Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Certificate
This post-graduate certificate provides graduate-prepared nurses with the knowledge and skills to seek certification as an AGACNP. It is available to those holding a previous graduate degree in nursing and an active, unencumbered RN license in the state of Texas.
An Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who provides comprehensive care to adult and older adult patients experiencing acute, critical or complex chronic health conditions. Their scope includes both diagnosing and managing diseases and coordinating patient care across the continuum, often during hospitalizations or intensive interventions.
Graduates are eligible to sit for certification as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner through testing with the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Course instruction is delivered asynchronously online. Clinical hours are required.
Admission Criteria
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all prior graduate coursework
- Master’s degree or higher in nursing
- Unencumbered RN license in the State of Texas
- Verification of at least 2,000 hours of recent clinical practice experience in acute or critical care practice settings within the past five years
- Current certification in CPR and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Completion of advanced physical assessment, advanced pathophysiology and advanced pharmacology as part of prior graduate program. If the prior graduate program did not incorporate these requirements, then equivalent courses must be completed prior to admission.