In Widener's adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) master's program, you'll develop the skills to provide advanced health services to critically ill and unstable patients ages 12 and older.
Experience close guidance from nursing faculty as you prepare for your clinical placements. With their ongoing support, you'll land opportunities with the region's top hospitals and health care systems. Along the way, you'll gain experience in a wide range of specialities, with an emphasis on acute care. You can practice what you lean on campus by working in our our state-of-the-art simulation lab and testing center.
Widener faculty bring rich experience into the classroom. But their value runs deeper than resumes and bylines. In each class, you'll experience constant mentoring and feedback, a free exchange of ideas and stories, and a commitment to your individual success. You'll graduate with a support team of professors, scholars, and practitioners by your side.
Planning to work while you study? Pursue your degree part-time. Want to study full-time? You can do that, too. Either way, you'll take online classes with only one on-campus health assessment course required, in addition to an in-person clinical practica that can be completed in your state of residence.
A Doctor of Nursing Practice—the terminal degree in the nursing profession—will prepare you to work as an advanced practice nurse who delivers the highest level of quality care. And in Widener's program, you don't need an MSN to enroll.
Accelerate your path to the top of the field by going straight from an RN to a DNP. Most RN-DNP students earn their doctorate in 10 fewer credits than those who separately earn a MSN and a DNP.
You will graduate with the expertise you need to provide care as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP).
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