Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) program prepares registered nurses to improve outcomes of acutely and critically ill patients and their families.

The Program:

• combines advanced critical care knowledge from the physiological and psychosocial sciences
• empowers graduates to integrate evidence-based practice, alleviate patient and family suffering, and facilitate ethical decision making
• provides opportunities for students to learn from specialists in a wide range of practice settings
• offers clinical placements arranged in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area
• is 40 credit hours, 600 clinical hours
• prepares graduates to take the ACNP exam for board credentialing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

More Information

• Program Brochure and Curriculum
• The ACNP Role: Stepstones to Excellence (PowerPoint)
• Admissions Information and Calendar
• Apply Online
• Information about Clinical Sites (PDF); More information on Clinical Experiences coming soon!
• Information for All Incoming Graduate Students
• Frequently Asked Questions

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

For more information, please contact Stasia Levin.