AGACNP MSN Plan of Study
AGACNP MSN Plan of Study
Courses
Our Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) MSN program is designed to prepare advanced practice registered nurses to excel as Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners. These practitioners are equipped to deliver evidence-based care to acutely ill adults facing urgent and emergent complex health issues, as well as to critically ill adults experiencing life-threatening, rapidly changing physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The program’s rigorous curriculum and comprehensive plan of study ensure that graduates are well-prepared to meet the demands of acute and critical care settings.
FALL
NURS 6220 Pharmacotherapeutics in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
NURS 6274 Advanced Human Pathophysiology (3 credit hours)
STAT 6127 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credit hours)
(9 semester credit hours)
Spring
NURS 6230 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice (3 credit hours)
NURS 6430 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum (1 credit hour)
NURS 6210 Family Health in Advanced Practice Nursing (2 credit hours)
NURS 6101 Theoretical Basis for Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
(9 semester credit hours)
SUMMER
NURS 6115 Health Policy and Planning in the U.S. (3 credit hours)
NURS 6160 Research in Nursing and Health Professions (3 credit hours)
NUNP 6431 Advanced Acute Care Skills lab (1 credit hours)
(7 semester credit hours)
FALL
NUNP 6250 Advanced Primary Care and Health Promotion of Adults Across the Lifespan (3 credit hours)
NUNP 6401 Advanced Care and Health Promotion Adults (2 credit hours) (120 clinical hours)
NUNP 6202 Complex Healthcare Management of Adults (3 credit hours)
NURS 6603 Synthesis in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
(11 semester credit hours)
SPRING
NUNP 6203 Advanced Care of Critically Ill Adults (3 credit hours)
NUNP 6402 Advanced Practice Nursing in Complex Care Practicum (4 credit hours) (240 clinical hours)
(7 semester credit hours) (240 clinical hours)
SUMMER
NUNP 6403 Advanced Care of Critically Ill Adults Practicum (4 credit hours) (240 clinical hours)
(4 semester credit hours) (240 clinical hours)
47 Total Nursing Course Credit Hours | 600 Total Clinical Hours
