Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
The adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner concentration of the Doctor of Nursing Practice is an advanced nursing practice degree. This program is focused on the care of adolescents to older adults with acute, critical and complex chronic illness to stabilize the patient condition, prevent complications and restore maximum health across the continuum of care settings. Core courses include pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology and advanced health assessment.
Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Duration: 86 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States
86 credit hours including the required capstone course (DNP 707) Required Core (13 credit hours) DNP 704 Principles of Evidence-based Care in Advanced Practice (4) DNP 705 Health Care Outcomes Management (3) DNP 708 Systems Thinking in a Complex Health Care Environment (3) DNP 709 Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice (3) Concentration (27 credit hours) DNP 623 Adult-gerontology Health Promotion (3) DNP 624 Adult-gerontology Health Promotion Practicum (3) DNP 649 Advanced Physiology (3) DNP 662 Principles of Adult Gerontology Acute Care I: Theory (3) DNP 663 Principles of Adult Gerontology Acute Care I: Practicum (6) DNP 664 Principles of Adult Gerontology Acute Care II: Theory (3) DNP 665 Principles of Adult Gerontology Acute Care II: Practicum (6) Other Requirements (40 credit hours) DNP 601 Theoretical Foundations for Advance Practice Nursing (3) DNP 602 Evaluating Research for Practice (3) DNP 604 Advanced Human Pathophysiology Across Lifespan (4) DNP 605 Advanced Health Assessment Across Lifespan (3) DNP 608 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across Lifespan (3) DNP 609 Advanced Practice Nursing Role (1) DNP 679 Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3) DNP 703 Innovation in Communication: Scholarly and Professional Writing (2) DNP 711 Healthcare Policy and Innovation (3) DNP 712 Clinical Residency and Management (12) DNP 715 Dynamics and Principles of Information in Health Care (3) Restricted Electives (3 credit hours) DNP 603 Health Equity and Social Justice (3) or DNP 661 Ethics and Advanced Nursing Practice (3) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) DNP 707 Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Health Care and Health Policy (3) Additional Curriculum Information Completion of an evidence-based doctoral capstone project focused on a clinical issue relevant to advanced practice nursing is required.
DNP graduates are prepared for excellence upon entering the workplace and are prepared to practice at the most advanced level of nursing. Graduates of the adult gerontology nurse practitioner program have the knowledge and training to provide health care for patients in a wide variety of settings. Career examples: Graduates have career opportunities in many areas. Career examples include, administrator, business owner, nursing educator, professor, researcher.
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = ''A'') in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = ''A'') in an applicable master's degree program.
Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source
International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source
Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.
Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.
Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
Health Sciences
Arizona State University, United States
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