ADULT-GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
The post-graduate Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 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 upon 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 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate is 25-35 credits (depending on transfer credits) and 750 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 8509
NUR 8510
NUR 8511
NUR 8512
NUR 8513
NUR 8514
NUR 8515
NUR 8516
Course Name
Clinical Management in Adulthood I
Practicum in Adulthood I (250 Clinical Hours)
Clinical Management in Adulthood II
Practicum in Adulthood II (125 Clinical Hours)
Clinical Management in Adulthood III
Practicum in Adulthood III (250 Clinical Hours)
Clinical Management in Adulthood IV
Practicum in Adulthood IV (125 Clinical Hours)
Credits
3
4
3
2
3
4
1
2