Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Post-Professional)

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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 to 4
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 - AGACNP Practicum II Credits: 5

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