This track prepares students to provide direct care and to take leadership in the primary care of adults. Primary care sites include outpatient clinics, work sites, college health services, emergency rooms, home health and other community-based settings. Upon completion of this track, students are eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and for national certification as an Adult - Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
This track requires a total of 512 clinical hours. The clinical experiences are in NUR 665 and NUR 666.
Core Courses
NUR 604 Research for Evidence-Based Practice I
NUR 605 Research for Evidence-Based Practice II
NUR 607 Advanced Nursing Roles in Health Care
NUR 608 Advanced Nursing Practice for Population-Based Care
Advanced Core Courses
NUR 615 Family Systems Concepts for Primary Care
NUR 616 Advanced Health Assessment
NUR 617 Advanced Pharmacology
NUR 618 Advanced Pathophysiology
Adult Nurse Practitioner Track Courses
NUR 660 Adult Gerontology Primary Care I
NUR 661 Adult Gerontology Primary Care II
NUR 665 Field Study: Adult Gerontology Primary Care I (256 hrs.)
NUR 666 Field Study: Adult Gerontology Primary Care II (256 hrs.)
PLUS 1 Elective
| Course Credits Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) |
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| Course Number | Credits | Track |
| NUR 604 | 3 Credits | Core |
| NUR 605 | 3 Credits | Core |
| NUR 607 | 3 Credits | Core |
| NUR 608 | 3 Credits | Core |
| NUR 615 | 3 Credits | Advanced Core |
| NUR 616 | 3 Credits | Advanced Core |
| NUR 617 | 3 Credits | Advanced Core |
| NUR 618 | 3 Credits | Advanced Core |
| NUR 660 | 3 Credits | AGNP Track |
| NUR 661 | 3 Credits | AGNP Track |
| NUR 665 | 4 Credits | AGNP Track |
| NUR 666 | 4 Credits | AGNP Track |
PLUS 1 Elective
Total 41 Credits
For course descriptions, please go to "Section 2" of the online graduate catalog.
Patricia M. Dillon
Director
Graduate Nursing, and RN-BSN and RN-MSN Programs
La Salle University
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141 USA
Phone: 215.951.1322
Fax: 215.951.1896
E-mail: msnapn@lasalle.edu
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