Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS) at LSUHSC School of Nursing

Family Day LSUHSC School of Nursing 2020 Deborah Garbee PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, FCNS Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service, & Advanced Nursing Practice Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Practice-focused doctorate Advanced Practice Roles Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Practitioner Aggregate, Systems Roles Executive Nurse Leader Public Health/Community Health

DNP Pathways BSN to DNP Single Concentration Dual Concentration AGCNS and AGACNP AGACNP and PCFNP PCFNP and PMHNP AGACNP and PNP-AC PNP-AC and PNP-PC PM-DNP in Same Role and Population as MSN/MN PM-DNP to Add a New APRN Role or Population AGACNP AGPCNP PCFNP PMHNP PNP-AC PNP-PC

Future Courses in Development Nurse Midwifery concentration BSN to DNP and PM-DNP PM-DNP to add Executive Nurse Leader

Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration What is an Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS)? A CNS is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Provides expert care to adult-gero patients with complex health conditions, acute and chronic healthcare needs. AGCNS has education and experience with health promotion and disease prevention to impact patient outcomes across settings, such as hospital, private practice or clinic, and along the wellness-illness continuum.

What is unique about the AGCNS role? CNS is an expert in a population (e.g. Adult Gerontology), type of problem (e.g. pain), setting (e.g. critical care), type of care (e.g. palliative care), or disease (e.g. congestive heart failure). Drives Evidence-based practice to decrease complications, reduce length of stay, decrease costs. Impacts care and patient outcomes by promoting patient safety, decreasing re-admissions, serving as a patient advocate and leading Magnet attainment

Can an AGCNS prescribe and bill for services? Yes, as an APRN, a certified and licensed AGCNS can apply for prescriptive authority in Louisiana and 39 other states. AGCNSs can bill for services either directly or via the hospital, 28.86% bill private insurance, 26.43% Medicare, 24% Medicaid

Where does a CNS practice? According to the 2018 National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist Census Report: Finding Work in an Acute care hospital Work in Magnet hospital Work in hospital seeking Magnet status Provide care in Adult Gerontology Provide care in Pediatrics Percent 72.05% 59.59% 17.73% 75.85% 8.53% 5.24% *2018 Census closed 12-31-18; n = 3,118 Provide care in Family Across the Lifespan

Why earn your DNP degree as an AGCNS at LSU Health New Orleans? We are the only SON within a Health Sciences Center in Louisiana You will be taught by experts in their respective field: Statistics Pharmacology CNS NP Graduates are respected and sought after by employers High certification pass rates

AGCNS Curriculum Core courses 35 credits 3 P courses 10 credits AGCNS Specialty courses 25 credits Scholarly Project courses 9 credits Advanced Nursing Practicum courses 5 credits Total Credits 84 Clinical Hours 1,080

Admission Criteria Official transcripts 3.0 or > GPA GRE score of 300 or higher TOEFL minimum score of 550 BLS Three references Clinical nursing experience Current unencumbered RN license Successful completion of interview Apply on-line at Nursing CAS https://www.nursingcas.org/

For More Information & a Video Introduction to the AGCNS Program and AGCNS Role Visit the AGCNS home page https://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/agcns/ The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist videos Reading Hospital CNS Team https://nacns.org/cns-institute/#video-competition UCSF Nursing Students