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Acute & Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Acute & Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist program prepares registered nurses to improve outcomes of acutely and critically ill patients and families and to enhance resource utilization in health care organizations.

Photo of studentsThe Program:

  • combines advanced critical care knowledge from the physiological and psychosocial sciences
  • emphasizes on selected theories as they relate to roles of clinical expert, consultant, teacher, educator, and leader
  • offers the opportunity to learn from specialist in a wide range of practice settings
  • offers clinical placements arranged in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area
  • has part-time and full-time options available
  • is 40 credit hours, 500 clinical hours
  • prepares graduates to take adult CCNS exam for board certification

More Information

Program Director: Karen S. Kesten, DNP, APRN, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS

For more information, please contact Michelle Blancas.

 

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