MSN: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Major: Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care
Degree Awarded: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 57.0 quarter credits; 800 clinical hours
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.3801
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 29-1171

About the Program

The online Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program is designed to prepare practitioners for professional practice in the management of medical, surgical and critical care adult patient populations. Concurrent theory and clinical courses provide a knowledge base for the management of adults and older adult acute, critical and complex chronic health care conditions. Clinical practicum rotations allow students to put the principles they have learned into practice in medical, surgical and critical care settings. Upon completing the program, graduates pursue practice roles across the continuum of acute care services, ranging from high-acuity, hospital-based specialty services and intensive care settings. Graduates are eligible to sit for the AACN and/or ANCC’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination.

The nurse practitioner faculty is committed to quality and excellence in the nurse practitioner (NP) programs. Students meet on campus for mandatory On-Campus Intensive (OCI) learning experiences, simulation and evaluation. Students will attend an in-person on-campus intensive in NURS 570 for four days during week one of the summer quarter. Students will attend a second in-person on-campus intensive in NURS 571 for two days during week seven of the fall quarter. Dates are subject to change.  

During the OCIs, students engage in simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in the College of Nursing and Health Professions' state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary patient simulation lab. These visits provide direct guidance and mentoring from faculty as well as the opportunity to collaborate with peers. Mandatory, on-campus visits are essential to students transitioning into the NP role.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Additional Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Graduate Nursing Division

CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu

Additional information is available on Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program webpage and on the Drexel University Online MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program webpage.

Degree Requirements

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Nursing Electives can be any course with the prefix Nursing (NURS, NUPR), Interprofessional Studies (IPS), or Complementary and Integrative Health (CIT), with course number ranging from 500-699.  Other graduate courses outside of these designations will need to be approved by the department chairperson.

Sample Plan of Study

* Note: This term is less than the 4.5-credit minimum required (considered half-time status) of graduate programs to be considered financial aid eligible. As a result, aid will not be disbursed to students this term.

Program Level Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:

• Practices within a legal and ethical framework of health care delivery.
• Advances the role of advanced nursing practice in the health care system through scholarship, clinical experience and political involvement.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making.
• Integrates multiple technologies and relevant theories into the organization and synthesis of health data required to develop plans of care for patients, families and communities.
• Integrates culturally sensitive health promotion activities that contribute to the health and wellness of the community into clinical practice.
• Demonstrates leadership in nursing and health care through involvement in the development of outcome-based standards of care and practice-based health policy issues.
• Evaluates and modifies the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice based on current research findings, standards of care and patient outcomes.
• Contributes to the advancement of nursing, health care and humanity through communication, collaboration and education.