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Major in Nursing, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Track, MS

Professor Renee McLeod, Chair and Program Director

About the Program

The Master of Science with a major in Nursing Program’s AGACNP track, through an interprofessional learning model, will graduate AGACNPs who will be prepared to provide quality, holistic, scientifically sound, and patient-centered care while optimizing the health and well-being of diverse populations and communities for the betterment of humanity.

The focus of the AGACNP track is to prepare graduates to provide patient-centered quality care to the adult and older adult population. The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP applies evidence in practice designed to improve quality of care and health outcomes. The adult gerontology population-focused competencies incorporated into the Master of Science program build on the NP Core Competencies (NONPF, 2014, 2016).

Through the values of leadership, scholarship, collaboration, innovation, excellence, global health, humanism, learning, courage and diversity, advanced practice nurses who complete the curriculum of the respective track of the Master of Science program will:

  1. Integrate critical analysis from the sciences and humanities to improve advanced practice nursing and health outcomes.
  2. Develop innovative practice by integrating principles of change throughout health care systems.
  3. Apply investigative skills in the translation of new knowledge to improve practice and health outcomes.
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of improvement sciences and peer review to achieve measurable health outcomes, including, but not limited to, value-based health care.
  5. Apply technology and scientific health information to coordinate and deliver personalized health care to a diverse global population.
  6. Advocate strategies to impact the ethical, legal, and social factors of global health care policy.
  7. Collaborate as leaders and members of the interprofessional team to maximize communication and coordination of care to achieve optimal health outcomes.
  8. Provide a full spectrum of evidence-based health care services throughout the life cycle of the population served to optimize health outcomes.
  9. Demonstrate professionalism, accountability and ownership while providing patient-centered care that recognizes diversity and respects consumer preferences.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program occurs only in the fall semester. Applications submitted after the March 1 deadline are reviewed based on available space.

  1. BS in Nursing from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for baccalaureate nursing degree and subsequent graduate work.
  2. An unencumbered New York State RN license.
  3. Nursing clinical experience: Prior to entering the clinical coursework of the MS program in the fall of year 2, a minimum of two years of acute/critical care experience is required.
  4. Verification of a basic health assessment course.
  5. Verification of a statistics course.
  6. AHA Certification: current copy of ACLS certification.
  7. A resume that includes relevant work experiences (including dates of employment by month and year), evidence of community service, examples of leadership and commitment to the profession of nursing, and memberships in professional nursing organizations.
  8. Three letters of recommendation submitted through the online recommendation form, accessible through the online application. Letters can be from the following sources, attesting to the applicant’s capacity and potential for master’s study:
    1. The director or a faculty member from the most recent academic program attended (if the applicant has been a nursing student in the last 5 years);
    2. The applicant’s current immediate manager; and,
    3. A person who can attest to the applicant’s professional work.

    Total Program Requirements – Semester Hours: 51

    YEAR ONE

    Completion of 14 s.h. as follows:

    FALL
    Course Semester Hours
    NUR 201 - Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan 3
    NUR 203 - Advanced Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan 0
    TOTAL 3