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ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER (ACNP)

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Caring for the acute, emergent, or critically ill patient in diverse arenas

Acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) meet the needs of adults with complex, acute, critical, and chronic health conditions. They often serve as first responders in a variety of healthcare settings that include community and academic hospitals, intensive care units, outpatient clinics, and specialty practices like medical cardiology, subacute care, or trauma.

As part of FPB’s MSN program, the ACNP major requires at least 39 credit hours of coursework and 600 hours of clinical experience. A recent year of adult intensive care (ICU) nursing experience is required prior to beginning this program.

See our full-time sample curriculum below, or click on the image to the right to download our information sheet (PDF).

Subspecialties

• Flight Nursing
• Cardiovascular Nursing

Sample Full-Time Curriculum

Fall Semester I Hours

NURS 405	Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations	3
NURS 438	Theoretical Foundations of Acute Nursing Care	4
NURS 453	Physiologic Foundations of Advanced Practice	4
NURS 459	Assessment for Advanced Practice	3
	Total	14

Spring Semester I Hours

NURS 430	Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced Practice Nurse	3
NUNP 443	Acute Health Problems of the Adult	6
NURS 425	Inquiry II: The Research Process	3
NURS 443A	Collaboration and Consultation	1
NURS 443B	Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development	1
NURS 443C	Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning	1
	Total	15

FALL Semester II Hours

NURS 502	Inquiry III Evidenced Based Nursing Practice	2
NURS 503	Inquiry Practicum	1
NUNP 444	Advanced Management of Acutely Ill Adults	4
NURS 444A	Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Ethical Issues	1
NURS 444B	Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Finance	1
NURS 444C	Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Policy and Legal	1
	Total	10

Accumulated Total Hours: 39