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Georgetown University School of Nursing (GUSON) online Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program prepares you for clinical practice providing holistic care for adult and geriatric patients. You will be empowered to alleviate patient and family suffering and facilitate ethical decision-making in complex care settings.

In the AG-ACNP program, you will:

Grow as a practitioner under the attentive guidance of Georgetown University School of Nursing (GUSON) faculty, who are fellows, active clinicians, and leaders in adult critical care.

Develop specialized skills in HD-streaming, live distance-based, online classes, informed by interactive content such as a 3D anatomy tool.

Practice clinical techniques, including central line insertion, at Objective Clinical Intensive with standardized patients and genitourinary teaching associates (GUTA).

Treat adult and geriatric patients during clinical placements at sites that meet Georgetown University standards.

AG-ACNP graduates are eligible to sit for certification exams offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

The following reflects first-time certification rates of Master of Science in Nursing students who graduated in 2021:¹

¹ The national average certification rate in 2018 was 89.53% for the ANCC exam and 80.4% for the AACN exam.