Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Program Overview

The Adult/Gerontology CNS program fosters acquisition of clinical nurse specialist competencies across the continuum of health and illness care in persons from young adulthood through old age to death.

Students develop advanced nursing competencies in direct care, consultation, leadership, collaboration, coaching, research, and ethical decision-making and advocacy.

Certification

Graduates of the Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Program are eligible to apply for one of the certifications listed below. Students, in consultation with the CNS Program Director, select which certification they will apply for early in their program.

Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist from the Oncology Nursing Society
Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist - Adult/Gerontology from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Program Director

Ann Jacobson PhD, RN, ACNS-BC (ajacobso@kent.edu)
1-330-672-8815 or 28815 on-campus dial for free

Faculty

Ann Jacobson, PhD, CNS, ACNS-BC, Program Director
Kathleen Adamle, PhD, CNS, AOCN
Tina Saunders, MSN, RN, CNE, GCNS-BC
Yvonne Smith, PhD (c), MSN, RN, CNS
Cindy Wilk, MSN, CNS, RN, CCRN

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Application Deadlines:

Fall 2013: June 1, 2013
Spring 2014: November 1, 2013
Fall 2014: June 1, 2014

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