Overview

This Adult Gerontology Acute Care programme from Miami Regional University is offered primarily online, however, during the first semester, students will attend a hands-on skills demonstration and simulation weekend on campus.

During those three eight-hour sessions, students will navigate different acute care stations and scenarios with access to critical care materials to practice and demonstrate competencies in caring for acute care patients.

Students must receive a certification of successful completion of the three days in person skill demonstration and simulation in order to pass the related course and move forward in the programme.

Learning Outcomes

Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients across diverse acute healthcare settings.

Create effective interdisciplinary organizational and systems leadership in caring for clients in diverse healthcare settings.

Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuum of care.

Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.

Relate information and communication technologies to document and improve health outcomes.

Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery, practice, and health outcomes.

Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health outcomes.

Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and population-based health outcomes, perform risk assessments, and design plans or programmes of care.

Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to clients, communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery system.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Pharmacotherapeutics in Acute Care

Adult Gerontology Advanced Critical Care Concepts for ACNP Intensivist Acute Care

Acute Care Clinical

Differential Diagnosis & Collaboration Management in Acute Care

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-04 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Miami Springs, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold an earned Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited institution recognized by the United States Department of Education or a foreign master’s degree evaluated by an approved agency indicating equivalency to a Master of Science Degree in Nursing earned at an accredited institution in the U.S.

Be eligible to meet externship/preceptorship requirements

Have a current ACLS and BLS certification

Provide proof of liability insurance as and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care student prior to the first clinical

Have an active Registered Nurse license

Reside in Florida or a SARA member state for the duration of the program

Complete a gap analysis for degree plan evaluation if applicable.

Successful completion of the Ethics, Information Literacy and Professional Writing Seminar along with attending the programmatic orientation
Acute care experience preferred.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

640 USD / year

≈ 640 USD / year
Out-of-State

640 USD / year

≈ 640 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

640 USD / year

≈ 640 USD / year

Living costs

Miami Springs

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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Living costs

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