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ADULT-GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner track, a total of 47 credits, prepares nurse practitioners with extensive clinical practice and role preparation for advanced practice in adult-gerontology primary care. 草榴社区 Nursing students work with physicians and nurse practitioner preceptors, and are given access to a wide variety of clinical agencies and practice settings.

Core & Clinical Courses

草榴社区's seven core courses prepare students with the foundational knowledge required of all graduate students and are offered online.

Clinical courses must be completed in-person and enable students to build on existing skills, broaden the knowledge base related to Family Primary Care and gain the knowledge and skills essential to independent or collaborative practice in primary care settings.

   

Clinical Placement

草榴社区 Nursing secures MSN student clinical placement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Nurse preceptors will serve as mentors and role models throughout the clinical practice experience. Our graduates are highly respected for their knowledge and expertise and are employed in primary care settings across the country. Graduates also have the option to continue in the DNP program.

 

Learning Objectives

At completion of this track, graduates will be able to:

  • Integrate advanced knowledge and experience in delivering safe, effective quality care of clients in primary care.
  • Demonstrate competence in managing the health/ illness status of clients in primary care.
  • Advocate within the health care delivery system on behalf of clients in primary care.
  • Ensure quality health care for clients in primary care.
  • Incorporate an understanding of family systems and dynamics in planning and providing primary health care for clients.
  • Demonstrate leadership and competence in implementing the role of the primary care nurse practitioner
  • Engage in counseling, communication, collaboration and teaching in a manner that reflects caring, advocacy, ethics and professional standards.
  • Conceptualize one's individual role as a primary care nurse practitioner and one's personal philosophy of primary care practice.

Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Professor & Associate Dean for the Graduate Nursing Programs
mary.terhaar@villanova.edu

Jan Campbell, BA, MS
Assistant Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
jan.campbell@villanova.edu

Linda Copel  PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC, CNE, ANEF, NCC, CGP, FAPA
Professor, Interim Director PhD Program
linda.copel@villanova.edu

Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Director, Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Track
debra.shearer@villanova.edu

Patti Kostelnak, DNAP, CRNA, APRN
Nurse Anesthesia Program Director, Associate Clinical Professor
patricia.kostelnak@villanova.edu

Inquiries:

PhD Program Inquires & Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Inquires:
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Inquires:
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

MSN Inquires (Nurse Practitioner Tracks & Nurse Education Tracks):
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

Transcripts:

PhD and Post-Master鈥檚 DNP Transcripts:
phddnptranscripts@villanova.edu

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Transcripts
dnpnatranscripts@villanova.edu

MSN Transcripts:
msntranscripts@villanova.edu
 

 

草榴社区 Graduate Nursing Program