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Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master’s Certificate

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Program Overview

Prepare to Care for the Acutely Ill

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate offers nurses with an acute care/critical care clinical practice background the opportunity to provide care to acutely ill adults. The program is implemented in partnership with Atrium Health. Graduates with this concentration will be eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN Certcorp) examination for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners.

Program Contact

Dr. Tonya Anderson

Program Director

Tonya.Anderson@charlotte.edu

704-687-7482

Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master's Certificate at a Glance

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner graduate certificate concentration offers nurses with an acute care/critical care clinical practice background the opportunity to provide advanced nursing care to acutely ill adults. These advanced practice registered nurses will be prepared to function as Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AGACNP). Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners provide evidence-based care to acutely ill adults with urgent and emergent complex health issues and critically ill adults with life-threatening, rapidly changing physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The program is implemented in partnership with Atrium Health. Graduates with this concentration will be eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN Certcorp) examination for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners.

Credit Hours
20 credit hours, 9 additional hours required if applicant is not an APRN
Admit
October 1 (priority deadline), January 1 (final deadline)

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Already a 49er? Early Entry Option Available

Exceptional undergraduate students in UNC Charlotte’s Nursing program may apply to the Early Entry Program to begin work toward a Master’s in Nursing graduate degree before completion of the bachelor’s degree.