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The OHIO online Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program prepares registered nurses to provide direct patient management and patient care in acute and complex settings at the advanced practice level. The AG-ACNP program prepares students to focus on management of common adult health problems and develop advanced clinical diagnostic and decision-making skills to improve the quality of health care in under-served populations.The MSN program consists of both didactic and practice-based clinical performance courses. The didactic courses present the nursing knowledge, theoretical concepts, models, and research that inform patient care and evidence-based practice. The practice-based courses provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge; practice skills; plan, implement and evaluate interventions and programs; and learn the full scope of the role for which they are preparing. There is a core set of courses that all students (regardless of the chosen MSN track option) complete. These seven courses will be completed before a student begins the clinical performance courses.

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) track option prepares students to be eligible for certification as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. AG-ACNPs provide direct patient management and patient care in acute and complex care settings.

• 46 credit hours (six semesters to complete)
• 650 Clinical Hours
• Four brief on-campus intensives (OCI)
• Summer start date (Note: Nursing program application deadlines are earlier than general Graduate College deadlines. Please contact the school of nursing at msn@ohio.edu for more specific application deadline information)

AG-ACNP Sample Schedule

Year 1

Semester 1

• NRSE 6010: Theoretical Basis for Practice (3 credit hours); 1 OCI

• NRSE 6210: Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credit hours)

Semester 2 

• NRSE 6021: Assessment & Intervention in Family Care (3 credit hours)
• NRSE 6230: Advanced Pharmacology (3 credit hours)

Semester 3

• NRSE 6805: Analyzing EBP for APN (3 credit hours)
• NRSE 6221: Advanced Health Appraisal for NP's (3 credit hours); 1 OCI

Year 2

Semester 4

• NRSE 6826: AG-ACNP Management of Common Adult Health Problems 1 (200 clinical hours) (7 credit hours)
• NRSE 6231: Applied Clinical Pharmacology for the AG-ACNP (2 credit hours)

Semester 5

• NRSE 6827: AG-ACNP Management of Common Adult Health Problems II (200 clinical hours) (7 credit hours)
• NRSE 6232: Advanced Diagnostic and Procedures for Clinical Decision Making (2 credit hours)

Semester 6

• NRSE 6828: AG-ACNP in Practice (250 clinical hours) (8 credit hours)
• NRSE 6933: Capstone/Comprehensive (2 credit hours); 1 OCI

For more information contact us at msn@ohio.edu