- Nursing Degrees Explained
- What Its Like to Be a Nurse
- What to Expect in Your First Year of Nursing School
- Choosing Nursing for the Right Reasons
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- Is Nursing a Good Career Choice for Moms?
- Accelerated BSN and MSN Programs
- Career Opportunities for Nurses
- NLN Accreditation: Does it Really Matter?
- How to Become a CRNA
- Which Doctorate is Right for Me? DNP vs. PhD
- Is Distance Education Right for You?
- Nursing School Study Tips
- Critical Care Nursing
- Medical Surgical Nursing
- Home Health Nursing
- Perinatal Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Programs
Featured schools...
Western Governors University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
BS in Nursing
MSN in Leadership & Management (RN to MSN)
MSN in Leadership & Management
MSN in Education (RN to MSN)
MSN in Education
Georgetown University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
MS Nursing - Midwifery/Women's Health
MSN - Nursing Education
MS Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
School Listings...
University of South Carolina
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Clinical Nursing Acute Care NP
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Acute Critical Care Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Texas at Arlington
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Post MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas at El Paso
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Acute Care Nursing, Post Master's Acute Care Nursing
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Degree Types: Post Masters Certification, DNP
Programs: DNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Post Graduate Certificate Acute Care
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: "Certificate in Wound, Certificate in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Palliative Care Subspecialty Concentration, Post Master's Certification Palliative Care Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Vanderbilt University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN, RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Acute Care NP, Acute Care NP Post-Master's, Acute Care NP with Prespecialty
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.50% (2010)
Virginia Commonwealth University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: Post Masters Certification
Programs: Post-master's Acute Care NP or CNS
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's, NLNAC Baccalaureate
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.50% (2011)
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Adult Acute & Critical Care Nurse Practioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
Degree Types: Post Masters Certification
Programs: Post Master's Certificate Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Your State Board of Nursing
Be sure to check your state's Board of Nursing website, which will give you important nursing information specific to your state. Find your state's Board of Nursing website here.
A Note About Accreditation
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) are the primary entities responsible for nursing accreditation. Read more...
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