Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner MSN

The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program (AG ACNP) prepares advanced practice nurses to manage the health of individuals from the age of 18 years through adulthood and through the end of life in a changing health care system. Emphasis is on health restoration, management of complex, acute and chronic illnesses, and complex health management of late adolescents, adults, and older adults. The scope of practice of the AG ACNP includes managing the needs of individuals who may be physiologically unstable, technologically dependent, and/or vulnerable for the development of complications. The AG ACNP provides leadership and promotes using research findings to maximize the health care delivery services for late adolescents, adults, elders, and their families as a member of an interprofessional team. Graduates are prepared to be recognized as advanced practice nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing and to take the National Certification Exam as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.