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Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Definition

Adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners (AGNP) provide health care to adolescents, young to middle age adults, and older adults. The AGNP provides care in the community and clinic settings as well as skilled nursing facilities and long term care settings.

Education

Adult-gerontology nurse practitioners have graduated from an accredited school of nursing with a masters or doctorate degree. An adult-gerontology nurse practitioner is prepared with acute care or primary care training.  According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2010), “Significant overlap in the acute care and primary care NP competencies does exist; however, the practice of the acute care and primary care NP differs. The scope of practice of the primary care or acute care NP is not setting-specific but rather is based on patient care needs.”

Certification/Credentialing

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2010), “under the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation, APRNs must be educated, certified, and licensed to practice in a role and a population.”

Scope of Practice

Provides health promotion services and disease prevention services, diagnoses and treats, orders diagnostic screenings, and manages health/illness over time (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2010).

The scope of practice varies from state to state because nurse practice laws and regulations are specific to the state the nurse practitioner practices in (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2015).