ADULT-GERONTOLOGY POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

The post-graduate Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate is designed to prepare experienced nurses for career advancement in caring for patients in adult gerontology primary care settings. Clinical courses build on existing skills and broaden knowledge related to the care of adults and older adults, essential to independent or collaborative practice in primary care settings. Students work with physicians and nurse practitioner preceptors in a wide variety of clinical agencies and practice settings.

The Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate is 32 credits and 730 clinical hours. The minimum time for program completion is 1.5 years, and students have up to five years to complete certificate requirements from first enrollment. Support courses are offered on-campus at Villanova University or online, while clinical courses are taught on-site. 

Support Courses

Course Number

NUR 8901

NUR 8903

NUR 8910

NUR 8615

Course Name

Advanced Pathophysiology

Advanced Pharmacology

Advanced Physical Assessment

Issues Across the Life Span

Credits

3

3

4

3

Clinical Courses

These courses must be completed in-person.

Course Number

NUR 8511
 

NUR 8512
 

NUR 8509
 

NUR 8510
 

NUR 8513
 

NUR 8514

Course Name

Clinical Management in Adulthood

Practicum in Adulthood I (305 Clinical Hours)

Clinical Management in Adulthood II

Practicum in Adulthood II (120 Clinical Hours)

Clinical Management in Adulthood II

Practicum in Adulthood III (305 Clinical Hours)

Credits

3
 

4
 

3
 

2
 

3
 

4

 

Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Professor & Associate Dean for the Graduate Nursing Programs
mary.terhaar@villanova.edu

Jan Campbell, BA, MS
Assistant Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
jan.campbell@villanova.edu

Linda Copel  PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC, CNE, ANEF, NCC, CGP, FAPA
Professor, Interim Director PhD Program
linda.copel@villanova.edu

Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Director, Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Track
debra.shearer@villanova.edu

Patti Kostelnak, DNAP, CRNA, APRN
Nurse Anesthesia Program Director, Associate Clinical Professor
patricia.kostelnak@villanova.edu

Inquiries:

PhD Program Inquires & Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Inquires:
Sandi Schultz

Assistant Director, Doctoral Programs
sandra.schultz@villanova.edu

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Inquires:
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

MSN Inquires (Nurse Practitioner Tracks & Nurse Education Tracks):
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

Transcripts:

PhD and Post-Master’s DNP Transcripts:
phddnptranscripts@villanova.edu

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Transcripts
dnpnatranscripts@villanova.edu

MSN Transcripts:
msntranscripts@villanova.edu
 

 

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