Department of Nursing
Certificate Director
Dr. Valerie O’Dell, MSN Director
3132 Cushwa Hall
(330) 941-2177
vmodell@ysu.edu
Dr. Cynthia Shields, AG-ACNP Coordinator
2328 Cushwa Hall
(330) 941-1345
cmshields@ysu.edu
Certificate Description
The online Post Masters Adult Gerontology – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) Certificate program option is designed to prepare the post-masters prepared nurse with opportunities to build upon their current knowledge and obtain additional advanced practice knowledge and skill to enable them to provide direct acute care to adult and older adult individuals and families.
Graduates of this program will be qualified and eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center AG-ACNP certification examination. Following national certification, graduates are also qualified to be recognized as an Adult Gerontology – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and is granted prescriptive authority through the State Board of Nursing.
Advanced Standing Program (18 hours)
Applicants who have already earned an MSN degree with nurse practitioner qualifications are automatically considered for advanced standing status. The advanced standing program permits students to complete all requirements of the Adult Gerontology - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner option in 18 hours. This unique program blends online coursework and clinical experiences, including a practicum consisting of 600 hours in a variety of primary care settings.
Courses include:
NURS 7037 Adult Gero Acute Care 1 3 sh
NURS 7039 Adult Gero Acute Care 2 3 sh
NURS 7041 Adult Gero Acute Care 3 3 sh
NURS 7038 Adult Gero Acute Care 1 Practicum 3 sh
NURS 7040 Adult Gero Acute Care 2 Practicum 3 sh
NURS 7042 Adult Gero Acute Care 3 Practicum 3 sh
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 6902 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 6903 | Advanced Pharmacology (unless completed previously ) | 3 |
| NURS 6904 | Advanced Health Assessment (unless completed previously ) | 3 |
| NURS 6917 | Differential Diagnosis | 3 |
| NURS 6918 | Advanced Diagnostics and Technologies | 3 |
| NURS 7003 | Role Development | 3 |
| NURS 7037 | Adult-Gero Acute Care 1 | 3 |
| NURS 7038 | Adult-Gero Acute Care 1 Practicum | 2 |
| NURS 7039 | Adult-Gero Acute Care 2 | 3 |
| NURS 7040 | Adult-Gero Acute Care 2 Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 7041 | Adult-Gero Acute Care 3 | 3 |
| NURS 7042 | Adult-Gero Acute Care 3 Practicum | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 35 | |