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Plans of Study

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Below are the suggested plans of study for full-time and part-time students of the BSN-DNP Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner concentration.

The program of study for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) concentration includes 21 courses with NSG 699 taken twice. Students must fulfill the requirements for the program as they work closely with advisors to plan their course of study. The focus of the DNP program core is leadership in nursing practice.

Skills will be developed for translating research to impact practice and population outcomes at an in-depth level. Emphasis is placed on managing information systems, using appropriate technology for health care delivery, assessing and managing health risks, enhancing inter-professional communication, and designing and developing health care systems.

Successful completion of all courses in the curriculum core is required for graduation. The focus of the AGPCNP concentration is on advanced practice nursing skills to care for patients 13 and older, including the frail elderly, in primary care.

BSN-DNP AGPCNP CONCENTRATION Full-Time Plan of Study

  • NSG 601 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3 hrs)
  • NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 9 credit hours

  • NSG 611 Family-Centered Health Care Across the Lifespan (3 hrs)
  • NSG 602 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hrs)
  • NSG 688 Health Care Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 9 credit hours

  • NSG 603 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3 hrs)
  • NSG 680 Population Health Promotion and Clinical Epidemiology (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 6 credit hours

  • NSG 612 Advanced Family Nursing I: Adult Health (4 hrs)
  • NSG 689 Health Care Policy and Financial Management (3 hrs)
  • NSG 617 Pharmacotherapeutics and Diagnostic Reasoning for Older Adult (2 hrs)

TOTAL: 9 credit hours

  • NSG 682 Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 hrs)
  • NSG 616 Advanced Adult Gerontology Nursing: Adolescents, Older Adult and Gender Health (4 hrs)
  • NSGL 636 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing Practicum I* (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 10 credit hours

*NSGL 636 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. Practicum requires minimum of 60 hours of frail elderly care within NSGL 636, 638, and 639.

  • NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice* (3 hrs)
  • NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 6 credit hours

*NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.

  • NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology (3 hrs) 
  • NSGL 638 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing Practicum II* (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project**t (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 9 credit hours

*NSGL 638 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. Practicum requires minimum of 60 hours of frail elderly care within NSGL 636, 638, and 639.

**NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on implementation of the DNP project.

  • NSGL 639 Advanced Adult and Geriatric Nursing Practicum III* (3 hrs)
  • NSG 618 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing: Management of Complex Health Problems (4 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project** (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 10 credit hours

*NSGL 639 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. Practicum requires minimum of 60 hours of frail elderly care within NSGL 636, 638, 639

**NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the evaluation of findings.

Degree Credit Total: 68 hours

BSN-DNP AGPCNP CONCENTRATION PART-TIME PLAN OF STUDY

  • NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 6 credit hours

  • NSG 682 Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 hrs)
  • NSG 688 Health Care Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 6 credit hours

  • NSG 680 Population Health Promotion and Clinical Epidemiology (3 hrs)
TOTAL: 3 credit hours
  • NSG 601 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3 hrs)
  • NSG 689 Health Care Policy and Financial Management (3 hrs)
TOTAL: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 602 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hrs)
  • NSG 611 Family-Centered Health Care Across the Lifespan (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 6 credit hours

  • NSG 603 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 3 credit hours

  • NSG 612 Advanced Family Nursing I: Adult Health (4 hrs)
  • NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 7 credit hours

  • NSG 616 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing: Adolescents, Older Adult, Gender Health (4 hrs)
  • NSGL 636 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing Practicum I* (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 7 credit hours

*NSGL 636 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. Practicum requires minimum of 60 hours of frail elderly care within NSG 636, 638, 639.

  • NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 3 credit hours

  • NSG 617 Pharmacotherapeutics and Diagnostic Reasoning Reasoning for the Older Adult (2 hrs)
  • NSGL 638 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing Practicum II* (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 5 credit hours

*NSGL 638 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. Practicum requires minimum of 60 hours of frail elderly care within NSG 636, 638, 639.

  • NSG 618 Advanced Adult Gerontology Nursing : Management of Complex Health Problems (4 hrs)

TOTAL: 4 credit hours

  • NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice* (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 3 credit hours

*NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.

  • NSG 699 DNP Project* (3 hrs)
  • NSGL 639 Advanced Adult -Gerontology Nursing Practicum III** (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 6 credit hours

*NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on implementation of the DNP project.

**NSGL 639 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. Practicum requires minimum of 60 hours of frail elderly care within NSG 636, 638, 639.

  • NSG 699 DNP Project* (3 hrs)

TOTAL: 3 credit hours

*NSG 699 will focus on the evaluation of findings.

Degree Credit Total: 68 hours

Exit Requirements

All DNP students must:

  1. Complete and pass a written and oral comprehensive examination of the DNP Project.
  2. A DNP student must have a grade of B or better in each required course. If a student earns a C, they must repeat the course must earn a B or better to progress. A student will only be allowed to repeat one course during the program. A student with 2 or more C’s will be dismissed from the program. A student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
  3. Total of 1,000 clinical hours (500 direct patient care clinical hours, and 500 non patient care hours).

Contact the DNP AGPCNP Program

AGPCNP Concentration Lead: Kelly Laham, DNP, ANP-BC, CNE

Phone: (910) 962-2386

lahamk@uncw.edu

dnp@uncw.edu 

Annette Richards
Administrative Assistant
910.962.7851
richardsa@uncw.edu