About the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Degree
Why Pursue an Online AGACNP Degree at Cedarville?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career as an advanced practice nurse who leads with excellence and serves with Christian compassion?
Cedarville's Christian MSN or DNP Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentration will prepare you to provide care to young adult, adult, and elderly patients who are experiencing an acute, complex, or critical condition such as a heart attack, stroke, or traumatic brain injury. As a highly-trained provider, you will also be equipped to care for patients with exacerbations of chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, or congestive heart failure. As an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner, you will shine the light of the Gospel to people in times of crisis when they need it the most.
Whether you are pursuing your MSN or DNP, the affordable, accredited, and online Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program will equip you to use nursing as a ministry for Christ, and the biblically integrated coursework will influence the care you provide as an advanced practice nurse.
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A limited number of $5,000 scholarships are now available to new graduate nursing students with financial need. Apply now to see if you qualify!
Top 5 in Ohio
U.S. News & World Report listed Cedarville University’s online graduate nursing program in the top 100 programs nationally and top 5 in Ohio.
For more information related to our MSN and DNP degree programs, visit our Insights Blog where you can read interesting posts like Balancing Job, Family, and Grad School: 5 Principles for Christian Nurses.
What Sets Cedarville Apart?
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Biblical Worldview
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Advanced Practice
Cedarville's MSN and DNP will equip you with the training and skills you need to serve as an advanced practice nurse. -
Online
All MSN and DNP courses are offered in an online format, with flexible part-time and full-time completion options.
Program Overview
Program Format and Related Programs
Cedarville offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you consider the degree or program that is a best fit for you.
Related Programs
Program Level and Format
- Graduate
- Online
Program Contacts
Kim Higginbotham, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Associate Dean, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, PNP Area of Focus CoordinatorContact
- HSC 318 A
- 937-766-3208
Jason Grimm, DNP, MS, MBA, APRN-CNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner CoordinatorContact
- HSC 346
- 937-766-7445
Program News
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Cedarville Grad Develops Skills, Writes Grant in Nurse Practitioner Fellowship
Nurse practitioner fellowships are rare. Cedarville graduate Andrea (VanMeter) Roberts, however, landed an internal medicine nurse practitioner fellowship with Marshall Health Internal Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, that led to her securing a position in endocrinology at Rivers Health in Gallipolis, Ohio — her hometown. -
Cedarville Offers New MSN and DNP Concentration
In an effort to stay ahead of the rapidly changing needs in health care, Cedarville University’s School of Nursing is offering the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees.