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DNP Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati, United States

Programme overview

Our Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP program prepares registered nurses to care for teens, adults, and older adults with serious or complex health conditions in high-acuity settings. The program also covers evidence-based practice, quality improvement, health policy, leadership, and healthcare technology.

Faculty: College of Nursing  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Students complete online coursework and hands-on clinical practice, including on-campus labs where they learn skills like suturing, airway management, line placement, trauma assessment, and other advanced procedures.

Career pathways

This program prepares graduates for certification exams from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Learn about admission requirements.

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.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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