The AGACNP Home Study Package contains:

(usually ships in 1-2 business days after purchase)

Comprehensive: All Audio Recordings from a recent Live Certification Review/Clinical Update Course are included. Topics can be listened to in any order and repeated. Pause, fast forward, and rewind the lectures as needed so that you can make sure you master the material.
Versatile: Listen wherever is convenient for you: in the car, at home, or wherever you would like!

To obtain CE credit, passing a 50-item multiple choice exam is required.

To receive the CE Certificate, one must score ≥ 70% on the Home Study exam.
The exam may be taken a maximum of 3 times and will expire 3 months from the date of purchase.
If additional access is needed to the Home Study exam or Online Streaming Videos, a 3-month renewal can be purchased in your account at a discounted rate.

What Makes our Live Courses Different and Exactly What You Need?

Live Review Course
Home Study

	Live Review Course	Home Study

Exclusive practice questions – not found anywhere else – incorporated in each chapter using our popular interactive Audience Response System
A 100-item Pre-Course Diagnostic Readiness Test (DRT)
Bonus from our CE store: Review of Antibiotic Classes 1.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.5 hours of pharmacology)
Guarantee to Pass National Certification
Our latest comprehensive Course Manual (approximately 170 pages!)
Post-Course Online Video Chapters (OVCs)
Contact hours of continuing education (which includes hours of pharmacology)
Research and Evidence-based Practice
Practice Issues; Ethical and Legal Principles
Prepares for both ANCC and AACN Certification Exams
Price	Starting at $499.⁰⁰ +shipping	Starting at $459.⁵⁰ +shipping and tax

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Course Overview: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)

Extensive Review of System-Specific Conditions Across the Adult – Older Adult Age Spectrum
Certification Review/Clinical Update Continuing Education Course

Clinical Assessment

Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
Comprehensive vs. problem-focused histories
Diagnostic tests
Differential diagnoses
Epidemiology
Health assessment
Laboratory analyses
Prioritization of care
Psychiatric evaluations
Referral/collaborative practice
Risk analysis
Screening methods

Common Problems in Acute Care

Fever
Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances
Immobility
Infections (community, hospital, opportunistic)
Nutritional imbalances
Pain (acute, chronic)
Palliative care (end-of-life, pain management)
Poisoning and drug toxicities
Shock
Transplantation
Wound management

Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Adults

Clinical guidelines
Documentation
Establishing plan of care
Evaluating treatment and outcomes
Health promotion
Integrating and applying evidence-based practice
Management of acute, chronic, and complex conditions
Patient teaching
Risk factor management
Service consultation and/or referral
Standards of care

Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems

Cardiovascular
Genitourinary
Dermatological
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary
Hematological
Integumentary
Musculoskeletal
Neurological
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychosocial
Respiratory

Health Care Delivery and Health Care Systems

Access to care
Adult learning principles, coaching, and anticipatory guidance
Billing and coding
Conflict management
Continuous quality improvement and safety
Coordination of multidisciplinary care
Error prevention
Federal and state regulations
Health care financing
Health care policy
Information technologies
Institutional, federal and state regulations
Navigating the health care system on behalf of the patient
Negotiating and implementing the plan of care among providers
Reimbursement and third party payers
Resource allocation
Root cause analyses
Sentinel events
Therapeutic communication

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Counseling patients
Diverse population considerations
Epidemiology
Evaluating outcomes
Growth and development considerations
Needs assessment
Patient and family teaching
Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
Risk analysis
Screening recommendations
Therapeutic communication
Up-to-date statistics

Nurse Practitioner/Patient Relationship

Advanced directives
Collaboration
Crisis intervention
Cultural competence and sensitivity
Patient autonomy
Privacy and confidentiality
Professional therapeutic relationships
Therapeutic communication

Pharmacologic Management

Adverse events
Alternative therapies/herbal agents
Contraindications
Drug interactions
Drug monitoring recommendations
Over-the-counter preparations
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacogenetics
System-specific agents
Side effects

Professional Role

Adult learning principles
Advocating for the patient
Billing and reimbursement
Confidentiality
Credentialing
Ethical Principles
Informed consent
Leadership roles
Legal principles
Medical futility
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Peer review
Privileging
Research methods
Scope of practice
Standards of practice
Time management

Choose your choice of audio access!

The Home Study includes your choice of audio access. Listen along to the audio in conjunction with your Course Manual to truly master the material and ensure your success on your certification exam!

Your audio choice include one of the following options:

MP3 Player

Audio CDs

Audio Streaming

Refunds are not allowed on any of Barkley & Associates’ products. However, defective audio CDs or MP3 Players will gladly be replaced/exchanged. However, Barkley & Associates must be informed of the defect within 7 business days of receiving the purchase.

If a customer purchases the wrong Home Study Course, or unintended duplicate of it, a processing fee of $30 will be charged.

If a customer purchases the wrong Audio Streams, a processing fee of $10 will be charged.

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Home Study Package

The AGACNP Home Study Package contains:

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
Home Study Package