Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Breiseth Hall 570-408-4234 (T) 570-408-7846 (F) • Email

Adult-Gerontological Nursing

Clinical nurse specialists in adult-gerontology care for adults and older adults in a variety of settings including acute care hospitals, adult health care facilities, home health agencies, nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities and private physician offices. Others work in research, administration/management and education, or become case managers or nurse consultants.

Admission requirements:

• graduation from an approved baccalaureate program in nursing
  with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• licensure as a registered nurse
• one year of clinical experience prior to clinical courses 
• undergraduate statistics course
• undergraduate research course
• evidence of health assessment skills
• statement of professional goals
• two letters of recommendation
• personal interview

Course of Study

Each student’s program will be tailored to meet individual professional goals and program requirements.

Graduate Core Courses:

NSG 500   Advanced Health Assessment 

NSG 501   Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Science

NSG 502   Advanced Nursing Research

NSG 504   Advanced Role Development in Nursing

NSG 505   Health Care Policy and Models of Care

NSG 530   Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice

NSG 533   Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing

NSG 590   Scholarly Project

Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration:

NSG 553   Adult Health Perspectives of the Culturally Diverse, Rural, and Underserved Populations

NSG 554   Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology I

NSG 555   Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology II

NSG 506   Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology Clinical I

NSG 515   Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology Clinical II