Adult Acute & Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

The Master of Science in Nursing degree with a focus in Adult Acute & Critical Care Nursing prepares the nurse for advanced practice in the care of physically ill adults. Emphasis is on adults with existing and/or potential physiological alterations and their concomitant developmental and psychosocial needs. Clinical practicum sites are individualized based on the student’s identified goals and area of clinical interest. The curriculum develops the advanced practice nurse’s roles of practitioner, educator, and clinical scholar through education in rigorous and consistent diagnostic reasoning and theory-based practice. The analysis, critique, and utilization of nursing and biopsychosocial theory and constructs are also reviewed. Graduates are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification examination.