Gerontology Approved as Jefferson’s Newest MSN Specialty

The Pennsylvania Board of Nursing approved Jefferson School of Nursing to offer a master's degree and post-master’s certificate in Gerontology Nursing starting in Fall 2010.

Graduates of the Gerontology program will be prepared to work with older adults in a variety of settings, including primary care and skilled nursing facilities, long term care, assisted care and acute care. Gerontology Advanced Practice nurses receive national certification through either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner's (AANP).

The master's program includes 18 credits of core courses and nine credits of support courses, as well as three gerontology clinical courses. The 18-credit post-master's certificate includes the support and clinical components of the master's degree program. All didactic courses will be offered online. Both the master's and post-master's programs are offered on a full-time and part-time basis.

Jefferson School of Nursing offers ten other MSN programs: Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse, Adult Advanced Practice Nurse, Community Systems Administration, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse, Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Informatics and Women’s Health. Learn more at http://www.jefferson.edu/jchp/nursing/msn.cfm

Contact:
Jane Clinton
jane.clinton@jefferson.edu

Published: 03-25-10

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