Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Overview

This master's specialty offered through the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health was established in 1974. The specialty maintains broad inter-professional support and is currently ranked eighth in the nation. Students are prepared as advanced practice nurses in adult and gerontology care, with expertise in the diagnosis and management of common acute illnesses, disease prevention, and management of stable chronic illnesses across the lifespan.

The curriculum emphasizes coursework, case study analysis, and clinical experiences. Students work with faculty, nurse practitioners, and physician preceptors in a variety of primary care clinical practicum sites including college health services, health maintenance organizations, community clinics, long-term care, assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, occupational health settings, and private practices throughout the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area.

Graduates of the ANP-GNP specialty are employed in a variety of clinical settings and independent practices and are eligible for certification as adult and gerontological nurse practitioners by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Web-based courses may be available.

Sample Plans of Study

AGNP Sample Plan of Full-Time Study

AGNP Sample Plan of Part-Time Study

AGNP Post-Master's Plan of Study

Older Plans of Study

Effective fall 2008, the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner option was combined with the Adult Nurse Practitioner option to respond to trends in the U.S. population. The information below is applicable to those enrolled prior to fall 2008.

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

This master's specialty prepares students to be advanced practice nurses with expertise in diagnosis and management of common illnesses, disease prevention, and management of older adults with acute and chronic illnesses. The curriculum emphasizes coursework and laboratory and clinical experiences. Students work with faculty nurse practitioners and physician preceptors in a variety of clinical practicum sites. Graduates are eligible for certification as gerontological nurse practitioners by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Web-based courses may be available. Full-time, part-time, and post-master's options are available.

Sample Plan of Full-Time Study

Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

This master's specialty prepares students as advanced practice nurses in adult primary care with expertise in the diagnosis and management of common acute illnesses, disease prevention, and management of stable chronic illnesses. The curriculum emphasizes coursework, case study analysis, and clinical experiences. Students work with faculty, nurse practitioners, and physician preceptors in a variety of primary care clinical practicum sites, including college health services, health maintenance organizations, community clinics, hospital ambulatory care departments, occupational health settings, and private practices throughout the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. Graduates are employed in a variety of clinical settings and independent practices, and are eligible for certification as adult nurse practitioners by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Web-based courses may be available. Full-time, part-time, and post-master's options are available.

Sample Plan of Full-Time Study

Faculty

Specialty Directors

Margaret Hammersla, MS, RN, CRNP, assistant professor, interim co-specialty director
Email: hammersla@son.umaryland.edu

Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor, co-specialty director, and Sonia Ziporkin Gershowitz Endowed Chair in Gerontology
Email: resnick@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty

Rosemarie Brager, PhD, CRNP, assistant professor
Fran Valle, DNP, CRNP, assistant professor
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, RN, CRNP, assistant professor
Thomasine Guberski, PhD, CRNP, associate professor
Margaret Hammersla, MS, CNRP, assistant professor
Shannon Idzik, DNP, CRNP, CCRN, assistant professor and director, DNP Program
Jane Kapustin, PhD, RN, CRNP, BC-ADM, FAANP, associate professor and assistant dean, Master's and DNP programs
Laura Koo, MS, RN, CRNP, clinical instructor
Marianne Shaughnessy, PhD, RN, CRNP, associate professor
Brenda Windemuth, DNP, RN, CRNP, assistant professor

Other Resources

• For Admission Requirements, Visit the MS Degree Program Page
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Post-BSN/Entry Level to DNP Program Information