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Graduate Certificate in Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study with Concentration in Primary Care Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner offers nurse practitioners with certification in a different specialty the opportunity to prepare for practice providing high-quality adult primary care services as an adult-gerontology NP. Adult-gerontology NPs provide services to individuals across most of the life span in clinics, private practices, home care, long-term care, and day programs. Offered at: Primarily Online.

Faculty: Bouvé College of Health Sciences  |  Department: Nursing  |  Duration: 24 semester hours  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 24 semester hours. Required courses include NRSG 6222 Pharmacology of Adults and Older Adults; NRSG 6249 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Through the Adult Life Span; NRSG 6258 Primary Care Conditions Through the Adult Life Span; NRSG 6259 Complex Primary Care Conditions Through the Adult Life Span; NRSG 6449 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Through the Adult Life Span Practicum; NRSG 6450 Primary Care Conditions Through the Adult Life Span Practicum.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 24 semester hours

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