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Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program

Course of Study

Core Courses (5 course units)
NURS508 - Applied Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
NURS607 - Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
NURS637 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design
NURS644 - Health Care in an Aging Society
NURS657 - Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Nursing Practice

Theory Courses (2 course units)
NURS646 - Primary Care of the Middle Aged and Older Adult
NURS648 - Primary Care: The Frail Older Adult

Clinical Courses (2 course units)
NURS647 - Clinical: Primary Care of the Middle Aged and Older Adult
NURS649 - Primary Care of the Frail Older Adult II

Elective Courses (3 course units)
ELEC001 - Graduate Nursing Elective #1
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ELEC002 - Graduate Nursing Elective #2
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ELEC003 - Graduate Nursing Elective #3
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NURS557 - Principles of Palliative Care
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NURS628 - Mental Health and Aging
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NURS656 - Primary Care Concepts in Urban Health


Suggested Plan(s) of Study

Full Time Plan of Study

Part Time Plan of Study - 2 year


Program Director
Christine Bradway, PhD, RN, CRNP
cwb@nursing.upenn.edu

Associate Director
Deborah Cross, MPH, CRNP
cross@nursing.upenn.edu

Student Services
Andrea Allmayer, EdM
allmayer@nursing.upenn.edu

Mailing Address:
Penn Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217