AG-Acute Care NP/CNS
Karen Kesten - Program Director
Karen Kesten, DNP, APRN, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS, CNE, directs the AG-ACNP/CNS program. Click here to watch Kesten discuss the school's simulation technology on Voice of America.
The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/ Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AG-ACNP/CNS) program prepares registered nurses to manage the care of acutely ill patients – from age 17 to the elderly – and to optimize patient outcomes in health care organizations.
The program prepares RNs with acute and/or critical-care experience to provide direct patient management in acute and complex care settings.
The program:
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Combines advanced acute care knowledge from the physiological and psychosocial sciences
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Empowers graduates to integrate evidence-based practice, alleviate patient and family suffering, and facilitate ethical decision making
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Emphasizes selected theories as they relate to roles of clinical expert, practitioner, consultant, researcher, educator, and leader
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Provides opportunities for students to learn from specialists in a wide range of practice settings focusing on both the AG-ACNP and AG-CNS roles
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Participate in clinical experiences at sites arranged in partnership with Georgetown faculty
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Is 48 credit hours: earn your Master of Science degree in Nursing in 24 months as a part-time student
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Prepares graduates to take the AG-ACNP and AG-CNS exam for board credentialing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and/or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
The AG-ACNP/CNS program is offered in our online modality.
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