Founded in 1789, Georgetown University is a renowned private college that overlooks the Potomac River, close to downtown Washington.
Georgetown University's School of Nursing and Health Studies offers Nursing programs that are fully online.
Georgetown University's Nursing Degrees Online
1. Master of Science Family Nurse Practitioner
This program prepares registered nurses as dedicated practitioners who manage care of families. The program provides knowledge and clinical skills to promote health, prevent disease, assess and manage common acute and chronic illnesses.
- The program is 44 hours, and can be taken full or part time.
- 650 clinical hours involved.
- Total terms part time: Seven 14-16 week modules, 26 months.
- Total terms full time: Five 14-16 week modules, 18 months.
Graduates can take the Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
2. Master of Science in Nursing Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
This program provides registered nurses with critical care experience and hands-on patient management. Nurses who have taken the course are empowered to relieve patient and family distress and suffering, and assists in ethical decisions of the family through a practice that is based on evidence and training. The program requires incoming students to already be certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support.
- The program is 48 credit hours.
- Full or part time.
- 7 terms necessary.
- Involves 900 clinical hours.
- Completed in 24 months.
Graduates can take the Adult Gerontology ACNP and/or the Adult Gerontology CNS exam exam for board certification, with credentialing offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and the American Associate of Critical-Care Nurses.
3. Master of Science Nurse Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
The program is for registered nurses who want to provide care for women who are in their reproductive stage of life, and specializes in all stages of care, through prenatal, birth, and postpartum, and caring for newborns. This also includes providing gynecological and primary care services from menarche through menopause. Graduates are eligible to become dually certified as women's health Nurse Practitioners without additional courses.
- Part time program.
- 49 credits.
- 900 clinical hours involved, and additional on-call hours.
- Seven 13-15 week modules.
- Complete in 29 months.
Graduates can take the certification tests from the American Midwifery Certification Board, and the National Certification for Obstetric, Gynecological, and Neonatal Nursing Specializations.
4. Master of Science in Nursing - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
At Georgetown University's Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program, professional nurses integrate medical experience with teaching in academic or workplace settings. This program teaches registered nurses (RNs) to provide gynecological, primary, and reproductive care throughout their patient's life. Students learn to prevent and treat ailments, and how to give care in these areas, (among others):
- Reproductive healthcare
- Care all through life
- Care for postpartum and prenatal needs
- Care for general and preventive wellness
- Primary care
This program is CCNE-Accredited.
Eligible graduates of Georgetown University's Master's program can take the test for Nursing Professional Development Board Certification offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Corporation, and the Certified Nurse Educator credential offered by the National League for Nursing.
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