Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

The Geriatric Nurse Practitioner program was designde to reflect the national health care trends and to prepare nurses to serve America's aging population.  This program meets the nursing practitioner guidelines of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Advanced Nursing Practice: Curriculum Guidelines and Program Standard for Nurse Practitioner Edication and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).  Upon completion of course requirements, graduate of the master's and post-master's programs are eligible to sit for American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Nurse Practitioner and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) GNP Certification Exam.

Core MSN Curriculum

Suggested sequence of courses (in Word format):

Full Time

Part Time

Specialty Core Courses: (9 credits)

PHIL 505 Moral Issues in Health Care	3
NURS 610 Pharmacology	3
NURS 698 Pathophysiology	3

Specialty Concentration: (9 credits)

NURS 782 Management of Health Problems I	3
NURS 783 Management of Health Problems II	3
NURS 784 Nurse Practitioner Practicum I	1
NURS 785 Nurse Practitioner Practicum II	1
NURS 786 Nurse Practitioner Practicum III	1

For more information on this program, please contact Sr. Maria Salerno at salerno@cua.edu.