The adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner generally works in an acute care setting, often within a multidisciplinary team focused on the provision of evidence-based care to adults who are acutely ill. The sphere of influence of the nurse practitioner is that of the patient.

Program goals:

• Sustain our tradition of leadership in educational excellence by preparing future scholars and leaders for nursing and health care

• Be a nationally influential center in the development, translation and dissemination of science in biobehavioral clinical research

• Be a national model for collaboration and partnerships between nursing education and nursing service in academic medical centers

• Be a national model for clinical scholarship (development and dissemination) in the use of simulation, technology and innovation for best practices in education and practice

• Provide services that benefit the profession and promote the health and well-being of diverse individuals, families and communities

The mission of the School of Nursing is to improve health and the human condition through leadership in nursing research, education and service. Therefore we will: