Master of Science in Nursing, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Wright State University

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentration program of study enables you to assume primary responsibility for the direct care of patients with acute and chronic conditions in a variety of care settings. These settings may include emergency departments, intensive care units, acute care units, or specialty labs, clinics or physician practices. You can select an area of emphasis such as critical care, cardiology, pulmonary, neurology, oncology, trauma, as well as additional specialty areas. The concentration consists of 15 credit hours of core nursing courses with an additional 36 credit hours of concentration coursework. Graduates are eligible for certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC) or American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) as an Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. National certification is necessary to obtain advanced practice licensure in most states.

College of Health, Education and Human Services