Post-Master’s Certificate: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Earn your post-master’s certificate and gain the advanced practice experience you need to be an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (AGPCNP). You’ll be able to:

• Provide health care to patients, from adolescents to those at the end of life, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Manage patients with episodic illness and injury, with chronic disease management, and requiring palliative or end-of-life care.
• Manage transitions between care settings, provide patient and caregiver education and evaluate caregiver competence.

The curriculum prepares graduates to manage medically and psychologically stable patients and to identify, diagnose, and refer those experiencing sudden or progressive deterioration.

Where AGPCNPs work

• Private practices
• Community health clinics
• Long-term care facilities
• Subacute rehabilitation centers
• Hospitals
• Home health
• Hospice and palliative care
• Occupational health.

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

North Park University’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences has a tradition and reputation for training effective, compassionate caregivers. You’ll study in our state-of-the-art nursing simulation lab, which allows you to practice on “standardized patients” in a safe clinical setting and receive immediate feedback from expert practitioner faculty.

Program Requirements

The AGPCNP post-master’s certificate requires 36 total semester hours (sh) plus 765 practicum hours.

• 15 sh of advanced practice core courses
• 21 sh of AGPCNP specialty courses

Nurse practitioner core and role courses

• Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Concepts and Transitions (2 SH) NURS 5503
• Advanced Pathophysiology (3 SH) NURS 5505
• Advanced Pharmacology (3 SH) NURS 5510
• Advanced Health Assessment (4 SH) NURS 5515
• Health and Wellness Promotion (3 SH) NURS 5520

Population-specific courses

• Adult Health I Primary Care (6 SH) NURS 5531
• Adult Health II Primary Care (3 SH) NURS 5540
• Adult Health II Practicum (1 SH) NURS 5545
• Advanced Practice Gerontologic Nursing I Primary Care (2 SH) NURS 5610
• Advanced Practice Gerontologic Nursing II Primary Care (4 SH) NURS 5622
• Residency: Adult Gerontology Primary Care (3 SH) NURS 5781
• Capstone Project (2 SH) NURS 5990

Please review the entire academic catalog for the year you enrolled at North Park for official course requirements. The catalog and your academic advisor will assist you in planning your course sequence.