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Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN)

  • Master's Program
  • Online

What you’ll learn

Enhance your nursing skill sets by developing expertise in adult gerontology. You’ll learn how to prevent, diagnose and treat common health problems while focusing on at-risk and vulnerable populations. Our program will prepare advanced practice nurses for a wide variety of settings including private practice, public clinics, hospital-based outpatient clinics and specialty practices.

Why Study Adult-Gerontology at La Salle?

Our program will teach you the skills you need to manage healthcare for adult and older adult patients and prepare you to take either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Associate of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) exam to become certified as a nurse practitioner. 

Curriculum, Courses, and Requirements

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Meet the Faculty

La Salle’s Nursing program educates professionals and prepares them as leaders in practice, service, scholarship, and education—contributing to the advancement of the health and well-being of communities.

Career Opportunities

  • The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that, on average, nurse practitioners earn around $118,000 a year. 
  • After completing our program, you will be prepared to care for patients in numerous settings, including ambulatory care centers, community clinics, home care, internal medicine offices, and long-term care facilities. 

Accreditation

La Salle’s BSN, MSN, DNP and APRN post-master’s certificate programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

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