Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 48 months PHD Programme By University of Iowa |TopUniversities

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Programme overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Study Level

PHD

Mission The mission of the University of Iowa Adult/Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program (AGNP-PC) is to educate nurses through didactic and clinical experiences to enable them to successfully enter into an adult/geriatric primary care practice. Currently AGNP-PC students at the University Of Iowa College Of Nursing receive didactic and clinical experiences that focus on care of adult and geriatric individuals which makes them eligible to be nationally board certified. University of Iowa DNP-AGNP-PC graduates are prepared to be leaders within the profession and U.S. health care system. Program Design Our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum is designed to provide nurses doctorate graduate level education and clinical experience to become an Adult/Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Successful students will graduate with a DNP degree and be eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or AANP Certification Exam. The program for BSN to DNP is four years. The post MSN to DNP AGNP-PC certification is two years. At Iowa we also offer a dual certification which graduates are able to be certified as an AGNP-PC and one other ARNP specialization. The dual certification is also four years. Program Sequence The University of Iowa College of Nursing’s Adult/Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program from BSN to DNP will involve 4 years of intense academic study and clinical experience (see plan of study). The curriculum is designed to be completed in a four-year period, starting each August.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Study Level

PHD

Mission The mission of the University of Iowa Adult/Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program (AGNP-PC) is to educate nurses through didactic and clinical experiences to enable them to successfully enter into an adult/geriatric primary care practice. Currently AGNP-PC students at the University Of Iowa College Of Nursing receive didactic and clinical experiences that focus on care of adult and geriatric individuals which makes them eligible to be nationally board certified. University of Iowa DNP-AGNP-PC graduates are prepared to be leaders within the profession and U.S. health care system. Program Design Our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum is designed to provide nurses doctorate graduate level education and clinical experience to become an Adult/Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Successful students will graduate with a DNP degree and be eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or AANP Certification Exam. The program for BSN to DNP is four years. The post MSN to DNP AGNP-PC certification is two years. At Iowa we also offer a dual certification which graduates are able to be certified as an AGNP-PC and one other ARNP specialization. The dual certification is also four years. Program Sequence The University of Iowa College of Nursing’s Adult/Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program from BSN to DNP will involve 4 years of intense academic study and clinical experience (see plan of study). The curriculum is designed to be completed in a four-year period, starting each August.

Admission Requirements

7+

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