Overview
The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) is prepared as a generalist, principal provider of care to adults and older adults with acute, critical, and complex chronic health conditions. AG-ACNP students select a clinical emphasis for directed study. The directed study clinical emphasis allows the student to design a clinical around a particular area of interest (i.e., internal medicine, general surgery). The AG-ACNP is prepared to assume responsibility for promoting, maintaining, and restoring health to adults and older adults who are acutely, critically, and complex chronically ill. The AG-ACNP also participates in quality improvement and provides leadership in mobilizing health services.
Students may study full time or part time. The BSN to DNP curriculum is only offered onsite on the main campus in Pittsburgh. Selected core courses may be transmitted to students who live a distance from campus. A sample program plan for full-time study is provided below.
The AG-ACNP graduate is eligible for state certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) 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. Certification requires successful completion of a national nurse practitioner certification exam in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care offered by either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
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Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP Concentration
Full-Time Curriculum
Fall Term (YR 1)
OR
- NUR 2011D - APPLIED STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
- NUR 2010 - HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS
- NUR 3012 - PUBLIC POLICY IN HEALTH CARE
- NURNP 2026 - ROLE SEMINAR 1
OR
Spring Term (YR 1)
OR
OR
- NUR 2004D - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
- NUR 2682 - HUMAN GENETICS AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
OR
OR
Summer Term (YR 1)
- NUR 2031 - THE DIAGNOSTIC PHYSICAL EXAM ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN *
- NUR 2034 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
OR
OR
- NUR 3031D - METHODOLOGIES FOR DNP PROJECTS
- NURSP 2092 - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
- *NOTE: (NUR 2031 is not offered as a Distance Education Course)
Fall Term (YR 2)
OR
- NUR 2032D - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS CLINICAL
- NUR 2033 - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS THEORY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
OR
- NUR 2033D - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS THEORY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
- NURSP 2062 - ORGANIZATIONAL AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHCARE LEADERS
- NURSP 2075 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS
OR
OR
Spring Term (YR 2)
OR
- NURNP 2100D - MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH EPISODIC/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ACUTE CARE THEORY
- NURNP 2101 - MANAGEMENT OF ADULT EPISODIC/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ACUTE CARE CLINICAL
- NUR 3032 - DATA ANALYSIS FOR DNP PROJECTS
OR
Summer Term (YR 2)
OR
- NURNP 2104D - MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE ACUTELY AND CRITICALLY ILL ADULT
- NURNP 2526 - MANAGEMENT: GERIATRIC HEALTH THEORY
OR
Fall Term (YR 3)
OR
- NUR 2865D - FUNDAMENTALS OF DISASTER AND MASS CASUALTY CARE
- NURNP 2102 - MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE ACUTELY AND CRITCALLY ILL ADULT 2
OR
Spring Term (YR 3)
OR
- NURNP 2029D - ROLE SEMINAR 2
- NUR 3052 - MANUSCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
- The three components of the DNP Comprehensive Exam are required (DNP Scholarly Project, DNP Portfolio, and Clinical Comprehensive Exam).
Total Credits: 79
*Courses with a "D" are delivered synchronously via distance technology for qualified onsite students as per Policy 438.
BSN to DNP AG-ACNP Curriculum
Total Didactic Credits: 62
Total Clinical Credits: 17 (1020 hours)
Total Credits: 79
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