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Advance your nurse practitioner preparation to advance quality care.
Advanced nursing practice in adult-gerontology acute care focuses on providing advanced nursing care to adult, older adult and elderly patients with acute, chronic and critical conditions. This certificate prepares graduates to work in many different clinical settings providing advanced nursing care to patients in critical conditions, with chronic or episodic illnesses and/or with acute medical needs. These settings include but are not limited to clinics, physicians’ offices, hospitals, retirement homes, hospices and private practices. All courses are online and include 500 clinical hours. Graduates are prepared to sit for ANCC Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC®) certification exam.
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Is it for you?
This program will be a good fit if you:
- Hold current certification as a family nurse practitioner.
- Desire greater preparation for tertiary care roles as a nurse practitioner.
- Are interested in caring for people in a variety of settings.
- Are an effective problem solver.
Career Opportunities
- Acute care/inpatient
- Intensive care
- Trauma
- Clinics
- Specialty clinics
- Long term care
- Nursing education