Overview
The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) focuses on the diagnostic reasoning, assessment, and management of the acute, complex, and life-threatening health care issues of adolescents through the elderly both in hospital and in clinic. The AG-ACNP performs and interprets advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to diagnose, stabilize, and treat acute and complex conditions. They recognize patients in acute and complex health care settings who manifest health problems or changes in their health status requiring evaluation and treatment by specialty providers.
Career opportunities could include working in acute care and hospital settings, trauma units, highly specialized clinics, and emergency care.
Sample 3-Year Plan of Study
| Fall Year 1 | Graduate Statistics (If possible, take summer prior) | 3 |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 | |
| NRSG 605 Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 | |
| 11 credits | ||
| Spring Year 1 | NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation & Improvement | 3 |
| NRSG 606 Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 | |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Population | 3 | |
| 9 credits | ||
| Summer Year 1 | NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| 3 credits | ||
| Fall Year 2 | NRSG 622 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role: Diagnostics & Therapeutics | 3 |
| NRSG 631 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Comprehensive Assessment Practicum (Clinical 135 hrs) | 3 | |
| 6 credits | ||
| Spring Year 2 | NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NRSG 626 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Health Problems I | 3 | |
| NRSG 620 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) I (Clinical 135 hrs) | 3 | |
| 9 credits | ||
| Fall Year 3 | NRSG 635 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Health Problems II | 3 |
| NRSG 624 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) II (Clinical 135 hrs) | 3 | |
| 6 credits | ||
| Spring Year 3 | NRSG 608 Transition to Nurse Practitioner Practice | 1 |
| NRSG 628 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) III (Clinical 225 hrs) | 3 | |
| 4 credits | ||
| TOTAL | 48 credits |
Core Courses
These courses are generally required for most specialty programs, but review the specialty plans of study for confirmation.
| Credits | |
| Various Graduate Statistics * | 3 |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NRSG 608 Transition to Nurse Practitioner Practice | 1 |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Population | 3 |
* Not offered by College of Nursing but available through University of Nebraska system, including UNMC (BIOS 806 - Biostatistics I), or at/through any accredited college/university.
Available in Summer Terms
These core courses are available to be taken in the summer if desired.
| Summer - Odd Years | Credits |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| Summer - Even Years | |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| Summer - Every Year | |
| NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Populations | 3 |