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Our Curriculum
- NURS 501 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing - MSN Core Online (3)
- NURS 503 Research in Nursing - MSN Core Online (3)
- NURS 526 Advanced Pathophysiology - APRN Core (3)
- NURS 540 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning - APRN Core (3 credits – 2 didactic, 1 clinical (lab) and 50 lab hours)
- NURS 543 Pharmacological Principles of Clinical Therapeutics- APRN Core (3)
- NURS 564 Health Promotion, Protection, & Disease Prevention for Acute, Critical, or Chronically Ill Adults (3 credits – 2 didactic, 1 clinical and 50 clinical hours)
- NURS 505 Health Care Policy, Systems & Financing for Advanced Practice Roles - MSN Core (3)
- NURS 555 Management of the Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patient (4 credits - 3.5 didactic, 0.5 clinical (lab) and 25 lab hours)
- NURS 566 Advanced Diagnostic & Therapeutic Skills (3 credits – 2 didactic, 1 clinical and 50 lab hours)
- NURS 561 AG-ACNP Practicum (3 credits and 150 clinical hours)
- NURS 562 Management of the Complex and Chronically Ill Adult-Gerontology Patient (4 cretits - 3.5 didactic, 0.5 clinical (lab) and 25 lab hours)
- NURS 565 Management of the Critically Ill Adult-Gerontology Patient (4 credits - 3.5 didactic, 0.5c clinical (lab) and 25 lab hours)
- NURS 563 AG-ACNP Practicum 2 (5 credits and 250 clinical hours)
- NURS 594 Advanced Practice Seminar (1)
- NURS 596 Professional Paper or N597 Applied Examination (1)
- NURS 595 Advanced Nursing Field Work (6 clinical credits (1 lab, 5 clinical), 50 lab hours and 250 clinical hours)
Upon completion of the curriculum you will with finish with 52 credits, 700 clinical hours and 225 lab/simulation hours total.
Our Clinical Experiences
From hospitals to in patience clinics and everything in between. You will have diverse clinical experiences from our highly qualified preceptors – faculty in the community. Your faculty liaison and our staff will support you along the way.
Simulating Real-World Experiences
From retinopathy trainers to otoscope cameras. Our simulation labs allow for clinical experiences in a safe, low risk environment.
AG-ACNP Program
Learn more about our program, what to expect in your education and how we prepare for your career.
AG-ACNP Program Contact
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Concentration Coordinator, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor
Sharon Schaaf, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AGACNP
College of Nursing
Building 228
Room 318
1 University of New Mexico