Program Overview

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Nursing, M.S.N.

College of Nursing

Registered nurses can learn to oversee care for and provide direct patient management in acute and complex care settings.

Program Highlights

• Advanced Nursing: Get certified to provide direct patient care in the high-demand field of gerontology acute care.
• Training Immersion: Receive hands-on clinical training in the college’s state-of-the-art simulation and experiential learning lab.
• Convenient and Flexible: Learn online from one of the nation’s leading programs and best online programs in graduate nursing.
• Academic Rigor: Get prepared by a program with a 97-100 percent American Nurses Credentialing Center pass rate for AGACNP graduates.

What You’ll Study

Through online coursework, on-campus immersion activities, and clinical rotations, gain the skills to treat patients from adolescence through older adulthood and manage care from the bedside through follow-up in the community.

Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

• Critical Thinking: Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions or judgments
• Cultural Awareness: Learning about and respecting diverse cultures and beliefs
• Decision-making Expertise: Applying critical thinking and analytical skills to make informed and effective decisions
• Intercultural Competence: Developing the skills to communicate effectively and work collaboratively across cultures
• Manage Complex Patients: Provide expert care using advanced diagnostics and treatment modalities
• Problem Solving: Identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems or challenges using creative and effective strategies

Using Your Degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Potential Careers

• Hospitalist
• Cardiologist
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist
• Palliative Care and Hospice Specialist
• Population Health Expert

Workplace Settings

• Hospital Inpatient
• Outpatient Private Practice
• Long-Term Acute Care
• Urgent Care

Advanced Degrees

Advance your career or options with post-graduate education.

• Doctorate: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Nursing Practice, D.N.P.
• Doctorate: Nursing Science, Ph.D.