Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults & the Elderly

Concentration Chair

Judy Dye

Assistant ProfessorSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2761

Program Highlights:

• Blended Advanced Practice Nursing program with two and three year program options (50 Units - total)
  • Two year curriculum plan
  • Three year curriculum plan
• Traditional classroom model for all clinical coursework
• Executive model for four required graduate nursing core courses
• Preceptorship placements facilitated by School of Nursing faculty in:
  • NP clinical preceptorships in primary care and specialties
  • CNS clinical preceptorships in acute and critical care settings
• Program is optimum for RNs with at least 2-3 years of acute care experience
• California registered nurse license required for program admission

Program Outcomes: 

• Prepares graduates for state certifications and national board certification as both:
  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners through the American Nurses Credentialing Center &
  • Acute-Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses