
Is it necessary to change patients' IVs every few days? Research conducted by four grad students in Adelphi's nursing program found an answer that puts standard medical practice in question.
Earn an in-demand degree from a top nursing school, preparing to treat adults from adolescent to middle to advanced age.
As the general population ages, there is an exponential demand for greater numbers of nurse practitioners to meet the primary care needs of adults. With an advanced nursing degree in adult gerontology primary care, you make a difference in the well-being of your clients in physician offices, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, home healthcare and assisted living facilities.
It wasn’t until I developed a heart condition, and was on the patient side, that I decided to become a nurse practitioner…Seeing how NPs took care of me was the driving force to pursue this goal. Nurse practitioners take care of patients holistically, while caring for and supporting one’s needs.
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner students have two options to further their nursing education:
Become a nurse-scholar and contribute to the development of the field, advancing healthcare through teaching, research and leadership.
This certificate program is designed to educate nurses who have an MS degree and are NPs in another speciality to provide primary psychiatric and mental health care across the lifespan (child-adolescence through geriatric).
As a student at Adelphi, you’ll have the opportunity to gain clinical experience through internships at some of the nation’s leading healthcare facilities on Long Island and in New York City including:
Adelphi graduate nursing student with a patient.
We offer our nursing students uniquely tailored clinical experiences by simulating the hospital setting in our newly opened 100,000-square-foot Nexus Building, with simulation labs, a smart-home healthcare system and telepresence robots.
Our state-of-the-art simulation lab provides our students with the highest-quality simulation technology in a safe learning environment so they receive the education, practice and exposure they need when applying for their first job.
Students have access to two simulation manikins:
Is it necessary to change patients' IVs every few days? Research conducted by four grad students in Adelphi's nursing program found an answer that puts standard medical practice in question.
Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, a B or above in all science and nursing classes and should submit the following application requirements: