The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) track is a 75-credit hour graduate nursing curriculum to prepare registered nurses as advanced practice providers for patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic illness, disability, and/or injury to improve patient outcomes in diverse populations. The role encompasses care ranging from disease prevention to acute and critical care management. The AGACNP provides direct healthcare services to improve patient outcomes by utilizing evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, and interprofessional collaboration. The AGACNP provides specialized care for patients 18 years and older with greater autonomy at the highest level in multiple settings including the ICU, ER, trauma units, specialty clinics, surgery, other hospital services, and long-term care facilities. This is an online program with required on-campus and virtual immersions.

The program of study conforms to educational guidelines from the Texas Board of Nursing, the Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2021), the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), and National Taskforce on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NTF, 2022). Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for national Adult-Gerontology examinations offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN ).

Requirements for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Concentration (DNP - Nurse Practitioner)

BSN to DNP Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
DNP Advanced Practice Nursing Core (BSN to DNP)		47
Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Concentration
NUR 5103	Diagnostic Reasoning	1
NUR 5213	Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Management I: Practicum	2
NUR 5215	AGACNP Residency	2
NUR 5214	Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Management II: Practicum	2
NUR 5311	Gerontology Considerations for APRN Practice	3
NUR 5333	Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Management I: Common Problems	3
NUR 5334	Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Management II: Chronic Problems	3
NUR 5335	Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Management III: Acute & Critical Care	3
NUR 5336	Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Management III: Practicum	3
Advanced Practice Nursing Residency
NUR 6V76	Advanced Practice Nursing Residency	6
Total Hours		75

Post-Master's APRN to DNP Track (no APRN role change)

Students must meet admissions requirements specific to this advanced track.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Post-Master's DNP Advanced Practice Nursing Core		30
NUR 6V76	Advanced Practice Nursing Residency	7
Total Hours		37