Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AGACNPs) provide care for adult and geriatric patients experiencing acute, critical or complex chronic health conditions in diverse health care settings. The post-BSN DNP AGACNP concentration at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College prepares students for dynamic and evolving advanced practice nursing roles through rich, immersive experiences in a diverse, world-class environment. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top hospitals and #1 in St. Louis and Missouri. It is also 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 2 tracks for post BSN registered nurses interested in advancing their nursing careers to become doctorally prepared nurse practitioners and builds on the success of the MSN AGACNP program:
The intensivist track focuses on preparing students for intensivist roles in critical care. In collaboration with experienced advanced practice providers (APPs) and Washington University Physicians, students are immersed in the multi-disciplinary critical care environments at Barnes-Jewish Hospital . Clinical sites and preceptors are pre-arranged and include the surgical/burn/trauma, neuro, cardiothoracic, and medical intensive care units (ICUs). Additional clinical time is gained in telemedicine and in the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, the emergency department, and the diabetes center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Elective hours are also included to allow students the ability to tailor the program to their identified needs and interests.
The hospitalist track focuses on preparing students for nurse practitioner roles with hospitalist and specialty services. Like the intensivist track, students will be immersed within multidisciplinary teams and environments at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and affiliate community hospitals. In collaboration with the Washington University Division of Hospital Medicine, students will collaborate with experienced APPs and Washington University School of Medicine physicians in a variety of pre-arranged clinical sites including hospitalist services, telemedicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, emergency medicine, diabetes, and other specialty services. The Division of Hospital Medicine is growing and gaining a national reputation as one of the premier programs. Led by a Past-President of the Society of Hospital Medicine and Founding Editor of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, members of the Division are actively engaged in education, research, and quality improvement projects.
Graduates of the BSN-DNP AGACNP concentration will:
- Obtain health histories and perform physical exams;
- Order and interpret laboratory and imaging studies;
- Diagnose and design plans of care;
- Integrate invasive and noninvasive technologies, interventions, and procedures into plans of care, including the performance of invasive procedures;
- Collaborate and communicate with patients, families, and other members of multidisciplinary health care teams;
- Lead innovative strategies that promote safe, cost-effective, equitable, patient-centered care; and
- Participate in quality improvement projects with opportunities to disseminate work through regional and national meetings, and publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Admission Criteria
BSN from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all undergraduate course work
Active RN license in good standing
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)
Current ACLS provider status
Transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended
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
Current CV or Resume
Sample Course Sequence
Term 1
| NURS 6420 | Health Promotion Theory and Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 6523 | Foundations of Scholarly Writing and Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
Term 2
| NURS 6325 | Healthcare Informatics, Economics, and Financial Principles | 3 |
| NURS 6327 | Health Systems Policy | 3 |
| NURS 6500 | Leadership and Collaboration for Quality and Safety | 3 |
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6
Term 7
Term 8
Term 9
Total Credit Hours: 63
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