced Nursing Science: Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II | 3 cr |
| Total Academic Credits | 45 cr |
Course Descriptions