The NDMU Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (A-GNP) program prepares advanced practice nurses to manage care for adolescents through older adults in primary care settings. With caring at the center of nursing practice, you will learn to promote health, prevent illness, and manage acute and chronic conditions with consideration for the whole person. Beyond managing disease, our program emphasizes wellness coaching to reduce the risk for chronic diseases linked to lifestyle choices.
Practicum Experience
Distinct practicum courses are built into the A-GNP program, providing experiential learning opportunities with diverse populations across from adolescents to older adults.
Accreditation
Notre Dame of Maryland University is accredited by the Middle States Commission for Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA19104, 267-284-5000.
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1. Presence: Create a space for clinicians in advanced roles for ‘being-with’ diverse patients, students, staff, and other health care colleagues that reveal authentic nursing presence.
2. Praxis: Demonstrate and cultivate excellence in advanced clinical nursing practice through technological competence and synthesis of research, theory, and reflective practice.
3. Advocacy: Lead change through collaborative relationships with other providers, patients and families, communities, and organizations regarding health policy and social justice within an ethical framework.
4. Scholarship: Create an environment that promotes ethical critical inquiry through multiple ways of knowing for the translation and application of evidence to practice.
5. Self-Care: Nurture a place for healing, personal and professional growth, and a culture of caring for self and others.
6. Leadership: Create an environment of excellence for advance practice by leading collaborative transformational practice informed by caring science within complex systems.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Curriculum
Core Courses (4 courses)
NUR-500 Introduction to Scholarly Caring Inquiry (3)
NUR-501 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3)
NUR-510 Caring Nursing Leadership(2)
NUR-542 Advancing Caring Science through Scholarly Inquiry (3)
Core Advanced Practice Courses (6 courses)
NUR-545 Family Theory & Dynamic (2)
NUR-546 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning (3)
NUR-547 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice (3)
NUR-548 Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (3)
NUR-549 Population Health for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NUR-632 Role Transition for the Advanced Practice Nurse (2)
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Track Specialty Courses (3 courses)
NUR-630 Primary Care I: Adults in Community (3)
NUR-631 Primary Care II: Adolescents to Adult-Gerontology (3)
NUR-634 Advanced Primary Care of the Frail Elderly (2)
Corresponding Practicum Courses (4 courses)
NUR-635 Advanced Primary Care Practicum I (130 hours)
NUR-636 Advanced Primary Care Practicum II (195 hours)
NUR-637 Advanced Primary Care Practicum III (195 hours)
NUR-638 Advanced Primary Care Practicum IV (260 hours)
36 credits
1. Application
Please be sure to complete section V: Work Experience. Our program is designed for nurses in practice. Applicants who are not currently practicing nurses will not be considered for the program.
Application materials should be submitted to:
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Attn: Admissions Processing
4701 North Charles St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21210
2. Current Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Please be sure to include education, work experience, and certifications.
3. Official Transcript(s)
- All baccalaureate, graduate, and associate/community college coursework coursework
- Must have a completed BSN degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above
- Must have completed a college-level statistics course, or equivalent as approved by the Program Director, with grade of C (70%) or higher
Sealed official transcripts should be sent directly to the School of Nursing at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Students with degrees from universities outside of the United States should submit an official course by course evaluated transcript. Learn more at World Education Services (WES).
4. Unencumbered & Active Registered Nursing License
License must be from Maryland or a compact state.
5. Essay
The NDMU School of Nursing prepares graduates for opportunities and possibilities of fulfilling the mission to “transform the world.” The essay is considered seriously in the application review process. Take care to write clearly and logically, with attention to correct structure and format of good writing. APA formatting is preferred.
Please address both of the following instructions in a 500-700 word essay:
- Describe how you intend to work towards fulfilling the mission of “transforming the world” upon program completion. Please address this topic from the perspective of the concentration to which you are applying. Please make mention of your specific goals for the future.
- Provide a balanced assessment of your personal characteristics that may enhance your ability to become a leader in fulfilling this mission.