Individuals electing this concentration center their nursing interventions on caring for the elder population. Graduates of this concentration practice in primary care settings with both middle-aged adult and elder clients. They are prepared to sit for both the adult nurse practitioner and the gerontology nurse practitioner exam offered by the appropriate credentialing organizations. The program is forty-four semester hours. This concentration is designed for those individuals desiring preparation as adult nurse practitioners, with a subspecialty in occupational health.
Occupational health is a rapidly expanding and exciting field.
Workers are increasingly aware of their own health needs and employers of the importance of a healthy workforce. Those interested in this concentration should be prepared to focus their nursing interventions on keeping the workforce healthy by delivering primary care at the worksite, by developing health promotion programs and by managing employee health centers. The Occupational Health Program prepares graduates as nurse practitioners, researchers, health educators, and managers. Graduates are prepared to sit for the American Nurses Association adult nurse practitioner certification exam and are eligible for certification by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. The program is forty-four semester hours.