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Masters Program
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(ACNP)
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The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program prepares
nurses to provide advanced nursing care to adults who are acutely and chronically ill.
Emphasis is on stabilizing the individual's condition, minimizing acute complications, and
restoring the individual to maximum health. Care is provided within acute care hospitals
and ambulatory follow up and therapy settings. Graduates are prepared to be recognized as
advanced practice nurses by the Board of Nurse Examiners and to take the Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner National Certification Exam through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
ACNP Director:
Dr. Mary Schira
ACNP Degree Plan
ACNP Post Masters Certificate Degree Plan
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This program provides you a background to: |
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Assume responsibility as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to provide
health care to adults and their families in secondary and tertiary settings.
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Demonstrate clinical expertise in providing care to acutely ill
patients, including diagnostic reasoning, complex monitoring, and therapies.
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Use research and theoretical principles in implementing therapies
that restore health, minimize complications, and manage risk factors.
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Integrate the patient's care across the continuum of acute care
services in collaboration with other health care professionals, families, and patients.
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Job Opportunities |
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Acute care hospitals |
Subacute care hospitals |
Rehabilitation hospitals |
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Specialty physician practices |
Home health |
Criminal justice system |
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Consultation |
Emergency Departments |
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