Master of Science [M.S] [Nursing (Concentration in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner)] From Virginia Commonwealth University

The PCNP role focuses on the provision of advanced independent nursing care integrated with delegated medical diagnostic and management activities. The PCNP has a practice located in an ambulatory care setting and focuses on health promotion, risk reduction and evidence-based primary care to individual patients.

The mission of the School of Nursing is to improve health and the human condition through leadership in nursing research, education and service. Therefore we will:

• Sustain our tradition of leadership in educational excellence by preparing future scholars and leaders for nursing and health care
• Be a nationally influential center in the development, translation and dissemination of science in biobehavioral clinical research
• Be a national model for collaboration and partnerships between nursing education and nursing service in academic medical centers
• Be a national model for clinical scholarship (development and dissemination) in the use of simulation, technology and innovation for best practices in education and practice
• Provide services that benefit the profession and promote the health and well-being of diverse individuals, families and communities