Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners provide direct patient care in many types of settings. They work with patients to promote health and well-being. They promote health and wellness as well as diagnose and treat adolescents, adults and older adults with common conditions, illnesses or injuries. They are involved in education, research and legislative activities to promote quality healthcare.
The primary goal of the AGPCNP specialty prepares graduates for advanced practice nursing in a variety of clinical settings ranging from private practices, clinics, hospitals, businesses, managed care organizations and governmental agencies. Coursework, clinical experience, interprofessional collaboration and evidence-based practice skills allow students to acquire the knowledge, values and skills necessary for advanced practice nursing roles. Graduates of the specialty are eligible for certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board (AANP) as Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners. Our specialty meets the nurse practitioner curriculum guidelines of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF).
Message from the Director
Autonomously and in collaboration with healthcare professionals and other individuals, AGPCNPs provide a full range of primary and specialty healthcare services to adolescents, adults and older adults in a wide variety of settings.
Faculty
Available Degree Programs
This specialty can be completed on campus through the following programs:
Skills
Our Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner graduates enter the workforce with the skills and competencies to:
- Assume an advanced practice role
- Put theory and evidence into practice with individuals and populations
- Develop, implement and assess advanced practice nursing strategies to meet patient goals and assure quality of care
- Engage with, counsel and educate patients about positive health and lifestyle choices, wellness, self-care and disease prevention or management
- Diagnose, manage and evaluate outcomes for acute and chronic health conditions including ordering and interpreting tests, prescribing medications and other treatments
- Utilize leadership skills for positive change in policies at the local, regional and national level
- Adapt professionally to the constantly changing healthcare environment
- Contribute to the advancement of the profession
Curriculum
- Nursing 7410 Advanced Health Assessment
- Nursing 7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States
- Nursing 7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing
- Nursing 7228.01 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I
- Nursing 7228.02 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II
- Nursing 7228.03 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III
- Sample Full-Time Traditional MS Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 Total credit hours 11 Spring N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship 3 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 12 Summer N7228.01 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I 6 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 8 Year 2
Autumn N7228.02 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II 9 Total credit hours 9 Spring N7228.03 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III 9 Total credit hours 9 - Sample Part-Time Traditional MS Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 Total credit hours 6 Spring N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship 3 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 5 Summer NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 2 Year 2
Autumn N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 Total credit hours 5 Spring N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 7 Summer N7228.01 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I 6 Total credit hours 6 Year 3
Autumn N7228.02 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II 9 Total credit hours 9 Spring N7228.03 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III 9 Total credit hours 9 - Sample Full-Time Graduate Entry Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Summer Credit Hours N6100 Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice 2 N6410 Introduction to Health Assessment 3 N6420 A Nursing Perspective: Life span Development of Individuals Within a Family Context 3 Total credit hours 8 Autumn N6270 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults I 7 N6430 Cultural Competence in Health Care: US and Global Contexts 3 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 Total credit hours 15 Spring N6260 Nursing Care of Children and Their Families 4 N6280 Nursing Care of Women and Their Families During Reproductive Transitions 4 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship2 3 Total credit hours 11 Year 2
Summer (Summer + May) N6240(S) Concepts in Community Health Nursing 4 N6340 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 4 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 10 Autumn N6271 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults II 8 N6480 Quality Safety Initiatives in Clinical Practice1 1 N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 Total credit hours 12 Spring N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 N7483 Quality Improvement in Advanced Nursing Care 3 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 12
1 Students must take N6480 prior to N7483
2 Students must take N7780 prior to NCLEX - Sample Full-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States* 5 NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse 2 Total credit hours 7 Spring NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care 2 NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice 2 NP8890 Professional Seminar 1 N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being 1 Total credit hours 8 Summer NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice 2 NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care 2 NP8896 Practice Inquiry I 3 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation 2 N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy 2 NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship 2 Total credit hours 6 Spring N7410 Advanced Health Assessment* 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing* 4 Total credit hours 7 Summer N7228.01 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I* 6 Total credit hours 6 Year 3
Autumn Credit Hours N7228.02 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II* 9 Total credit hours 9 Spring N7228.03 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III* 9 Master’s Comprehensive Exam** Total credit hours 9 Summer NP8897 Practice Inquiry II 3 NP8193 Individual Studies (optional) 1 APRN Certification Exam Total credit hours 3-4 Year 4
Autumn NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Total credit hours 74
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements - Sample Part-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse 2 NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation 2 NP8890 Professional Seminar 1 N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being 1 Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care 2 NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice 2 Total credit hours 6 Summer NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice 2 NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care 2 NP8896 Practice Inquiry I 3 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States* 5 N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy 2 Total credit hours 7 Spring N7410 Advanced Health Assessment* 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing* 4 Total credit hours 7 Summer N7228.01 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I* 6 Total credit hours 6 Year 3
Autumn Credit Hours N7228.02 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II* 9 Total credit hours 9 Spring N7228.03 Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III* 9 Master’s Comprehensive Exam** Total credit hours 9 Summer APRN Certification Exam Total credit hours 0 Year 4
Autumn NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship 2 Total credit hours 2 Spring NP8193 Individual Studies 1 NP8897 Practice Inquiry II 3 Total credit hours 3-4 Year 5
Autumn NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Total credit hours 74
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements
Clinical Experience
Our NP specialty provides preceptors in a wide variety of geographic locations and clinical sites throughout Ohio. Students work with nurse practitioners; family practice, internal medicine and specialty physicians; and other health professionals in ambulatory primary care and specialty clinics as well as community, long-term and inpatient settings. Clinical experience provides the precepted hours necessary for certification in Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
