Frequently Asked Questions

What subject areas can I study?
There are three concentrations included in this degree offering:

• Gerontological Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)
• Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

The CNL concentration will prepare graduates for management decision making skills required by healthcare agencies providing care for gerontology patients.   The program focuses on acquisition of management skills including human resource management, fiscal management, and quality management to improve health care outcomes for older patients in a variety of health care settings.

The AGNP concentration will prepare graduates for advanced nursing practice, providing primary health care needs for adults and geriatric patients.  Graduates of this program will be eligible to obtain national certification and advanced practice licensure allowing them to practice in primary health care settings providing health promotion, disease prevention, and care management of adult and geriatric patients.

The FNP concentration prepares graduates to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in primary care settings providing health care management, health promotion and disease prevention services for patients from infancy through their geriatric years. FNPs practice in primary care clinics, specialty clinical practices, walk-in clinics, school based clinics, and many other clinical venues. Graduates of this program are eligible to sit for national certification as a family nurse practitioner and to hold an advanced practice registered nurse license with prescriptive authority.

 

Next steps...

Ready to apply?
This program requires application to the Kitty Degree School of Nursing in addition to the application to graduate school.  You must complete both applications.  We recommend that you submit your applications, transcripts, and test scores well in advance of published deadlines. 

Graduate Catalog
The catalog outlines university policies, tuition and fees, extensive program and degree information. Click on the link below for catalog information specific to the program.

Nursing, M.S.

 

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Still have questions? 

Contact our program coordinator for more information:

Dr. Sandy Bailey
Coordinator of Online Programs
Kitty Degree School of Nursing
Kitty Degree Hall 129

sbailey@ulm.edu