Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Overview
AGACNP Clinical Checklist
- AGACNP Clinical ChecklistReview the clinical checklist for your specialization for a list of skills and procedures you will learn during your practicum courses.
General MSN Preceptor Requirements
Course Specific Requirements
PRAC 6566: Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I Practicum
- Types of Patients: Ages 13 and older with acute, critical, or significant exacerbation of preexisting disease states
- Types of Services: Assessment and management of acute or critical disease states which may require airway management, pulmonary support, cardiovascular intervention, intravenous medication management, infection disease intervention, or renal intervention
- Possible Preceptor Choices: ACNP, AGACNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ENP, MD, DO, PA, intensivist, or hospitalist
- Unacceptable Preceptor Choices: CNS, FNP
- Possible Site Choices: Acute care hospital setting, critical care units, EDs, urgent care centers
Note: The following in-hospital specialty rotations will be considered based on the services provided: Cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious disease, nephrology (excluding dialysis units), pulmonology, surgery, trauma, and intensive care units (ICU)
- Nonacceptable Sites: Dialysis units, palliative care units, Cancer Centers of America, family practice clinics/offices, internal medicine offices, or retail health clinics
- Requirements: 160 hours; minimum 80 patients
- Preceptorship Prescreen Checklist
AGACNP course sequence
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Specialization Course Sequence
NRNP and PRAC 6540: Advanced Practice Care of Older Adults
- May be taken first or second.
- NRNP 6540 may be taken concurrently only with NRNP 6566, but not with a PRAC course.
- See “Double Practicum Policy” for PRAC.
NRNP and PRAC 6566: Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I
- May be taken first or second.
- NRNP 6566 may be taken concurrently only with NRNP 6540, but not with a PRAC course.
- See “Double Practicum Policy” for PRAC.
NRNP and PRAC 6550: Advance Practice Care of Adult in Acute Settings II
- Must be third course.
- Cannot take concurrently with any didactic or practicum course.
NRNP and PRAC 6560 - Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings III
- Must be final course.
- Cannot take concurrently with any didactic or practicum course.