Master’s Degree - Advanced Generalist

The post-BSN Advanced Generalist is responsible for the clinical management of comprehensive client care, for individuals and clinical populations across the continuum of care, and in multiple settings. He/she assumes leadership/accountability for health outcomes for a specific group of clients within a unit or setting through the assimilation and application of research-based information to design, implement and evaluate plans of care. The Advanced Generalist is also responsible for the coordination and planning of care team activities and functions. Health promotion, risk reduction and improvement in point-of-care outcomes are critical elements in the role of the advanced generalist.

Master’s Degree - Nurse Practitioner (NP) Options

Acute Care (ACNP)
The ACNP program prepares experienced nurses for advanced practice roles providing direct patient care in adult critical care and acute care settings.

Acute/Chronic Care Pediatric (ACCNP)
The ACCNP program prepares experienced pediatric nurses for roles as advanced practice nurses in the subspecialty care of infants and children with complex acute/chronic conditions.

Adult (ANP)
The ANP functions as a primary care provider to adult populations in the community, focusing on wellness, illness management and disease prevention.

Anesthesia (CRNA)
The CRNA possesses advanced skills in the provision of anesthesia, development of an anesthetic plan of care and evaluation of post-operative patient needs. Requires a minimum of one year of recent critical care experience for admission.

Family (FNP)
The FNP provides comprehensive health care to persons across the lifespan within a community setting. Emphasis is placed on assessment, maintenance, prevention and/or identification of health problems and the management of common acute and chronic disorders.

Gerontological (GNP)
The GNP works with healthy and frail older adults providing direct patient care in a variety of settings. Emphasis is on promotion, maintenance and/or restoration of health, optimal functioning, and promoting death with dignity.

Neonatal (NNP)
The NNP program prepares experienced neonatal nurses for advanced practice roles caring for high-risk infants from birth through the first year of life. Content is inclusive from promotion of wellness to management of acute and chronic illness in a variety of settings.

Pediatric (PNP)
The PNP program prepares experienced pediatric nurses for advanced practice roles in the care of children from infancy through adolescence. The spectrum of health from promotion of wellness to management of acute and chronic illness in a variety of settings is incorporated.

Psychiatric - Mental Health (PMHNP)
The PMHNP develops knowledge and skills in the behavioral and biological disciplines and applies their learning to the treatment of psychiatric disorders within individuals, families and groups. Emphasis is placed on the development of practitioners prepared to function autonomously in a variety of clinical settings.

Community/Public Health (PHCNS)
The Community/Public Health CNS develops skills in assessing, planning and evaluating nursing interventions for individuals, families and aggregates/populations. There is strong emphasis on health promotion, primary prevention, and program management.

Critical Care (CCCS)
The CCCS program prepares nurses for advanced practice roles in adult critical care and acute care, functioning as expert practitioners, teachers, leaders/managers, and investigators of complex clinical problems.

Gerontological
The gerontological CNS works with healthy and frail older adults in a variety of settings, providing nursing leadership and consultation and participating in multidisciplinary clinical programs that emphasize promotion, maintenance, and/or restoration of health and optimal functioning.

Medical – Surgical
The medical-surgical CNS provides advanced nursing care to adults, from promotion of wellness to management of acute and chronic health problems, across a variety of settings. Teaching, leadership/management, and investigation of complex clinical problems are additional role functions.

Pediatric
The Pediatric CNS program prepares experienced nurses for advanced practice roles in the care of children and their families. The Pediatric CNS is able to provide leadership and patient/case management in a variety of settings.

Psychiatric – Mental Health (PMHCNS)
The PMHCNS develops knowledge and skills in the behavioral and biological disciplines and applies their learning to the treatment of psychiatric disorders within individuals, families and groups primarily in in-patient settings. Teaching, leadership/management, and investigation of complex clinical problems are additional role functions.