Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Provide comprehensive health care to well, at-risk, and chronically ill adult clients

A Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse who uses theory, research, and clinical expertise to improve the health of adults. As an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), you can provide comprehensive healthcare to clients age 13 and up in ambulatory or extended-care settings.

You can find employment opportunities in:

  • Collaborative clinical practice
  • Nurse-managed clinics
  • Federally qualified health centers in both urban and rural settings
  • Specialty practice
  • Community clinic
  • Group clinical practice/HMOs
  • Occupational health
  • Urgent care/Emergency rooms
  • Prisons

The BSN-DNP Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner track is a three-year, full-time program of study that includes 66 credit hours and 1035 clinical hours, 750 of which are direct patient care hours supervised by clinical faculty and an experienced preceptor. Clinical placements are arranged cooperatively by students and faculty. The remaining clinical hours are completed through the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a population health intervention for your evidence-based DNP project.

Certification

When you graduate, you will be eligible for certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. As an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), you will also qualify to apply for prescriptive authority from the Indiana Licensure Board.

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