Adult-Geron Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Geron Primary Care Nurse Practitioners provide primary care services to adults who experience acute and chronic illnesses with emphasis on health promotion/disease prevention, health maintenance, health restoration, and rehabilitation needs.
Adult-Geron Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program Information
This program prepares students to certify as Adult-Geron Primary Care Nurse Practitioners using a biopsychosocial model to examine relevant issues in adult and geriatric health and illness.
This program prepares masters-prepared nurse specialists in adult healthcare including integrated competencies of systems management, consultation, education, case management, program planning for adults as individuals and as aggregates, provision of primary care services to adults experiencing acute and chronic illnesses with emphasis on health promotion/disease prevention, health maintenance, health restoration, and rehabilitation needs. Enhanced content for older adults, those with multiple chronic illnesses, and veterans will be included to prepare students to care for this growing population with special needs in a true inter professional atmosphere.
Care continuum sites for Adult-Geron Primary Care Nurse Practitioner practice includes ambulatory care settings (such as rural health clinics, VA clinics, physician offices, home health), sub-acute and rehabilitation settings, palliative care, and long-term care facilities
This is an innovative program in that students who complete the program will be eligible to sit for the Adult-Geron Primary Care certification exam. In addition to preparation for the AGPCNP role, this program includes enrichment in gerontological content, multiple chronic illnesses, assessment, care and clinical experiences. This specialized content not only prepares the student for all primary care settings, but gives extra preparation for sites with elders such as long term care, geriatric clinics, or assisted living facilities.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Terry Sturm, Dr. Lisa Byrd or Dr. Ellen Moore, Co-Track Coordinators at tsturm@southalabama.edu, lmbyrd@southalabama.edu or ellenmoore@southalabama.edu or by phone at (251) 445-9400; or by email at congrad@southalabama.edu or by phone at (251) 445-9410.
Note: Your ability to progress in the curriculum is dependent upon you following the schedule. For example, some courses are taught only once each year and many others have pre-requisites. If you are unable to enroll as projected, contact the graduate office for a revised schedule.
All students in the Adult-Geron Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specialty are required to attend one* mandatory Clinical Skills Intensives (CSI) during the fall term in which they are registered for AHN 581 and AHN 588.
The clinical skills intensive provides hands-on instruction for common advanced practice assessments and procedures pertinent to primary care. Instruction is provided by the USA Simulation Program.
Students must sign-up to attend one session and can select preferred dates on a first come, first serve basis. Simulation will contact students via JagMail with information on how to sign-up three months prior to the scheduled dates.
Please note the dates are for Clinical Skills Intensives only. The track coordinator may provide orientation dates, which are separate from CSI and Simulation.
BSN-MSN students complete all support, MSN core, and MSN specialty courses for a total of 45 credit hours. The MSN degree must be completed within five years of matriculation.
| Curriculum |
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| Requirements: |
| Support Courses |
| NU 518 - Advanced Nursing Assessment 3 credit hours |
| NU 545 - Physio-pathological Basis of Advanced Nursing 3 credit hours |
| NU 578 - Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses 3 credit hours |
| MSN Core Courses |
| NU 607 - Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours |
| NU 608 - Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Healthcare 3 credit hours |
| NU 610 - Healthcare Policy and Finance 3 credit hours |
| NU 613 - Organizational & Systems Leadership 3 credit hours |
| Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP Specialty Courses |
| AHN 581 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention & Issues for Adult-Geron Primary Care NP 2 credit hours |
| AHN 588 - Introduction to Adult-Geron Primary Care NP 3 credit hours |
| AHN 591 - Adult-Geron Primary Care NP I 3 credit hours |
| AHN 592 - Adult-Geron Primary Care NP Practicum I - 180 Clinical Hours 3 credit hours |
| AHN 593 - Adult -Geron Primary Care NP II 3 credit hours |
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AHN 594 - Adult-Geron Primary Care NP Practicum II - 180 Clinical Hours 3 credit hours |
| AHN 595 -Adult-Geron Primary Care NP III 3 credit hours |
| AHN 596 - Adult-Geron Primary Care NP Practicum III - 240 Clinical Hours 4 credit hours |
| RN to MSN students who are registered nurses with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a non-nursing discipline must also complete the following courses. |
| RN-MSN Courses |
| NU 506 - Evidence-Based Practice & Informatics for Professional Nurses 4 credit hours |
| NU 507 - Leadership & Management Roles for Professional Nurses 4 credit hours |
| NU 508 - Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Professional Nurses 4 credit hours |
The University of South Alabama Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program provides
the skills necessary for a rewarding career. Graduates are prepared to complete the
appropriate national certification exam and may be eligible to apply for licensure
to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
Contacts
Please feel free to contact Dr. Terry Sturm (tsturm@southalabama.edu) for more information about this specialty.