Syllabus
AGACNP-BC Prep Course (AGACNP)
72 lessons. Online and self-paced.
Exam Strategy Foundations
Build the AGACNP board-prep mindset, scope boundaries, and core clinical reasoning framework used across acute and critical care questions.
- 1AGACNP Practice Boundaries
- 2Privileges Consultation And Transfer
- 3Unsafe Out-Of-Role Actions
- 4Task Acuity And Setting
- 5Key Findings Extraction
- 6Safest Next Step Logic
- 7Wrong Priority Distractors
- 8Premature Closure Errors
- 9Protocol-Dependent Decisions
Assessment And Monitoring
Covers advanced assessment, instability recognition, and interpretation of monitoring data used in adult-gerontology acute care decisions.
- 10Targeted Acute History
- 11Focused System Examination
- 12Atypical Older Adult Presentation
- 13Vital Sign Trend Meaning
- 14Oxygenation Ventilation Patterns
- 15Perfusion And Shock Monitoring
- 16Rate Rhythm And Conduction
- 17Ischemic ECG Changes
- 18Telemetry-Triggered Actions
Diagnostics And Data Interpretation
Develops high-yield interpretation of labs, imaging, and syndrome-specific studies used in acute and critical care reasoning.
- 19CBC And BMP Patterns
- 20Liver Coagulation And Lactate
- 21Troponin BNP And Biomarkers
- 22Primary Acid-Base Disorders
- 23Mixed Disorder Recognition
- 24ABG-Guided Management Choices
- 25Chest Imaging Clues
- 26CT And Vascular Studies
- 27Point-Of-Care Data Integration
Cardiopulmonary Emergencies
Covers high-yield adult acute care syndromes involving cardiovascular and respiratory instability, diagnosis, and initial management.
- 28Chest Pain Risk Features
- 29ACS Initial Management
- 30ACS Complications And Reassessment
- 31Acute Heart Failure Patterns
- 32Shock Type Differentiation
- 33Hemodynamic Support Priorities
- 34Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- 35Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
- 36Pulmonary Embolism And Pneumothorax
Neurologic And Endocrine Crises
Addresses acute neurologic deterioration and endocrine-metabolic emergencies commonly tested in adult-gerontology acute care.
- 37Acute Stroke Recognition
- 38Delirium And Encephalopathy
- 39Seizure And ICP Emergencies
- 40DKA And HHS Features
- 41Hypoglycemia And Severe Dysglycemia
- 42Adrenal Thyroid And Sodium Crises
- 43Potassium Disorder Patterns
- 44Calcium Magnesium And Phosphate
- 45Electrolyte Treatment Priorities
Infectious And Multisystem Syndromes
Covers sepsis, common acute infections, gastrointestinal emergencies, renal syndromes, and hematologic-oncologic complications.
- 46Sepsis Recognition Clues
- 47Initial Sepsis Management
- 48Refractory Sepsis And Reassessment
- 49GI Bleeding Patterns
- 50Abdominal Pain Emergencies
- 51Acute Liver Failure And Ascites
- 52Acute Kidney Injury Patterns
- 53Bleeding Clotting And Transfusion
- 54Neutropenia Tumor Lysis And SVCS
Pharmacology And Therapeutics
Focuses on high-yield medication classes, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, and acute care monitoring logic.
- 55Antiplatelets Anticoagulants And Thrombolytics
- 56Antiarrhythmics And Rate Control
- 57Pressors Inotropes And Diuretics
- 58Bronchodilators Steroids And Oxygen Adjuncts
- 59Empiric Antimicrobial Selection Logic
- 60Opioids Sedatives And Delirium Risk
- 61Renal Hepatic And Age Effects
- 62Interactions Contraindications And Monitoring
- 63Medication-Related Clinical Deterioration
Professional Practice And Transitions
Prepares learners for ethics, legal principles, communication, discharge planning, quality, and systems-based acute care practice.
- 64Capacity Consent And Surrogacy
- 65Goals Of Care Communication
- 66Documentation Accountability And Liability
- 67ICU Step-Down And Floor Disposition
- 68Discharge Readiness And Follow-Up
- 69Handoff Quality And Error Prevention
- 70Patient Safety Principles
- 71HAI Prevention And Stewardship
- 72Evidence Use And Protocol Alignment