Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
Designed for registered nurses interested in advancing their nursing careers and providing care for adult and geriatric patients experiencing acute, critical, or complex chronic health conditions in various health care settings.
Spring Application Deadline: Dec. 15
Overview
The AGACNP MSN program prepares students for dynamic and evolving advanced practice nursing roles through rich, immersive experiences in a broad-ranging, world-class environment. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is among an elite group of hospitals in the U.S. that have maintained American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition® status since the program launched in 2003.
The AGACNP concentration offers two tracks for registered nurses interested in advancing their nursing careers. The intensivist track focuses on preparing students for intensivist roles in critical care. The hospitalist track focuses on preparing students for nurse practitioner roles with hospitalist and specialty services. Students will be immersed within multidisciplinary teams and environments at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and affiliate community hospitals in both tracks.
This is a hybrid program. Students are required to travel to campus one to two times per term for advanced health assessment and the ACNP specialty courses.
Program Length 36 months (9 terms) | Start Fall and Spring terms | Time Commitment 18-30 hours per week |
Tuition and Fees
The tuition and fees at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing may be adjusted at any time. For more information, please contact our Business Office.
| Graduate tuition | Per credit hour |
|---|---|
$834 |
| Fees | Per term |
|---|---|
$195 |
Admission Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning
- Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all undergraduate coursework
- Official transcripts from all institutions where credit was earned
- Current curriculum vitae (CV) or resume
- Current unencumbered, unrestricted Missouri licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or a multi-state compact license in good standing
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) provider status
- Satisfactory completion of an undergraduate or graduate statistics course (recommended)
- 1-year recent experience as an RN (ICU or emergency medicine required for intensivist track)
- Two letters of reference from individuals who can address the applicant's academic and clinical potential
- Personal statement that addresses desired area of specialization, personal attributes that will contribute to successful accomplishments of the program, and career goals
Curriculum
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Health Promotion Theory & Population Health | 3 |
| Foundations of Scholarly Writing & Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Health Systems Policy | 3 |
| Leadership & Collaboration for Quality & Safety | 3 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Graduate Physiology | 4 |
| Professional Aspects of Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| Systems-Based Practice & DNP Project I | 3 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Acute Care I | 3 |
| Acute Care I Clinical | 3 |
| Invasive Procedures & Skills for the ACNP | 2 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Acute Care II | 3 |
| Acute Care II Clinical | 3 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Acute Care III Clinical | 4 |
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Practice & System Final Clinical | 4 |
| Total minimum credit hours | 54 |
|---|
Courses and sequencing are subject to change.
Faculty
Beth Beyatte, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC
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