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Read information about our
post-master’s certificate.
In the Geriatric Nurse Practitioner track, we prepare nurse practitioners
with extensive clinical practice and role preparation for advanced
practice in geriatric primary care. Students work with physicians and nurse
practitioner preceptors, and are given access to a wide variety of
clinical agencies and practice settings.
 Our core courses prepare you
with the foundational knowledge required of all graduate students. Our
clinical courses enable you to build on your existing clinical skills,
broaden your knowledge base related to adult primary care, and gain the
knowledge and skills essential to independent or collaborative practice
in primary care settings. We place our students with preceptors who
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.
At the completion of this track, the graduate will be able to:
- Integrate advanced knowledge and experience in delivering safe,
effective quality care to geriatric clients in primary care.
- Demonstrate competence in managing the health/illness status of
geriatric clients in primary care.
- Manage and negotiate within the health care delivery system on
behalf of geriatric clients in primary care.
- Monitor and ensure quality health care for geriatric clients in
primary care.
- Incorporate an understanding of trends in aging 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.
"The physical assessment course gave the students a chance
to expand assessment skills in a comfortable, familiar environment and the
lectures on marketing yourself, negotiating a fair salary and recognizing perks
in a job offer package were all very beneficial.”
Sheila Richards, MSN, CRNP
BSN ’97, MSN ’03
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
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