Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

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This track prepares nurses for an advanced practice role providing direct patient care in collaboration with other members of the health care team. AGACNPs manage adolescent and adult gerontology patients with acute or critical illness or injury and/or chronic disease across the trajectory of their care needs. UVA’s program emphasizes the advanced theoretical knowledge, practice and skills, and systems’ leadership needed to manage these patients and their families for optimal outcomes. AGACNP students also develop exceptional diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills, preparation for prescriptive authority, strategies to communicate and collaborate with clinicians and all members of the interdisciplinary team, and the ability to manage and improve clinical outcomes. Upon completion of this track, students are qualified to take the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) or the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification examination for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Required Courses

20 credits, 560 clinical hours

GNUR 6121 - Diagnostics and Therapeutics Seminar Credits: 3
GNUR 6310 - AG-AC Seminar I Credits: 4
GNUR 6315 - Adult Geriatric Acute Care Seminar II Credits: 3
GNUR 7312 - AG ACNP Practicum I Credits: 5
GNUR 7314 - AG ACNP Practicum II Credits: 5

Public Professional Licensure Disclosure

As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).

Upon completion of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate at the UVA School of Nursing, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state.

Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))

Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).