这些计划使学生能够全面评估，诊断和治疗年轻人，成年人和老年人口中的复杂的急性，危重和慢性健康状况。除了无缝的医疗协调外，我们的计划还注重基于证据的以患者为中心的护理，疾病预防和质量保证。学生必须完成500个直接护理时间。目前正在扩展到该实践领域的已认证NP可能会要求放弃选定的课程和临床经验。完成该计划后，学生将有资格参加通过ANCC或AACN提供的成人老年学急性护理认证考试，并获得其他专业认证。
The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program prepares students to comprehensively assess, diagnose, and treat complex acute, critical and chronic health conditions in young adults, adults, and older adult populations. Our program places an emphasis on evidence-based patient centered care, focusing on prevention of illness, quality assurance, in addition to seamless care coordination. Students will complete 600 direct care supervised clinical practicum hours in a variety of acute care inpatient settings and specialties. The University holds contracts with all major health care systems in the tri-county area and beyond. Upon graduation, students are prepared to become certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Commission (ANCC) or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and to obtain Nurse Practitioner specialty certification by the State of Michigan. Our students' success rate on certification exams is well above the national average.<br><br>Well-established education of nurse practitioners as noted by: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) programs (MSN and Post-MSN certificate) developed in 2007, ACNP with advanced Hospice and Palliative Care Specialty (ACNP/HPCS) program added in 2008, a transition to the Adult-Gerontology specialty implemented in 2013, with the first graduates of these new specialties in May 2014.