Adult Gerontology Acute Care Certificate

This non-degree certificate is designed for Nurse Practitioners or Clinical Nurse Specialists with a previous Master’s or Doctor of Nursing Practice who are seeking to expand their roles via Nurse Practitioner certification in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care. The total credits required are 24.

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) Post-Professional Certificate is designed for graduate-prepared Nurse Practitioners (NP) or Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) who are seeking to expand their roles via Nurse Practitioner certification in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care. The curriculum prepares Nurse Practitioners to function as generalist, principal providers of care for adults and older adults with acute, critical, and complex chronic health problems across the continuum of acute care services.

AG-ACNP students select a clinical emphasis for directed study. The directed study allows students to design clinical experiences around a particular area of interest (i.e., internal medicine, general surgery). The curriculum consists of NP and AG-ACNP specialty courses and clinical practice hours.

Graduates of the AG-ACNP Post-Professional Certificate are eligible to sit for a national Nurse Practitioner certification examination in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care offered by either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Successful passing of the national certification examination entitles the graduate to apply for certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care by the State Board of Nurse Examiners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by the Board of Nursing in the student's US State/Territory or location of employment.