Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) specialty prepares graduates to provide comprehensive, holistic care for patients with episodic, critical, and complex illness or injury, as well as chronic disease exacerbations. Education includes how to stabilize patient conditions, prevent complications, restore and maintain optimal health, and provide palliative and end-of-life care. The AGPCNP curriculum prepares graduates to provide care for individuals beginning at adolescence through the adult lifespan. The AGPCNP curriculum focuses on optimizing health by engaging patients in decisions that support the intersection of physical, behavioral, and social wellness; this curriculum prepares graduates to assess undifferentiated presentations and emphasize primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
The AGPCNP curriculum is intended to prepare students to apply for Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Year One
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 6000 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 6010 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 6020 | Advanced Pharmacology | 2 |
| NURS 7020 | Primary Care I A | 1 |
| NURS 7030 | Primary Care I B | 1 |
| NURS 7100 | Critical Perspectives in The Care of the Older Adult | 2 |
| NURS 7200 | Women’s Health I | 1 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 6040 | Statistics and Research for Evidence-Based Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 7000 | Advanced Skills and Procedures for the Primary Care Provider | 2 |
| NURS 7040 | Primary Care II | 2 |
| NURS 7045 | Primary Care II Clinical Practice AGPCNP | 5 |
| NURS 7110 | Advanced FNP/AGPCNP Pharmacology | 1 |
| NURS 7230 | Women’s Health III | 1 |
| NURS 7440 | Primary Care of Adolescents | 2 |
| NURS 7046 | Primary Care II Clinical Practice AGPCNP | 5 |
| NURS 6050 | Transitions to Professional Practice | 2 |
| NURS 6060 | Promoting Health in the Community | 2 |
| NURS 6070 | Mental Health Management for Advanced Practice Nurses | 2 |
| NURS 7060 | Primary Care IIIA | 1 |
| NURS 7061 | Primary Care IIIB | 1 |
| NURS 6210 | Advanced Primary Care and Community Health | 1 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7047 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum II | 7 |
| NURS 7104 | Advanced Primary Care of the Older Adult | 2 |
| NURS 6211 | Advanced Primary Care and Community Health | 1 |