Overview
The Drexel University online Emergency Nurse Practitioner post-masters certificate is designed for family and adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners who work in an emergency care setting or desire to make a change. Providing the
high-quality education and procedural skills necessary to competently and confidently work as a nurse practitioner in the emergency setting, Drexel’s rigorous online program will prepare you to perform the necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
needed to be eligible for board certification as an emergency nurse practitioner.
Upon graduation, you will be able to:
- Sit for the AANPCP Emergency Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam
- Practice within a legal and ethical framework of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making
- Integrate multiple technologies and relevant theories into the organization and synthesis of health data required to develop plans of care for patients, families and communities
- Integrate culturally sensitive health promotion activities that contribute to the health and wellness of the community into clinical practice
- Demonstrate leadership in nursing and health care through the development of outcome-based standards of care and practice-based health policy issues
- Evaluate and modify the effectiveness of clinical practice based on current research findings, standards of care, and patient outcomes
Program Features
- Drexel’s online NP programs currently boast a 100% board pass rate
- Taught by an experienced and board-certified faculty from Drexel’s acclaimed College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Synchronous online lectures offer a highly interactive learning format that challenges and engages
Clinical Practice Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of the program credits, you will need to complete faculty-supervised clinical hours consistent with
eligibility requirements to sit for the AANPCP Emergency Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam. The clinical practice settings include urgent care, emergency
department, corrections, trauma/critical care, and ground/air transport.
Supervised clinical hours allow you to perform advanced physical assessment, critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning and management of care in collaboration with licensed physicians and APNs in accredited institutions. Pennsylvania RN licensure is required
prior to the start of your clinical components. While this is not a requirement for admission, we recommend starting the process immediately after admission.
*Online Nurse Practitioner programs are offered only on a part-time basis.
*State restrictions may apply to some programs. Learn more.
Curriculum
This program is organized into four 10-week quarters per year, as opposed to the traditional two semester system. One semester credit is equivalent to 1.5 quarter credits.
| |
| NURS 673 | Emergency/Trauma Care Across the Lifespan I
| 5.0 |
| NURS 674 | Emergency/Trauma Care Across the Lifespan II
| 5.0 |
| NURS 675 | Emergency/Trauma Caring for Trauma and Critically Ill Patient
| 5.0 |
| Additional Requirement for AGPCNPs | |
| NURS 535 | FNP II: Primary and Episodic Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents | 5.0 |
| Additional Requirements for AGPCNPs without the 3 Ps | |
| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 |
| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| NURS 550 | Advanced Clinical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 |
| Total Credits | 15.0-30.0 |
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