Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate

  • Certificate
  • Online

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Learn more about La Salle’s master of nursing and certificate graduate programs. During the session, you can expect to hear from faculty and staff about admission requirements, curriculum, and more.

What you’ll learn

The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate is an online program designed to enhance your nursing skillset by developing an expertise in gerontology. You will learn how to prevent, diagnose, and treat common health problems for adults and older adults while focusing on at-risk and vulnerable populations. This program will also prepare advanced practice nurses for a variety of settings, including hospital-based outpatient clinics, private practices, public clinics, and specialty practices. 

Why Study Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nursing at La Salle?

Our program will teach you the skills you need to manage healthcare for adult and older adult patients and prepare you to take either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Associate of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) exam to become certified as a nurse practitioner. 

Curriculum, Courses and Requirements

Highlighted Courses

NUR 615 – Family System Concepts for Primary Care

This course explores theoretical perspectives on an individual’s health within the family system, emphasizing vulnerable and underserved populations.

NUR 617 – Advanced Pharmacology

This course expands the study of the actions and effects of drugs in the human system across an individual’s lifespan.

NUR 660 – Adult Gerontology Primary Care I

This course focuses on the primary care health concerns of diverse young adults, adults, and older adults and facilitates student development in the nurse practitioner role.

Meet the Faculty

La Salle’s Nursing program educates professionals and prepares them as leaders in practice, service, scholarship, and education—contributing to the advancement of the health and well-being of communities. 

Career Opportunities

  • The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that, on average, nurse practitioners earn around $118,000 a year. 
  • After completing our program, you will be prepared to care for patients in numerous settings, including ambulatory care centers, community clinics, home care, internal medicine offices, and long-term care facilities. 

Accreditation

La Salle’s BSN, MSN, DNP and APRN post-master’s certificate programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

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